Georgia

UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office summoned Georgia top diplomat to express the UK government’s concern over what it described Georgia’s “increasingly harmful trajectory” a crackdown on civil society, independent media, opposition voices

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the devastating flood that struck Tbilisi on 13 June 2015, its 21 victims and those still missing, an official ceremony was held in the capital

Parliament is approving legislative reforms that will alter political parties' financial contributions repost: they will submit information about donations and membership fees to the Anti-Corruption Bureau within 15th of the month after reporting month

Tbilisi City Hall will dismantle the twin glass-and-steel structures in Rike Park known a the “Rike Jars,” as they do not align with the city’s urban development guidelines; a new development would occupy the same footprint as the current structures

Though festivities and events have been taking place in Georgia to celebrate Europe Day since 2014, this 11 May the country will celebrate its first Europe Day as a candidate of the European Union at the Expo Georgia exhibition center in Tbilisi

“The Blitz: A Georgian Daughter’s Rise to CFO in the Post-Soviet Era”, the autobiography by Tamar Gakharia, has reached the top of Amazon charts, earning the #1 New Release badge and becoming a bestseller in selected categories in record time

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was sentenced to a further four years and six months in prison for illegally crossing the Georgian border in 2021

Students of the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University gathered in front of the institute building, announcing their intention to intensify their protest with a demonstration urging the administration to change its decision to revoke student statuses

The heavy snowstorm that swept through Georgia isolated villages, leaving them with no gas, electricity or water and devastated infrastructure, causing deaths and destruction; snow accumulations of up to 120 centimetres also disrupted transportation

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia, supported by 400 MEPs, with 63 against and 81 abstentions

Media representatives held a demonstration outside Parliament in support of Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti media, demanding her immediate release

In 2024, the Georgian National Wine Agency registered a record USD 565 million in wine and spirits exports, up 24%from the previous year; the export country showing the largest increase was the United Arab Emirates