Bakhtadze: poverty is Georgia's main enemy
Georgia's Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said that Georgia is facing two painful challenges – poverty and unemployment. According to him, everyone wants the country to be without poverty, where …
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Georgia's new Constitution comes into effect
The new Georgian constitution, which was adopted in 2017, has automatically come into play after the yesterday’s presidential inauguration. According to the new constitution, "the state constitutional bodies shall take all …
Georgia develops mountain development strategy for 2019-2023
The Georgian government developed the mountain development strategy for 2019-2023. About $24.84 million will be spent on developing mountainous regions in Georgia to improve infrastructure and conditions there. The …
Bakhtadze promises presidential run off to be of ‘highest standards’
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said that the second round of the presidential elections will be held in accordance with the ‘highest standards’. "The high standard elections has become …
Georgian citizens' debts to be annulled
The bank debt of over 600,000 Georgian citizens, including those on a so-called ‘black list’ will be written-off, Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said. "Almost 95% of debts of the …
Marijuana not be cultivated in Georgia
Georgia's government will withdraw its marijuana export bill from parliament, which would have allowed marijuana cultivation for the export of medical and cosmetic cannabis products, the republic's Parliament Speaker Irakli …
Georgia’s vehicle fleet to be replaced by electric cars in 10 years
Georgia's Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said that 90% of Georgia’s current vehicle fleet will be replaced by electric cars within the next 10 years. The government will continue to encourage people to …
Georgia's Bakhtadze meets with senator Wicker
Georgia's Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze met with the Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, senator Roger Wicker in the US Senate yesterday. Bakhtadze and Wicker have discussed the …
Gakharia and Tskitishvili appointed Georgia's vice prime ministers
Georgia's Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia and Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Maia Tskitishvili were appointed the country's vice prime ministers. The corresponding order …
Mikheil Chkhenkeli and Sozar Subari given new appointments
Georgia's former Minister of Education and Science Mikheil Chkhenkeli and former Internally Displaced People, Refugees and Resettlement minister Sozar Subari were given new appointments. They …
New Georgian ministers "speak Russian too well"
The parliament approved Mamuka Bakhtadze's government
Reshuffled Georgian government wins confidence vote in Parliament
The Parliament of Georgia has confirmed PM Mamuka Bakhtadze’s new cabinet composition and its program – “Freedom, Fast Development, prosperity" with 101 votes to 12. The new government won a …
Kakha Kaladze says ruling party is discussing several important presidential candidates
The ruling team is discussing several important presidential candidates, - Kakha Kaladze, General Secretary of the “Georgian Dream”, said however, he refrained from announcing whether the ruling party will have own …
Bakhtadze announces "reset" of Georgia-Russia relations
Georgia's new government, led by Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze, plans to focus on establishing trade and cultural contacts with Russia, according to the Freedom, Rapid Development, and Prosperity draft government …
Kakha Kakhishvili appointed new head of Georgia's gov’t administration
Georgia's Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze appointed former Minister of Corrections Kakha Kakhishvili as the new head of the government administration. Bakhtadze described Kakhishvili as the …
Georgian PM Appoints new Cabinet
Georgia's Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze appointed Giorgi Kobulia as economy minister, Mikheil Batiashvili as minister of education and science, as well as Ivane Machavariani …
Georgia abolishes ministry of sport and two others
Georgia's Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has announced changes planned for the cabinet as part of his plan to reduce administrative costs in the state bureaucracy. The Ministry of Culture and Sport will be …
Georgia's parliament approves new government
Mamuka Bakhtadze as Georgia's Prime Minister and his cabinet of ministers was approved yesterday by 99 votes against 6 in the 150-seat parliament. The legislative body has also granted a vote of confidence to the …
What will Georgia face under PM Bakhtadze?
Candidate for Georgia's Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has presented the governmental program ‘Freedom, fast development, prosperity.’ In his speech Bakhtadze talked about how his new government sees …
Georgia to decrease three more ministries
The Georgian Dream ruling party candidate for Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said at today’s briefing that the number of ministries will decrease from 14 to 11, which will make government activity more effective and save …
