SO FAR 10 CURRENCY EXCHANGE POINTS JOIN THE ASSOCIATION
(Daily News: February 27, 2003)
According to the National Bank (NB), only 10 of the 314 registered currency exchange points have jointed the Currency Exchange Points Association, established in the mid February.
The Association aims at coordination of the activity in the said sphere, the joint consideration and determination of the measures to resolve the problems.
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DELEGATION SURVEYS SITUATION IN GEORGIA
(Daily News: February 25, 2003)
The European Parliament’s delegation, visiting Georgia, today met with Parliament speaker Nino Burjanadze, Vice-speaker from Abkhazia’s autonomy Vakhtang Kolbaia and Zurab Zhvania, a member of Georgia’s Parliamentary delegation to the Council of Europe.
Burjanadze requested the European Parliament’ representatives for their more active involvement into the Abkhazian conflict settlement and expressed criticism toward Russia, which well seizes the situation for pressuring on Georgia.
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FOOD IMPORTED TO EVADE AGRICULTURE MINISTRY’S BAN
(Daily News: February 20, 2003)
As Veterinary Department’s chair Levan Ramishvili reported, according to the Agriculture Minister’s ban it is prohibited to bring in to Georgia the food from the countries where communicable deceases are spread. The Ministry makes the list of these countries on basis of the information from the International Epizootic Bureau.
NATIONAL MOVEMENT OFFERS LEIBORISTS TICKETS UNIFICATION AT THE ELECTIONS
(Daily News: February 20, 2003)
During February 19th press conference one of the National Movement’s leaders Koba Davitashvili offered Laborists to unite tickets since the two parties have many a points of convergence in their stands. He said suchunification would aim to receive about 2/3 at the Parliament and successfully raise the question on the pre-term Presidential elections.
COUNCIL OF EUROPE’S MONITORING GROUP VISITING GEORGIA
(Daily News: February 13, 2003)
Within the framework of its visit of February 12-15, the Council of Europe’s (CE) monitoring group composed of 2 experts met behind closed doors with Parliament Speaker Nino Burjanadze and representatives of some Parliamentary factions and committees.
Burjanadze said this meeting with the experts attended to the question of the violations, traced during the previous elections and pointed out the importance for the coming elections to be fair.
STATE OFFICE IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS ON JOURNALISTS
(Daily News: February 12, 2003)
Not any more will journalists be able to be in the State Office during consultations and closed-door meetings and interview government officials after such meetings.
Bondo Mdzinarishvili, deputy press secretary of President, told Sarke, this created disarray and commenting on all the issues on the run was not acceptable.
PARLIAMENT CONSIDERS ATTACK ON NEW RIGHTS’ OFFICE
(Daily News: February 4, 2003)
The spring session opened today with a meeting of the Parliamentary bureau, which discussed yesterday’s attack on the New Rights’ office together with representatives of the law enforcement forces.
Deputy Interior Minister Zurab Khazhaliareported that according to preliminary data up to 40 people had participated in the attack, and pointed out that the case was considered as the conflict within the party.
NUMBER OF MAGTI GSM SUBSCRIBERS INCREASED BY 46%
(Daily News: January 27, 2003)
The overall number of the subscribers in 2002 reached 260,000, which is by 82,000 (46%) more the 178,000 of 2001, Zurab Beselia, Magti GSM mobile communication operator’s marketing manager, told Sarke.
Magti GSM’s transfers to the budget increased by 86.6%.
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS OPPOSES CONSTITUTIONAL COURT’S RULING
(Daily News: January 22, 2003)
Minister of Transport and Communications Merab Adeishvili told a press conference today the Constitutional Court “has exceeded its power and has made a shocking decision”, which ruled imposing administration fees illegal.
The Minister said the decision was biased, unacceptable both economically and juridically, and was directed against reforms in the transport sphere.
GEORGIA PARTICIPANT OF CONFERENCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF CIS 7 STATES IN SWITZERLAND
(Daily News: January 20, 2003)
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are participants of the conference, which opened today and will continue until January 22. The international donors – the World Bank, the IMF and EBRD, the Asian Bank of Development will attend to elaborating the standards and strategy of relations and trends of economic development of the 7 states within the CIS, declared poor.
