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UNM Chair Tina Bokuchava Says Georgia's EU Accession Path an 'Illusion' Under Current Government

United National Movement (UNM) chair Tina Bokuchava said on Wednesday that Georgia's participation in the European Union ...
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Kobakhidze Criticizes European Bureaucracy, Calls for Change in EU Attitudes Toward Georgia

Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze sharply criticized what he described as bias within the European Union's ...
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Georgia Condemns EU Enlargement Report as 'Groundless and Politically Motivated'

The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly criticized the European Commission's 2025 enlargement report, calling ...
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EU Report Slams Georgia's Democratic Decline, Warns Membership Prospects Are Dim

The European Commission's 2025 enlargement package, released Tuesday, sharply criticized Georgia for weakening democratic ...
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71-Year-Old IDP Protester Begins Hunger Strike After Detention

Aza Chilachava, a 71-year-old IDP from Gagra, detained during a protest on Rustaveli Avenue, has begun a hunger strike while ...
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NGOs Condemn Sentencing of Russian Protesters in Georgia as 'Politicised and Unjust'

Several non-governmental organisations have condemned the sentencing of Russian citizens Anton Chechin, Anastasia Zinovkina, ...
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TI-Georgia Accuses Georgian Dream Of Concealing Scale of Elite Corruption

Transparency International Georgia has accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of concealing the true extent of elite ...
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Bokuchava Tells EuroNest Georgia Has Become 'An Autocratic Dead End'

Tina Bokuchava, Chair of the United National Movement (UNM), delivered a strongly worded speech at the EuroNest Parliamentary ...
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Papuashvili Accuses Brussels of 'Bipolar Disorder' over EU's Mixed Messages on Georgia

Georgian Dream Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili accused the European Union of sending conflicting signals to Georgia, ...
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Lawyer Says Activist Artem Gribul Begins Hunger Strike Over Reported Mistreatment of Anastasia Zinovkina

Lawyer Daria Samodurova announced that her client, activist Artem Gribul, has begun a hunger strike in protest of the alleged mistreatment of fellow detainee Anastasia Zinovkina. Samodurova said ...
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Georgian Dream to Boycott Future Euronest Sessions After Disputed Resolution

The ruling Georgian Dream party will boycott future sessions of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (PA), Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili announced, accusing members of the European Parliament ...