Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday said Government would hand out prize money for medals won by the all winners at the recently concluded Paralympic Games, similarly to the Olympic team that earned results at the Summer Games earlier this year.
Having successfully obtained the EU candidate country status, Georgia is now poised to engage in membership negotiations with the European Union. We are now working on new ‘9 steps’. And this is a challenging period for our future integration with the EU, because the process coincides with the parliamentary elections later this year. Therefore, we need to make a serious effort to secure our democracy.
On March 4, I travelled from Tbilisi to Berlin, only to discover at the airport of the German capital that Georgia was still in front of me in the middle of Europe. The reason for this was the numerous advertising banners that positioned Georgia impressively with the messages of “Infinite hospitality - Georgia”, “Find Infinite Wonders”, “Meet Infinite Culture” and more. I quickly realised the Georgian adventure in Berlin was only beginning.
As I am approaching the end of my ambassadorial term in Georgia, it is time to take a small step back and try to absorb all the unforgettable personal and professional experiences of the past 2.5 years. Time has flown so incredibly fast and it’s impossible to believe that soon I’ll have to pack up once again and move on.
Today, December 13, 2021, English-language Georgian news platform Agenda.ge is marking its 8th birthday. I am retiring as the editor in chief of Agenda.ge at the end of December 2021. My mission and time as the head of Agenda.ge has come to its end. Starting January 1, 2022, I will no longer be the editor-in-chief.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday criticised the United States Senator James Risch for his latest remarks against the Georgian Dream authorities, describing the tone of American congressional discourse on Georgian issues the previous day as “disturbing” and “disappointing”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze emphasised the importance of poverty alleviation as a “national priority” in a press briefing on Friday, pledging to address poverty and unemployment by 2030 amid the country's “rapid” economic growth.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday said the domestic public was “making choices in accordance with the reality they are observing” in the country, and credited it for its “experience” in analysing political developments.
Rati Ionatamishvili, the President of the Georgian Paralympic Committee, on Thursday hailed the accomplishments of the country’s para-athletes at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, highlighting that the national team had claimed medals in all six sports, with nine out of 14 participants winning, and only two countries, Georgia and China, out of 180 ones had such results at the Summer Paralympics.
Reuters news agency on Tuesday highlighted a public celebration hosted in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi marking the national football team’s return from the ongoing European Championship in Germany after a “thrilling campaign on their major tournament debut”.
European Best Destinations, a travel platform developed to promote culture and tourism in the continent, has named Georgia's Black Sea city of Batumi third among its best places to invest.
Georgia is hosting the 57th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank next month under the slogan “The Bridge to the Future”, to reflect its stance as a country with a long history of serving as a natural bridge between Europe and Asia. It is also set to host the major event with a status as a candidate for membership in the European Union, as the country aims to showcase its potential as a vital link between the two continents and encourage building bridges.
The Time Out magazine, a travel publication, has named Georgia’s northern highland town of Stepantsminda among its 16 “most beautiful small towns around the world to visit in one lifetime”.