ABKHAZIAN IMPASSE
(Weekly Press Digest: January 19, 2003)
This week’s Georgian newspapers proved especially hospitable to the Abkhazian problem which became an issue of major concern against the backdrop of the ongoing protest actions of the Abkhazian refugees, calling the authorities towards more effective measures.
Rezonansi says the Abkhazian problem continues to be urgent for both the authorities and the opposition as well as for common citizens of Georgia.
AGITATION AROUND THE MINIMAL SALARY
(Weekly Press Digest: January 12, 2003)
This week the Parliament’s Health and Social Welfare Committee paid its due to the United Democrats faction’s initiative to increase the existing 20-Lari minimal salary to 115 Lari – the subsistence level, a question of particular concern at the end of last year.
Dilis Gazeti writes although being a pro-Governmental faction’s representative, Zezva Gugunishvili, the Committee’s chair, naturally had no intent to hold a hearing in favor of the United Democrats, Zhvania’s teamappeared in full composition and got hold of “a wonderful chance to advertise” its initiative.
UNITED DEMOCRATS FAIL TO ACHIEVE CONSIDERATION OF MINIMUM WAGES IN THE FIRST PLACE
(Daily News: December 25, 2002)
Parliament today did not support Zurab Zhvania the United Democrats leader’s demand to change the agenda of the extraordinary session and considered the party’s proposal on the increase of minimum wages first.
Therefore, Parliament will consider first the draft budget-2003 (roughly on December 26).
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN PRESIDENT SHEVARDNADZE AND EX-SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT RESUMES
(Daily News: December 23, 2002)
Today commenting on a meeting with Zurab Zhvania, the ex-speaker of Parliament and current leader of United Democrats, President Eduard Shevardnadze said that there had been a “constructive dialogue” between them.
According to President, they considered the current situation in the country and a new proposal launched by United Democrats to bring minimum wages in line with a subsistence level.
TBILGAZ AND SAKGAZ FORMER EXECUTIVES FACE CHARGES
(Daily News: November 28, 2002)
At a meeting with State Minister Avtandil Jorbenadze today Deputy Interior Minister Zurab Khazhalia reported on violations in JSC Tbilgaz, capital’s gas distributor, and JSC Sakgaz, affiliated company of Itera, Georgia’s sole gas supplier. The meeting was dedicated to power issues.
PARLIAMENT, THE STATE PATRIOTISM, TBILISI’S SAKREBULO AND THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
(Weekly Press Digest: November 17, 2002)
The past week proved extremely charged with politics. Tbilisi’s Sakrebulo continued working, Christian-Democratic Union held its session, the deputies set about the same old fights at Parliament (“a fights-free session is already out of all interest, it seems”, Dilis Gazeti’s wrote).
WAYS OF PRIVATIZING TBILISI AVIATION PLANT CONSIDERED
(Daily News: November 14, 2002)
Variants of privatizing JSC Tbilaviamsheni (Tbilisi Aviation Plant) were discussed during today’s joint session of the Branch Economy and Economic Policy Committees. The committees noted it is reasonable to alter the form of the ownership for this 100% state-owned enterprise.
FROM DECEMBER THE IRISH COMPANY TO CONTROL ENERGY TRANSMITION AND DISPATCHING SERVICES
(Daily News: November 7, 2002)
Zurab Garakanidze, the deputy Minister of State Property Management, reported that Irish Company ESBI will tentatively start operating from December 2-3. According to him, the process of the object’s transferring under management has been dragged on “not through the fault of the Georgian side”.
GENERAL INSPECTION BILL PREPARED
(Daily News: November 6, 2002)
Deputy Justice Minister Zurab Ezugbaia introduced to a Parliament today the bill on “General Inspection”. The document aims at providing control within the structures of executive authorities.
CLASHES IN PARLIAMENT
(Daily News: November 6, 2002)
The Parliament session today broke off due to a conflict between MPs Petre Tsiskarishvili, Movement for Democratic Reforms faction, and Vasil Gigolashvili, Alliance for New Georgia.
Therefore, Parliament could not adopt a resolution on facts of breaking law and disturbing public order while considering results of June Sakrebulo (the self-government body) elections in Tbilisi.
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