⚡️Georgian government officially becomes co-owner of Borjomi.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced this after the cabinet meeting.
"Shares (7.73%) will be transferred to us free of charge. The government will become a co-owner of the Borjomi plant, our national wealth."
❗️He also promised to solve the problems of employees who are holding protests for the second week.
ℹ️ On June 13, 2022, after the official acceptance of the offer by the Government of Georgia, the controlling shareholder of IDS BORJOMI International will transfer 7.73% of the company's shares to the Government of Georgia free of charge.
As a result of the agreement:
📍The majority shareholder will no longer exercise control over IDS BORJOMI International.
📍Shareholder representation on the Board of Directors of IDS BORJOMI International will be reduced from 8 to 2 members.
📍The Chairman of the Board of Directors of IDS BORJOMI International will be a representative of the Government of Georgia

🇬🇪❤️ Rainbow over evening Tbilisi.
An amazing city, it was not for nothing that it was named from the word "warm".

⚽️🇬🇪😃 Emotional Georgian fan at the match of the football team in Tbilisi.
The game between the teams of Georgia and Bulgaria ended with a score of 0:0, but can you imagine what would happen to a man if the Georgians scored a goal?
📹 Video by Levan Kvaratshelia

🦠 Coronavirus statistics for the past (from 06.06 to 13.06) week:
515 new cases (356 in Tbilisi)
546 recovered
3 died
💉 44.3% of the adult population is fully vaccinated.
For foreigners, it is still necessary to spend 3 months in the country or have an employment contract with a local legal entity in order to be vaccinated.

🇬🇪➡️🇪🇺Obtaining the status of Georgia as a candidate for the European Union.
What is known is the most important and important to this moment.
📍Some experts and media doubt that the status will be received. The authoritative publication Politico writes that the European Commission is less confident in Georgia, "which in recent years has been suffering from widespread political unrest and a noticeable democratic rollback." Journalists report similar discussions in the EU.
📍Georgia is determined that the status will be received, but they make harsh statements. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said that “Georgia is ten heads ahead of Ukraine and Moldova in all areas, and in some moments even ahead of the EU countries. If status is determined by war, then we do not want war, we demand a well-deserved status! We do not ask for what we are unworthy - we demand the status that we deserve". Khundadze, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream, continues. "If Georgia gets the status of a candidate with the same unfair obligations as the unfair accusations were reflected in the resolution of the European Parliament, then the country should give a fair refusal in return."
📊 A GORBI survey commissioned by the pro-government channel Imedi showed that 85.9% of the population believes that Georgia has earned the status of a candidate for EU membership.
❗️ Member countries are expected to deliver their final verdict next week.

🇬🇪⚽️ The draw for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League has taken place.
Slovak Slovan from Bratislava became the rival of the champion of Georgia, Batumi "Dinamo". The team is strong, but passable. The first match will take place on 05.07.
ℹ️ An interesting fact is that the Slovak team is coached by the former coach of the Georgian national team Vladimir Weiss, and Georgians play in the squad.

🇬🇪⚽️ The rivals of the Georgian teams in the UEFA Conference League have become known.
Dynamo Tbilisi - Paide (Estonia)
"Kuopio" (Finland) - "Dila" Gori
Saburtalo Tbilisi - Partizan (Albania)
ℹ️ The matches of the first qualifying round are scheduled for July 7 and 14.

🇺🇸🇬🇪 The US Embassy in Georgia has published a special statement on its Facebook page.
“The Russian disinformation machine believes that repeated repetition of absurd lies will change reality and rewrite history. The facts are: Russia invaded Georgia in 1991, Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Russia blames everyone but itself for starting these and other military conflicts. According to them, the war in Ukraine was unleashed by Ukraine itself, NATO, the United States and, surprisingly, Jewish Nazis,” the US diplomatic mission said in a statement.

🇬🇪✊ June 20 in Georgia could be a day of big protests.
On the anniversary of the "Gavrilov Night", when a Russian deputy called mass protests in Tbilisi and violently dispersed them (240 people were injured), a gathering of supporters of European integration and opponents of rapprochement with the Russian Federation was announced on Rustaveli Avenue. The participants of the action will march from the parliament to Europe Square, where the rally will take place.
❗️Less than a week before the appointed date, the ruling party is already calling on the participants to strictly comply with the law, and the prime minister says that he will not allow destructive forces to undermine the situation in the country. The pro-Russian radical movement "Alt-Info" did not stand aside and said that they were ready for active action without relying on the police.
ℹ️ June 20, 2022 may become an important day in Georgia, because the decision to grant or refuse status in the EU can be announced as early as Friday, and depending on the decision, the number of participants in the action may increase significantly.

