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1. GEORGIA WILL GET THE GRANT OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF 9M EUR
   (Daily News: June 21, 2000)

   This is envisaged by the memorandum on the mutual understanding, signed on June 20 by the representatives of the European commission, Finance Ministry and the NB of Georgia. The grant will enable to cover the part of Georgia’s debt towards EU, amounting to 100 million EUR.

2. BUDGET SPENDING COULD BE LIMITED; CORRUPTION IS INERADICABLE SO FAR
   (Weekly Economic Review: June 17, 2000)

   “My decree about sequestration of contraband carrying transport is not being followed. Aren’t goods smuggled anymore? If so, let me know”, said President Shevardnadze at the government session this week.

3. AUTOMOBILE PARK, SERVING PUBLIC OFFICIALS, WILL BE REDUCED
   (Daily News: June 14, 2000)

   The Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli proposed to reduce automobile park at the government session today. According to him, this will enable to save 2.5 million Lari till the end of the year and 4-5 million annually in the future.

4. VETERANS OF POLICE AND ARMY HAVE HELD THE ACTION IN FRONT OF THE PARLIAMENT
   (Daily News: June 12, 2000)

   Veterans blocked the Rustaveli Avenue and demanded meeting with the Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania. The reason for holding action was not delivering pensions for several months.

5. THE MINISTER OF TAX REVENUES DOES NEED A FREE-LANCE ADVISOR
   (Weekly Economic Review: June 10, 2000)

   In December 1999, as Mikhail Machavariani was appointed the head of the newly established Ministry of Tax Revenues, President Shevardnadze said he would agree to be the minister’s free-lance advisor to see the budget problem solved. At the last sitting of the government on 8 June, the President repeated the very same phrase.

6. BUDGET SPENDING CUT WILL NOT HAVE MECHANICAL CHARACTER, FINANCE MINISTER SAID
   (Daily News: June 9, 2000)

   The Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli, stressed at the session of the National Security Council, held on June 8 that the planned cuts in spending by 150-160 million Lari would not touch the state indebtedness on salaries, pensions and other protected articles. According to him, its is necessary to elaborate a new budget actually and in this connection the Finance Ministry is being transmitted on emergency working regime.

7. GEORGIAN PATRIARCHY PLUMPS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE COLUMN “NATIONALITY” IN THE CITIZENS’ IDS
   (Daily News: June 8, 2000)

   This is the information delivered at the press conference by the representative of the Patriarchy Zurab Tskhovrebadze, noting that this position is stated in the letter of the Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II addressed to the Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania. Moreover, Tskhovrebadze flatly denied speculations that Georgian church differentiates its congregation by nationality.

8. BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION FOR 5 MONTHS IN CRITICAL CONDITION
   (Daily News: June 8, 2000)

   This is the evaluation given to the budget implementation by the extraordinary session of National Security Council of Georgia today. This question was the only one in the agenda.

9. COUNCIL OF EUROPE COMMISSIONER ON HUMAN RIGHTS IS GOING TO VISIT GALI REGION
   (Daily News: June 7, 2000)

   As Alvaro Hil-Roblez declared during his meeting with the Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania on June 6, his visit mainly aimed at studying the situation with refugees in Georgia. He has already visited Pankisi Canyon for that purpose, where some 6,500 refugees from Chechnya have found shelter.

10. ACTIVE WORKS ON THE LAW “ON STATE TREASURY” UNDER WAY
    (Daily News: June 7, 2000)

    This is the information delivered by the Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli at the government session today. He informed as well that the amendments to be made to the Tax Code had been already prepared.

11. REALISTIC BUDGET TAKES LONG TO BECOME REALITY
    (Weekly Economic Review: June 3, 2000)

    Zurab Nogaideli, the new Finance Minister, had appealed to the parliament to have the submission of the budget-2001 major directions postponed two months further. The minister holds that the budget must be practical which is why planning and draftwork require a lot of time.

12. DOCTORS FOR THE LIBERAL LAW “ON ARTIFICIAL INTERRUPTION OF PREGNANCY”, CHURCH AGAINST IT
    (Daily News: May 31, 2000)

    The bill, envisaging the liberalization of present acting rules (descending from the Soviet period), is to be considered by the Parliament of the country after 3 months. Its authors, with reference to international statistics, note that the tightening of the law on the artificial abortion will not lead to its reduction.

13. GEORGIAN GUERILLAS GOING TO PROCEED TO ACTIVE MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN ABKHAZIA
    (Daily News: May 30, 2000)

    This is the announcement made by Tetri Legioni (White Legion) commander Zurab Samushia, while informing about this decision adopted by the Main Council of the Interim Committee on Abkhazia’s Liberation. Samushia thinks that the leadership of the country is to give evaluation to the activities of Ardzinba’s regime in Abkhazia at last.

14. TAMAZ NADAREISHVILI ABDICATED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE ABKHAZ AUTONOMY
    (Daily News: May 25, 2000)

    Nadareishvili explained his today’s decision by the unsatisfactory pace of Abkhaz conflict settlement process. Besides, non-acknowledgement by the Georgian Parliament of the Georgian population genocide, conducted by separatists in Abkhazia, has prompted Nadareishvili’s protest.

15. PRESIDENT’S ECONOMIC POLICY: FOLDED IN MIST AGAIN?
    (Weekly Economic Review: May 20, 2000)

    After the old, new president took the office the old government resigned (according to the constitution). Thereafter the President offered a number of structural reorganizations of government and its new composition to the Parliament.

16. CANDIDATURES OF NUMBER OF MINISTERS CONFIRMED
    (Daily News: May 19, 2000)

    The Parliament confirmed Sesili Gogiberidze as the Minister of Culture, Mikheil Machavariani – Tax Revenues Minister, Zurab Nogaideli – Finance Minister (138 deputies voted pro, 8-against), Vano Chkhartishvili – Minister of Economics, Industry and Trade.

    The candidatures on the post of Interior Minister (Kakha Targamadze), State Security Minister (Vakhtang Kutateladze), Defense Minister (David Tevzadze) and Foreign Minister (Irakli Menagarishvili) are yet to be confirmed at this moment.

17. ZURAB ZHVANIA INTENDING TO START CONSULTATIONS ON THE CABINET INSTITUTION WITH AKAKI ASATIANI
    (Daily News: May 17, 2000)

    As it is known, the Chairman of the Parliament declared before, that the question would not be considered. The President did not like the idea either.

18. ABKHAZ SEPARATISTS NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THE SETTLEMENT PLAN OFFERED BY UN
    (Daily News: May 17, 2000)

    According to Astamur Tania, the aid of the President of the self-proclaimed Republic, Sukhumi is not going to discuss the plan for the division of organic powers with Tbilisi. He stressed that the UN does not have right to dictate the political settlement model to Abkhazia, to the independent state.

19. NEW COMPOSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFERED BY THE PRESIDENT – NO SURPRISE TO ZURAB ZHVANIA
    (Daily News: May 15, 2000)

    The Chairman of the Parliament made this announcement after the official introduction of the candidates on the post of the ministers. He said that he had held daily consultations on this issue with the President Eduard Shevardnadze, who has strong argumentations while presenting each candidate.

20. NEW COMPOSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED TO THE PARLIAMENT
    (Daily News: May 15, 2000)

    Eduard Shevardnadze introduced new composition of the government to the Parliament yesterday. There are only 4 new personalities out of 18 candidates.

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