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1. ONE OF BATTALIONS OF NATIONAL GUARD OUT OF CONTROL
   (Daily News: May 25, 2001)

   The speaker of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania informed about it while opening the morning session of the Parliament. The mounted battalion of the Defense Ministry’s National Guard, taking part in the training in Norio (about 20 km from Tbilisi), voluntarily abandoned positions and went to Mukhrovani at 7 a.m. Now the rebels are consolidated at the territory of the interior troops’ brigade of Interior Ministry, which joined them.

2. ECONOMIC MINISTER OFFERS TO FORBID TRADING IN STREETS
   (Daily News: May 24, 2001)

   Minister of Economic, Industry and Trade Vano Chkhartishvili considers it necessary to annul the provision on free trade, adopted in 1992 and allowing a street trading. His proposal Minister motivates by the fact, that pitchman’s responsibility is not envisaged in the provision.

3. CHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENT DOUBTS PROSPECT OF OPPOSITION UNITY
   (Daily News: May 24, 2001)

   As the speaker of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania said today, the union, set up “only on purpose to struggle against someone, will not have long life”. This is how he has commented on the official statement, signed by opposition fractions, on the negative attitude towards draft amendments to the constitution, introduced to the Parliament by the President.

4. ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN AND GEORGIA PLAN TO IMPLANT REGIONAL AERONAVIGATION SYSTEM
   (Daily News: May 24, 2001)

   An American company Northrop Grumman together with the specialists from 3 countries will get down to the investigatory works in this sphere. The agreement on financing these works was signed during the visit of Georgian delegation in the US on May 13-20, under the heading of Giorgi Nizharadze, Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications.

5. SECRETARY GENERAL OF CITIZENS’ UNION CONSIDERS OPPOSITION UNIFICATION AS NON-PROSPECTIVE
   (Daily News: May 22, 2001)

   Edvard Surmanidze, Secretary General of Citizens’ Union appraised today’s official statement of opposition “as a step against a man and one team”. The speak is about Zurab Zhvania Speaker of the Parliament and his team.

6. TERM FOR INTRODUCING MAIN PARAMETERS OF BUDGET-2002 MAY BE POSTPONED
   (Daily News: May 21, 2001)

   The Finance Minister intends to apply to the Parliament to postpone the terms for the introduction of the budget parameters from July 1 to August 1. As the Deputy Finance Minister Zurab Soselia told Sarke, expected constitutional changes that might result in the amendments to the budget-2000 in case they are approved, have served as a reason for that.

7. PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY KEEPS ON DISCUSSING DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
   (Daily News: May 21, 2001)

   The discussion was held behind closed doors today. At the end of the session, the speaker Zurab Zhvania said the majority did not intend to haggle and make deals.

8. AJARIAN LEADER APPRAISES OFFERED MODEL OF GOVERNANCE AS “TRANSFERENCE OF AUTHORITIES BY VELVET PATH”
   (Daily News: May 15, 2001)

   As stated Aslan Abashidze, head of Ajarian Autonomous Republic in the interview with TV Company Rustavi-2 on May 14, President Shevardnadze intends to transfer the authorities to his team. In his opinion, “the authority is afraid of new elections” and attempts to enact the Cabinet to keep a seat warm.

9. WINNERS IN TENDER ON TEA-PRODUCING FIRMS DETERMINED
   (Daily News: May 14, 2001)

   As it has been already noted, the Finance Ministry held a tender on the distribution of 3 million Lari for the tea industry. The funds were distributed into 60 lots, 50,000 Lari each.

10. SHEVARDNADZE SPEAKS ABOUT COMPROMISE, BUT DOES NOT INTEND TO MAKE HUGE CONCESSIONS
    (Daily News: May 14, 2001)

    The issues of the forthcoming formation of the Cabinet, President Shevardnadze commented today both in the radio interview and at the briefing. President, being also country’s Supreme commander, does not intend to rebate his prerogatives to power structures.

11. SENSATION DOES NOT TAKE PLACE IN PARLIAMENT
    (Weekly Press Digest: May 13, 2001)

    This Saturday whole Georgia would caught its breath, informed Droni about the forthcoming annual report of president Shevardnadze in the Parliament on May 12. The Cabinet, having noted the newspaper, would be the main theme of this year, which “is to attract attention of Everyman mad due to life difficulties”.

12. SOCIAL SPHERE NEEDS CONSOLIDATION OF EFFORTS FROM GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
    (Daily News: May 11, 2001)

    The integrated social reform is to provide coordination of the work of governmental and non-governmental structures. At this stage the key pint is to reach this coordination, said the head of the apparatus of the parliamentary Committee of Public Health and Social Welfare, David Tabidze.

13. PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL REPORT WILL BE HELD AT SCHEDULED DATE
    (Daily News: May 10, 2001)

    The information on possible put-off of President Shevardnadze’s report due to Tsiskarishvili’s kidnapping MP is rejected. As stated today Zurab Zhvania, Chairman of the Parliament, President does not intend to change his plans and on May 12 he will report.

14. KIDNAPPED MP IS STILL UNDER RETRIEVAL
    (Daily News: May 10, 2001)

    Today according to the decision of the National Security Council’s extraordinary session, a working group created for the retrieval and release of Tsiskarishvili, MP and his bride. Petre Tsiskarishvili and Ana Surmava were kidnapped in the evening on May 7.

15. ALLOCATION OF IMF NEXT TRANCHE DEPENDS ON MEETING BUDGET PARAMETERS BY GEORGIA
    (Daily News: May 9, 2001)

    The IMF will monitor the implementation of the revenues part of the budget until July 2, the head of the fund’s South Department David Owen said at the briefing today. The mission of the fund will arrive in Georgia again to give estimation to the implementation of target parameters in the second half of July.

16. SECRETARY GENERAL OF CITIZENS’ UNION SEES CHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENT ON PREMIER’S POST
    (Daily News: May 7, 2001)

    The secretary general of ruling Citizens’ Union Edward Surmanidze said today that considered the speaker of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania as the most possible candidate on the premier’s post. As we have already informed you, the cabinet council is intended to be set up soon.

17. PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT IS PLANNED ON MAY 12
    (Daily News: May 7, 2001)

    Today President Shevardnadze noted in the radio interview, that he intends to propose “serious structural changes” to the supreme legislative body. According to him, if the Parliament accepts them, a new stage would begin in the country’s development process, “much more complex and significant” in terms of Government.

18. BUDGET SEQUESTER IS ACTUALLY INEVITABLE
    (Weekly Economic Review: May 5, 2001)

    The Georgian government is still not able to provide the stable implementation of the budget. Adverse consequences stand out a mile: the continuation of financial aid by international organizations, vitally important for the country’s development, depends on the stable revenues of Georgia itself.

19. GEORGIA AND LATVIA WILL HOLD CONSULTATIONS FOR FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES
    (Daily News: May 4, 2001)

    The Consultations will be held on May 7-8 in Riga on the level of Deputy Foreign Ministers of 2 countries. Merab Antadze, Deputy Foreign Minister and Zurab Beridze, Director of the Department are in the composition of Georgian delegation.

20. FROM PASSIVE TO ACTIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION
    (Daily News: May 3, 2001)

    Project participants try to work out new approach and models aiming at supporting integrated social reform. They note, that an existing system is ineffective and does not provide a real social protection for the population.

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