🚂 From today, the electric train traffic on the Tbilisi-Khashuri and Gardabani-Rustavi-Tbilisi routes has been resumed.
🚈 From Tbilisi to Khashuri, the cost of a ride is only 1 GEL. According to the schedule of the Georgian railway, it departs at 6:35 from Tbilisi and returns at 16:40 from Khashuri.
🚈 From Tbilisi to Gardabani with a stop in Rustavi, the train will run twice a day. Departure at 7:10 arrival at 8:13 ; departure from Gardabani at 8:25 arrival in Tbilisi at 9:32. Departure at 19:00 arrival at 20:05; departure from Gardabani at 20:20 arrival in Tbilisi at 21:26
📍 It is not yet known whether the famous Cuckoo will run in Borjomi this winter season, but as far as I know, there are such plans in the State Railways.
🚈 From Tbilisi to Khashuri, the cost of a ride is only 1 GEL. According to the schedule of the Georgian railway, it departs at 6:35 from Tbilisi and returns at 16:40 from Khashuri.
🚈 From Tbilisi to Gardabani with a stop in Rustavi, the train will run twice a day. Departure at 7:10 arrival at 8:13 ; departure from Gardabani at 8:25 arrival in Tbilisi at 9:32. Departure at 19:00 arrival at 20:05; departure from Gardabani at 20:20 arrival in Tbilisi at 21:26
📍 It is not yet known whether the famous Cuckoo will run in Borjomi this winter season, but as far as I know, there are such plans in the State Railways.
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❗️ Ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili has declared a hunger strike.
According to his statement, he is ready to proceed this form of protest until he is admitted to court hearings.
ℹ️ The case on a possible suspension of punishment due to health conditions was postponed from today to December 22, and he himself was forbidden to attend the trial even online.
📢 "Today I was denied the most basic right to attend my own trial. This is a violation of all Georgian and international norms, so I am forced to resort to an extreme form of protest - a hunger strike. Given my current state of health, I will starve until I receive solid guarantees of at least inclusion via video link in my own process. There is a limit to all bullying and humiliation." stated Saakashvili.
According to his statement, he is ready to proceed this form of protest until he is admitted to court hearings.
ℹ️ The case on a possible suspension of punishment due to health conditions was postponed from today to December 22, and he himself was forbidden to attend the trial even online.
📢 "Today I was denied the most basic right to attend my own trial. This is a violation of all Georgian and international norms, so I am forced to resort to an extreme form of protest - a hunger strike. Given my current state of health, I will starve until I receive solid guarantees of at least inclusion via video link in my own process. There is a limit to all bullying and humiliation." stated Saakashvili.
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📹 The Georgian Penitentiary Service publishes video footage from the ward of the Vivamed clinic, where ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili is staying.
📍According to the Ministry of Justice, the politician often feigns, smokes electronic cigarettes and is aggressive towards staff.
📍According to the opposition and its supporters, the footage shows the terrible physical condition of Saakashvili.
📌 The Ministry of Justice published the video without the consent of the ex-president and the politician's family.
📍According to the Ministry of Justice, the politician often feigns, smokes electronic cigarettes and is aggressive towards staff.
📍According to the opposition and its supporters, the footage shows the terrible physical condition of Saakashvili.
📌 The Ministry of Justice published the video without the consent of the ex-president and the politician's family.
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👨🏻🎨 In honor of the 160th anniversary of the Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani, which is celebrated this year, an international caricature competition was held in the country.
According to its results, Zurab Markhvashvili, a countryman of the famous self-taught artist, took the first place. Second place went to Ukrainian Igor Talalay, the third was shared by Luka Kiknavelidze and Turks Menekshe Chami. The Jury's Sympathy Award went to the Italian Marzio Mariani and Gugi Kashibadze.
🏵 A very interesting initiative.
Congratulations to all winners and participants!
According to its results, Zurab Markhvashvili, a countryman of the famous self-taught artist, took the first place. Second place went to Ukrainian Igor Talalay, the third was shared by Luka Kiknavelidze and Turks Menekshe Chami. The Jury's Sympathy Award went to the Italian Marzio Mariani and Gugi Kashibadze.
🏵 A very interesting initiative.
Congratulations to all winners and participants!
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🇬🇪➡️❓🇪🇺 European Union - Georgia: prospects for association become vague.
