latest news in Georgia

Georgia and Kazakhstan sign cooperation programme for 2026–2027

Georgia

April 07, 2026

Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili met her Kazakh counterpart Yerzhan Kosherbayev in Tbilisi

Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Tbilisi: meeting with Bidzina Ivanishvili, key points and reactions

Azerbaijan-Georgia

April 07, 2026

It was Aliyev’s meeting with Ivanishvili that became the main intrigue of his visit to Tbilisi

'Regional security and peace': Georgia’s prime minister meets Azerbaijan’s president

Azerbaijan-Georgia

April 06, 2026

On the eve of President Aliyev’s visit, Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadygov was expelled from Georgia

Switzerland suspends visa-free travel for holders of Georgian diplomatic and service passports

Georgia - EU

April 02, 2026

The restriction does not apply to ordinary citizens

US scraps 10-year visas for Georgian citizens, introduces bonds of up to $15,000

Georgia-USA

April 02, 2026

The US State Department has added Georgia to a list of 50 countries covered by a “visa bond pilot programme”

Former pro-Russian Moldovan president Igor Dodon arrives in Georgia

Georgia

April 02, 2026

According to Dodon, the trip is a working visit as part of the Moldova–Georgia parliamentary friendship group

'Patriots for Europe in Congress' group formed in Strasbourg, joined by Georgia’s ruling party

Georgia - EU

April 02, 2026

In statements by the new group, the idea of sovereignty takes centre stage

Nearly 380,000 children registered in Georgia’s socially vulnerable database

Georgia

April 02, 2026

According to the ombudsman’s report, more than 278,000 children receive subsistence allowance

'Local democracy in Georgia under threat' – Council of Europe Congress resolution

Georgia

April 02, 2026

The resolution highlights high political polarisation and one-party control over local authorities

Russia ready to normalise ties with Georgia if Tbilisi is willing, says foreign ministry

Georgia-Russia

April 02, 2026

The foreign ministry representative said economic, transport and tourism ties between Georgia and Russia are “actively developing”

Georgia’s parliament approves increase in car customs clearance fees

Georgia

April 02, 2026

The move is likely to affect both car import volumes and price dynamics on the domestic market

Strasbourg court begins hearing case on Georgia’s FARA law, in potentially precedent-setting move

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

April 02, 2026

The law “On the Registration of Foreign Agents” (FARA) came into force on 31 May 2025

'Don’t kill stray animals': Activists in Georgia issue joint statement

Georgia

April 02, 2026

Joint statement by Georgian animal welfare activists criticises stray animal programme launched by National Food Agency

Prosecutors accuse former Georgia defence minister of calling for overthrow of government

Georgia

March 27, 2026

The case relates to an open hearing at Tbilisi City Court on 16 February 2026

Donetsk–Tbilisi: new 'trade links' with occupied territory?

Georgia

March 26, 2026

A Georgian company agrees to export coal and metal with the “DPR”

Georgia’s richest people: Forbes ranking and the real map of power

Georgia

March 26, 2026

Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili ranks second on the list