PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENT COMMENTING ON DEVELOPMENTS AROUND TV COMPANY RUSTAVI-2
(Daily News: October 31, 2001)
The Security Ministry did not think out the measures it applied; if not that there would not have been so much concerns and emotions, said President Eduard Shevardnadze while commenting on the situation today.
The head of the state stressed that the Interior Ministry had nothing to do with this case as the materials of the Chamber of Control had been submitted to the Security Ministry by the order of the General Prosecutor’s Office (the TV company Rustavi-2 is charged with the non payment of taxes).
AUTHORITIES POSING PROBLEMS TO INDEPENDENT TV COMPANY
(Daily News: October 30, 2001)
Representatives of the Investigative Department of the Security Ministry visited the office of the TV company Rustavi-2 today to withdraw documents regarding financial settlements of the office with the budget. Heads of the TV company, however, refused to present material, stressing there were no violations revealed by the Tax Service during checking conducted at the company a week ago.
GEORGIAN AND RUSSIAN MPS STARTING DIALOGUE
(Daily News: October 29, 2001)
Today, Zurab Zhvania, Parliament Chairman, commenting at the briefing results of the visit in Moscow at the end of the last week, stated, that a foundation has been laid for the dialogue between Georgia and Russia. The meeting of MPs of 2 countries, according to Speaker, now will take place monthly.
PRESIDENT OF PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF OSCE OFFERS SETTING UP A GROUP OF FRIENDS OF GEORGIA
(Daily News: October 25, 2001)
As part of his regional trip to the South Caucasus the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE Adrian Severin visited Georgia for two days this week. He held meetings with the Chairman of Georgian Parliament Zurab Zhvania, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations Nino Burjanadze and heads of factions.
MPS ARE INDIGNANT BY TARIFF INCREASE ON ELECTRICITY
(Daily News: October 24, 2001)
At the beginning of the plenary session today, MPs expressed their indignation over the decision on increase of tariff for used electricity in Tbilisi and enactment of monthly user payment adopted on the eve.
Claims have been expressed towards the National Commission for Energetic Settlement, having adopted given decision, and towards the Ministry of Fuel and Energy, which assured MPs, that in case of giving tax preferences to AES TELASI power-distributing company of the Capital, the tariff would not rise.
SPEAKER OF GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT WILL HOLD MEETINGS IN MOSCOW
(Daily News: October 24, 2001)
The visit of Zurab Zhvania, Chairman of the Georgian Parliament to the capital of Russia will last from October 25 to 28. The meetings with Head of the Russian State Duma, Genadi Selezniov, representatives of the Parliament fractions are scheduled.
CHAIRMEN OF SOUTH CAUCASUS COUNTRIES MET IN TBILISI
(Daily News: October 24, 2001)
The meeting between speakers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia took place on October 23 in governmental apartments of Krtsanisi. According to the Georgian Parliament press-service, participants of the meeting supported Georgia’s territorial integrity and expressed preoccupation on the possible escalation of tensity in Abkhazia.
PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS BUDGET-2001 SEQUESTER
(Daily News: October 23, 2001)
Actually, Parliament confirmed the budget-2001 sequester by 164.6 million Lari today without holding any discussions over the issue. It was only put to the vote on the second and third hearings.
TWO NEW MPS ACTUALLY KNOWN
(Daily News: October 22, 2001)
Preliminary results of the October 21 elections of MPs in the Vake district of the capital and the Bagdati district (the Imereti region) have been announced today. Final results will be known on October 25-26.
WHO IS TO BLAME FOR FAILURE TO IMPLEMENTAT BUDGET
(Daily News: October 16, 2001)
Parliamentary Committees considered the draft reduction of the budget-2001 by 164 million Lari introduced by the Finance Ministry. There were heated debaters over the reasons leading to the budget reduction and people who have to answer for that.
FINANCE MINISTER INTRODUCED DRAFT BUDGET-2001 CUTS
(Daily News: October 10, 2001)
At a government session today the Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli said that it was assumed to cut the expenditure part of the budget by 164.6 million Lari. Among the key reasons prompting the necessity to make cuts in the budget, the Minister names the IMF and WB programs suspension, and the failure to receive sums from privatization.
OPPOSITION BETWEEN CHAMBER OF CONTROL AND FINANCE MINISTRY CONTINUING
(Daily News: October 10, 2001)
The hearing of a report to be made at a government session by the Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli on the results of the examination conducted by the Chamber of Control at the ministry has been postponed by the request of President Shevardnadze.
The Chamber of Control has brought to light a number of violations in the activities of the Finance Ministry over the past several years.
HEADS OF PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES WILL HAVE TO MAKE REPORTS
(Daily News: October 9, 2001)
The opposition raised a question on the reports to be made by the chairmen of committees. At a plenary session today an MP Sandro Bregadze (Agordzineba) pointed to the fact that the heads of committees were representatives of the Citizens’ Union (the party, on which the parliamentary majority is based).
FINANCE MINISTRY EXPACTS TO FINISH TALKS ON DEBT RESTRUCTURING NOT EARLIER THAN AFTER TWO MONTHS
(Daily News: October 8, 2001)
Georgia has failed to reach an agreement on the foreign debt restructuring with some creditors although it had to finish the process by September under the agreement with the IMF.
Commenting on the issue for Sarke, the Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli said he hoped the Georgian side would mange to assure the IMF to shift the date to November 1.
PARLIAMENT WITH NO MAJORITY OR MINORITY
(Daily News: October 8, 2001)
The parliamentary majority has broken up. 30 more MPs from the fraction Majoritarians have left it today.
THERE ARE BOTH SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS OF POSTPONING LOCAL ELECTIONS IN PARLIAMENT
(Daily News: October 4, 2001)
The Socialists’ leader, Vakhtang Rcheulishvili, evaluates postponing the local self-government elections as the victory gained by the opposition. This does not mean, however, that interests of the opposition and the ruling party overlap, he added.
SPEAKER ACCEPTS THE IMMINENCE OF NEW FRACTIONS EMERGING WITHIN PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY
(Daily News: October 1, 2001)
It is difficult to say yet how many new fractions will be set up, the Chairman of Parliament, Zurab Zhvania, said today. He did not rule out the possibility of creating 2-3 fractions and noted that MPs would be regrouped among the already existing fractions.
PARLIAMENT FAILED TO COORDINATE POSITIONS ON AMENDMENTS TO ELECTION CODE
(Daily News: September 28, 2001)
Because of uncoordinated positions the consideration of draft amendments to the election code, prepared by the head of the Juridical Committee, Zurab Adeishvili and a representative of the opposition fraction Industrialists, Vakhtang Khmaladze, was postponed. However, earlier at a plenary session today the same amendments were considered and adopted at the first hearing (127 MPs voted “pro”).
PARLIAMENT DEDICATES ITS SESSION TO ABKHAZIAN ISSUE
(Daily News: September 27, 2001)
During 5 hours MPs talked about different aspects of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict today. Then, they continued discussion over the present situation in the conflict zone behind closed doors together with representatives of the force structures.
PARLIAMENT TO RATIFY CREDIT AGREEMENT ON VARTSIKHEHES REHABILITATION
(Daily News: September 26, 2001)
There were heated debates during the consideration of a credit agreement in Parliament today. MPs raised questions on the expediency of taking loans, the necessity to monitor spending, giving priority to the Imereti region (the region in the west of Georgian where the station is located) while purchasing electricity produced by VartsikheHES.
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