Georgia

Georgian non-governmental organisations staged a pro-European Union march in Tbilisi on Saturday, a week ahead of the bloc’s decision on granting the country membership candidacy status

The second round of the simultaneous clean-up series, jointly conducted by students, teachers, partner organisations and environmental association Sadagi, took place; of the 170 schools involved, only 39 were selected for logistical and financial problems

Georgian journalist Tamuna Museridze has been included by the BBC in its list of the 100 most influential women of 2023, having uncovered, by searching for her biological parents, a black market in baby trafficking in Georgia in the 1950s

Among the main obstacles in the way of Georgia joining the EU, 27% of respondents named political instability, 17% the internal opposition, according to poll by the International Republican Institute

SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite has been launched in Georgia, as SpaceX founder Elon Musk wrote on his X social network page; in mid-July, the Georgian Communications Commission had granted the company permission to begin operations in the country

14.635 citizens in 2021 and 26.450 in 2022 sought asylum from EU member states, according to recent European Commission report; in 2022, 7% of these applications were granted, while in 2021 the percentage was 5%

The Georgian civilisation has been added to the popular Age of Empires video game; gamers can find unique monuments and examples of Georgian cultural heritage, such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site Svan Towers, monastic complexes and many others

The UN World Tourism Organization has unanimously endorsed Georgia to host World Tourism Day in 2024

Surfshark's 5th annual Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL) ranks Georgia 65th in the world, improving by two places from last year

A tender has been called for the construction of an ice rink of international standard in Tbilisi that would be the first of its size in the country

Irakli Kobakhidze, chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, says the primary goal of initiating impeachment proceedings is to have the Constitutional Court confirm a blatant violation of the Constitution by the President

The Agency for Assistance to Displaced Persons, Eco-Migrants and Sources of Livelihood has started accepting applications under the State Programme of Assistance to Reintegration of Repatriated Migrants in the country

Relief and infrastructure restoration in disaster-hit Racha is still ongoing with 90 units of heavy machinery