The European Parliament adopted a Resolution on the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement. 430 MEPs voted for the adoption of the document, 52 opposed, 126 abstained.
❗️The decision adopted an amendment and a call for the release of ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili and the imposition of sanctions against the ex-premier and the country's richest man Bidzina Ivanishvili. A separate appeal from the European Parliament to President Salome Zurabishvili suggests her to use the powers granted by the constitution to release Mikheil Saakashvili, and also to pardon Nika Gvaramia, director general of the opposition channel Mtavari Arkhi.
🗣 The ruling party reacted negatively to the resolution. Georgian Dream General Secretary and Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said MEPs "could keep this worthless EU candidate status if they link it to Saakashvili's release." Party chairman Irakli Kobakhidze called Saakashvili a dangerous criminal, a murderer and added: “As for the status, it is important politically, but we must explain to the society that from a different point of view, from the same financial and economic point of view, it does not give concrete results.”
The European Parliament adopted a Resolution on the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement. 430 MEPs voted for the adoption of the document, 52 opposed, 126 abstained.
❗️The decision adopted an amendment and a call for the release of ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili and the imposition of sanctions against the ex-premier and the country's richest man Bidzina Ivanishvili. A separate appeal from the European Parliament to President Salome Zurabishvili suggests her to use the powers granted by the constitution to release Mikheil Saakashvili, and also to pardon Nika Gvaramia, director general of the opposition channel Mtavari Arkhi.
🗣 The ruling party reacted negatively to the resolution. Georgian Dream General Secretary and Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said MEPs "could keep this worthless EU candidate status if they link it to Saakashvili's release." Party chairman Irakli Kobakhidze called Saakashvili a dangerous criminal, a murderer and added: “As for the status, it is important politically, but we must explain to the society that from a different point of view, from the same financial and economic point of view, it does not give concrete results.”
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🇬🇪✈️ Telavi will be included in the list of domestic airports in Georgia.
Flights within the country under the Vanilla Sky brand are operated by AK-Air Georgia. At the moment, the list of cities includes: Tbilisi, Batumi, Mestia, Kutaisi, Ambrolauri. Telavi will be added from 2023. Routes from the airport with a very famous name "Mimino" will be carried out in the directions: Telavi-Batumi and Telavi-Mestia.
🎫 The photo shows the schedule of the airline in December, January and February. Ticket prices start from 50 GEL.
📹 Here is a video of my flight to Svaneti. I got incredible emotions. By the way, the plane flies so low that the mobile Internet worked all the way.
🔗 Website (doesn't work very well): https://ticket.vanillasky.ge/
☎️ Phone: +995322428428 or +995599659099
Flights within the country under the Vanilla Sky brand are operated by AK-Air Georgia. At the moment, the list of cities includes: Tbilisi, Batumi, Mestia, Kutaisi, Ambrolauri. Telavi will be added from 2023. Routes from the airport with a very famous name "Mimino" will be carried out in the directions: Telavi-Batumi and Telavi-Mestia.
🎫 The photo shows the schedule of the airline in December, January and February. Ticket prices start from 50 GEL.
📹 Here is a video of my flight to Svaneti. I got incredible emotions. By the way, the plane flies so low that the mobile Internet worked all the way.
🔗 Website (doesn't work very well): https://ticket.vanillasky.ge/
☎️ Phone: +995322428428 or +995599659099
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🇬🇪 Latest political news in Georgia.
