Tag: Politics

Tbilisi Mayor: It's evident President follows instructions
UNM Bokuchava: European partners echo street protests, call for repeal of 'Russian Law'
Batumi and Kutaisi students join protest against Transparency Bill
Legal Committee Chair: President's veto be overridden if lacking essence
Committee Chair: Opposition MPs opted not to participate in Transparency Bill discussion
Opposition MPs claim they were not allowed to attend Legal Issues Committee session 
Legal Committee backs Transparency of Foreign Influence bill in third reading
Interior Minister: Based on state interests, we consider ourselves obliged to apply Article 222 of Criminal Code proportionally to law violators; without exception in case of crime
President to veto Transparency Law, 'but not to go into manipulation as it serves to bring misunderstanding among people'
Michael Roth: I am friend of Georgia, backing country on its EU path
PM: State cannot, will not allow collective UNM, its foreign patrons to replace Georgian culture of peaceful protest with violent incivility
PM: I warn violent groups' members of radical opposition that they will face severe legal consequences for violence
PM: Over 80% of Georgian population backs NGOs' transparency; over 60% backs Transparency Law; Parliament executes Georgian society's will
Speaker: No one has exclusive right to talk about European values with Georgian people. Georgians are Europeans
Parliament to operate at yellow security level
Speaker: Transparency law should be adopted in interest of Georgian people; Natural that foreign countries do not have interest in having their influence transparent
Jake Sullivan: Thousands of peaceful protestors turned out in rainy Tbilisi to demand GD withdraw bill
Anti-Transparency bill rally in Tbilisi
Speaker criticizes opposition TV outlets for misinterpreting GD Chair's remark over Transparency bill
German Ambassador: Georgia should satisfy standards to join EU