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A protester waves the EU flag at riot police during a standoff near the Georgian Parliament. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media
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War of words between Georgian Dream and EU Ambassador to Georgia

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After a tense night of confrontation between protesters and riot police in the central streets of Tbilisi, Georgian Dream’s communications department, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, and other lawmakers from the parliamentary majority have claimed that Georgia hasn’t halted the country’s EU membership bid until the end of 2028. On Friday, a Georgian Facebook account named Sinamdvileshi (‘in fact’), which local media have said is Georgian Dream’s communications department, blamed EU Ambass

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze addressing the parliament on 28 November. Image via Parliament of Georgia.
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Georgian Dream approves new government

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On 28 November, the ruling Georgian Dream party approved a slightly reshuffled government cabinet, led by incumbent Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, along with its programme titled ‘Towards Europe with Peace, Dignity, and Prosperity’. The vote passed with 84 in favour and none against, and without questions asked to Kobakhidze. The government was endorsed without a single opposition member present, as the new parliament has been boycotted by all four opposition groups that, according to the d

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