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Georgia temporarily lifts ban on sale of agricultural land to foreign citizens

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(Samkhretis Karibche)

Georgia’s Con­sti­tu­tion­al Court has suspended a mora­to­ri­um on pur­chas­ing agri­cul­tur­al land by foreign citizens. While the court ruled the ban was uncon­sti­tu­tion­al, the sus­pen­sion will only be temporary as con­sti­tu­tion­al amend­ments are set to kick in. Foreign citizens now have nine days left to register land they have bought or inherited. [Read more…]

Analysis | Opposition to foreign ownership of land is on the rise in Georgia

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(Samkhretis Karibche)

Georgia’s par­lia­ment recently adopted a package of con­sti­tu­tion­al amend­ments. Among the many changes were those reg­u­lat­ing the sale of agri­cul­tur­al land. According to the amend­ments, ‘agri­cul­tur­al land, as a resource of special impor­tance, can only be owned by the state, a self-governing entity, a citizen of Georgia, or a union of Georgian citizens’. [Read more…]

Georgian Orthodox Church to return donated house after protests

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(Facebook)

Georgia’s Orthodox Church has returned a donated house to it’s previous owners, after they threat­ened to sue the Church for mis­man­ag­ing the property. The Zugdidi–Tsaishi Diocese in north-western Georgia announced their decision in a statement on their Facebook page. [Read more…]

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