Georgia celebrates 7th anniversary of signing Association Agreement with EU
EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell says while it is a technical document, it embodies our shared values and ambitions and is the key to unlocking the potential of what we have set out to achieve together . Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge Agenda.ge, 27 Jun 2021 - 12:28, Tbilisi,Georgia
Seven years ago on June 27, Georgia signed the Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union in Brussels, which includes the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA).
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has signed the 1,135-page AA document on behalf of Georgia back in 2014, while then presidents of the European Commission and the European Council Jose Manuel Barroso and Herman Van Rompuy, have signed the document on behalf of the EU.
The Georgian parliament has rejected the opposition’s amnesty bill for the June 2019 protests which was drafted following the EU-mediated agreement back in April 2021.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava said Georgia is ‘proud to have values rooted in the protection of the environment’ as the country joins the World Environment Day celebrations.
Demonstrators protesting construction of Namakhvani HPP to resume rally today
Many activists and locals are protesting the construction of the HPP claiming that the project was launched without sufficient research and a thorough consideration of risks, including immediate security risks due to active seismic activity. Photo: Mzia Saganelidze/RFE/RL. Agenda.ge, 25 May 2021 - 12:53, Tbilisi,Georgia
Marches, street blockades and pickets to protest the construction of the Namakhvani hydro power plant (HPP) in western Georgia will resume today at 16:00, announces Varlam Goletiani, the leader of Rioni Gorge Defenders civic movement.
On May 25, from 16:00, there will be a march again, which will picket important places, so we call on the population of the capital not to stop until we achieve the result. The main thing is to bring this fight to an end. The government is constantly thinking about how long these people will be able to fight in this way, we have been fightin
EU, US ambassadors in Georgia support moratorium on election of judges
EU and US ambassadors to Georgia say that electoral and justice reforms should be carried out in line with the recent EU-mediated agreement between the government and the opposition. Photo: EU in Georgia press office. Agenda.ge, 25 May 2021 - 11:31, Tbilisi,Georgia
EU and US ambassadors to Georgia say that the election of judges to Georgia’s Supreme Court and members of the High Council of Justice should take place only after major justice reforms have been carried out in line with the recent EU-mediated agreement signed by the majority of Georgian political parties back in April 2021.