The FINANCIAL — Amidst demands by the opposition for repeat parliamentary elections in Georgia and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to the South Caucasus country, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s political and security Chair and the leaders of the OSCE’s recent
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Civil.ge — After two-day consultations, all 8 opposition parties that passed the 1% threshold in the October 31 parliamentary elections have made up their minds to boycott the next parliament. European Georgia, scoring 3,78% in the elections, was the first to announce
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The FINANCIAL — Parliament of Georgia adopted amendments to the Georgian Labour Code to protect workers’ rights. For the first time, Georgian workers will be guaranteed overtime pay, layoff benefits, and paternity leave. The U.S. Embassy in Georgia praises Parliament of Georgia
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The FINANCIAL — Today, on September 9, Georgian authorities announced about reintroducing several restrictions as the number of active cases surpassed 400. This is the highest since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in February. Public and ritual events, including birthdays, weddings and
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The FINANCIAL — Within the framework of its parliamentary monitoring activities, Transparency International Georgia assessed the performance of the Parliament in the period covering January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019. 21 MPs did not use their right to a speech during the reporting
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The FINANCIAL — Facebook has responded to the appeal of Georgian NGOs on the launch of the Political Ad Library and Political Ads API in Georgia. 47 Georgian civil society and media organizations, sent an open letter to Facebook calling to take measures to prevent “anonymous,
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The FINANCIAL — Deadline for some political parties to apply to the Central Election Commission (CEC) and obtain the right to participate in 2020 Parliamentary Elections has expired yesterday. The 2020 parliamentary elections will be held in a different manner. This system is based
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The FINANCIAL — The Parliament of Georgia adopted draft law on “Violence against Women and/or Prevention of Domestic Violence, Protection and Assistance to the Victims of Violence” and other subsequent amendments in the third reading, elaborated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Also,
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