⚡️🇬🇪 President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili held an emergency briefing.
Many statements were quite sharp and serious.
What was said most importantly:
📍 criticized the actions of the government: “We do not attach importance to the reaction of the European Union, we do not show political will. The country was in first place when, on our initiative, an agreement on an associated trio was signed in Adjara, and now, a year later, after the actions of the ruling party, we have become the trailing ones.”
📍 apologized to the people of Ukraine: “We have shown a completely inadequate attitude towards our friendly country, Ukraine and its government. We must not engage in meaningless polemics.”
📍 answered about the accusations of the EU and the USA: “None of the international partners of Georgia demanded the opening of a second front, the statements of some people in the country, an obvious fabricated lie”
📍 about Georgia's prospects "There is a danger of isolation that we create ourselves and which is a much greater threat than the myth of a second front"
📍 called on the inhabitants of the country to join the nationwide action on June 16 at 19-00 on Europe Square in Tbilisi

⚡️⚡️⚡️ From June 15, when entering the territory of Georgia, foreign citizens will no longer need a vaccination certificate and a negative PCR test.
An amendment has already been made to the “Decree of the Government of Georgia on Approving the Rules for Isolation and Quarantine”.
According to the amendment, any person arriving from abroad (regardless of citizenship) is exempted from the obligation to provide a document confirming a full course of vaccination against covid-19 or a negative PCR test within the last 72 hours before the visit when crossing the border in Georgia.

🦠❗️There are only two covid restrictions left in Georgia.
The obligation to wear masks remains:
📍 in public transport
📍 in medical institutions
The fine for not wearing a mask is 20 GEL ($6.5). However, the presence is now extremely rarely controlled and many neglect these rules.

🇬🇪↔️🇦🇪 From 15.06. visa-free regime between Georgia and the United Arab Emirates came into force.
Under the agreement, holders of ordinary passports of the two countries will be able to enter without a visa and stay in the territory of the state of the other party for no more than 90 days from the date of entry.
We are waiting for an increase in the number of tourists from the UAE to Georgia.

✊🇬🇪 Rallies in Tbilisi: who, where and when.
Over the past 24 hours, the discussion of public actions in Georgia has become a matter of public domain. All the media are discussing who and where is going, and who has refused to go.
We have collected information for you.
📍16.06. at 19-00 Europa Park.
Who called: Georgian President Zurabishvili.
Who supported: several political parties, social movements, diplomats.
Refused: the ruling Georgian Dream party, the party of former Prime Minister Gakharia.
📍20.06. at 20-00 at the Parliament and the procession to the park of Europe.
Who called: Shamemovement activist movements
Who supported: the opposition party "United National Movement".
Refused: everyone except those who supported and the organizers.

🙈🦠 The first case of human infection with monkeypox has been registered in Georgia.
This was told by the scientific director of the Center for Disease Control Paata Imnadze.

📌 16.06. An international conference will be held in Tbilisi: “The decline or the rebirth of the Putin regime?”
Organizers: Free Russia Foundation in the South Caucasus. Among the participants in the discussion are the ambassadors of Poland, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, the head of the political department of the US Embassy, ​​and international experts.
Russian participants: Kotrikadze (“Rain”), Leviev (Conflict Intellegence team), Krasilshik (“Support Service”), Serenko (Feminist Anti-war Resistance), Mikhalchuk (Free Russia Foundation), Mikhailova (The Insider), Rubin (“ Project"), Burakova ("The Ark").
Moderator Egor Kuroptev (Free Russia Foundation).
ℹ️ The author of the channel Nikolay Levshits, in the third part of the conference, moderates the presentation of presentations of already launched anti-war projects and a discussion of how they can be developed further.
Participants: Koshelyaeva (Motskhaleba foundation), Tabalov (Connoscript School), Belkina (Volunteers Tbilisi).
📹 Live stream available on 16.06. from 11:00 on the link.

🇬🇪💵 The National Bank of Georgia publishes statistics on money transfers to the country as of May 2022.
According to them, over the past month there was again a record: $507 million was transferred. In April this figure was $308 million, and in March $191 million. Experts highlight the increase in money transfers from Russia to Georgia. Compared with the pre-war period of January-February, it increased by 12-15 times.
Remittances by country and relation to May 2021:
🇷🇺Russia — 319 million (889%)
🇮🇹Italy - 36 million (15%)
🇺🇸USA - 27 million (15%)
🇰🇿Kazakhstan - 20 million (587%)
🇬🇷Greece — 20 million (1%)
🇮🇱Israel - 16 million (9%)
🇩🇪Germany - 13 million (46%)
🇹🇷Turkey - 8 million (11%)
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan - 5 million (372%)
🇪🇸Spain - 5 million (8%)

😷🚫🚇 From June 20, the mandatory wearing of masks in public transport is canceled in Georgia.
The resolution has already been signed by the government. Still, almost no one follows it.
❗️Masks are still required in medical facilities.