Asia Georgia The Ministry of Health introduced the minimum hourly wage for doctors and nurses as of 1 January 2023; Ministry explained that the wage increase will affect up to 9.000 doctors and over 8.000 nurses
Asia Georgia Prime Minister Garibashvili stated in Parliament that there have been many attempts to open a "second front", pushing for Georgia's involvement in the war, describing conspiracy theories as the greatest danger to the country
Asia Georgia Dream ruling party, in the face of days of violent local protests and sharp criticism from the West, is withdrawing its controversial "foreign agents" legislation; the bill would have considered as such ONGs and media with over 20% foreign financing
Asia Georgia A Russian takeover of the country seems to be receding for now; after protests, Georgian ruling party Dream announced yesterday that it had withdrawn the disputed 'foreign agents' bill
Asia Georgia Despite his poor health, former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili remains in prison; the legal battle for the release of Georgia's third president now continues at the European Court of Human Rights