📍 Saakashvili's lawyers are asking to initiate a criminal case against the Minister of Justice, who authorized the publication of personal data and a video of the ex-president in the hospital ward
📍 Representatives of the opposition UNM party leave the High Council of Adjara in protest
📍 EU Ambassador to Georgia Gerchinsky is surprised that in the country in the 21st century there is no technical possibility to remotely connect Saakashvili to hearings on his court cases
📍 The US Embassy considers it important to respect human rights in the country, including the right to privacy
📍 the personal data protection service has begun to study the videos published from Saakashvili's ward
📍 Defense Minister Burchuladze said: "We see on the footage a man who continues terror"
📍 Saakashvili himself called the publication of footage of his condition out of bounds, supported the medical staff of the hospital, who helps him and is not to blame for anything
📍 Saakashvili's lawyers are asking to initiate a criminal case against the Minister of Justice, who authorized the publication of personal data and a video of the ex-president in the hospital ward
📍 Representatives of the opposition UNM party leave the High Council of Adjara in protest
📍 EU Ambassador to Georgia Gerchinsky is surprised that in the country in the 21st century there is no technical possibility to remotely connect Saakashvili to hearings on his court cases
📍 The US Embassy considers it important to respect human rights in the country, including the right to privacy
📍 the personal data protection service has begun to study the videos published from Saakashvili's ward
📍 Defense Minister Burchuladze said: "We see on the footage a man who continues terror"
📍 Saakashvili himself called the publication of footage of his condition out of bounds, supported the medical staff of the hospital, who helps him and is not to blame for anything
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📈💥 This year, Georgia purchased 712 tons of fireworks, bengal fires, rain flares and other pyrotechnics worth $5.5 million, which is 422% more in volume and 1207% more in value than in the same period last year.
In total, during the reporting period, pyrotechnics were imported from 6 countries:
- Bulgaria - $2.1 million, 193 tons;
- China - $1.8 million, 453 tons;
- Montenegro - $1.1 million, 0.3 tons;
- Poland - $318 thousand, 64 tons;
- Germany - $10 thousand, 0.7 tons;
- Turkey - $6.6 thousand, 0.1 tons.
📹 On the video, the volumes of pyrotechnics that are used in Tbilisi for the New Year are clearly visible, they are colossal.
In total, during the reporting period, pyrotechnics were imported from 6 countries:
- Bulgaria - $2.1 million, 193 tons;
- China - $1.8 million, 453 tons;
- Montenegro - $1.1 million, 0.3 tons;
- Poland - $318 thousand, 64 tons;
- Germany - $10 thousand, 0.7 tons;
- Turkey - $6.6 thousand, 0.1 tons.
📹 On the video, the volumes of pyrotechnics that are used in Tbilisi for the New Year are clearly visible, they are colossal.
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🏦➡️🇬🇪 The National Bank of Georgia published the statistics of money transfers for November: Russia broke the monthly record and maintains its leadership.
Over the past month, $351 million was transferred from the Russian Federation to the country (+819% by 2021) - breaking the record of transfers for the month (in May there were $314 million). In total, over the 10 months of this year, $1.7 billion was transferred from Russia to Georgia - this is 60.66% of the total volume of money transfers to the country.
ℹ️ In November 2022, Georgia received $521 million. Top countries and comparison with 2021:
🇷🇺 Russia $351M (+819%)
🇮🇹 Italy $36 million (+11%)
🇺🇸 US $29 million (+20%)
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan $20 million (+206%)
🇬🇷 Greece $19 million (-2%)
🇮🇱 Israel $17 million (+1%)
🇩🇪 Germany $15 million (+44%)
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan $11 million (+14%)
Over the past month, $351 million was transferred from the Russian Federation to the country (+819% by 2021) - breaking the record of transfers for the month (in May there were $314 million). In total, over the 10 months of this year, $1.7 billion was transferred from Russia to Georgia - this is 60.66% of the total volume of money transfers to the country.
ℹ️ In November 2022, Georgia received $521 million. Top countries and comparison with 2021:
🇷🇺 Russia $351M (+819%)
🇮🇹 Italy $36 million (+11%)
🇺🇸 US $29 million (+20%)
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan $20 million (+206%)
🇬🇷 Greece $19 million (-2%)
🇮🇱 Israel $17 million (+1%)
🇩🇪 Germany $15 million (+44%)
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan $11 million (+14%)
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🚘🚫 Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said that the capital could expect a transport collapse.
According to him, back in 2017, only 31% of the population had personal transport, and now it has exceeded 50%. The average annual growth in the country is about 9%. This means that in 5-7 years we will reach the average European car availability rate of 70%. At the same time, Kaladze noted that “in the EU countries, 8% of the population use cars five or more days a week, and in Georgia - 92%, and if public transport is not improved, it will soon be simply impossible to move around,” the mayor stressed.
According to him, back in 2017, only 31% of the population had personal transport, and now it has exceeded 50%. The average annual growth in the country is about 9%. This means that in 5-7 years we will reach the average European car availability rate of 70%. At the same time, Kaladze noted that “in the EU countries, 8% of the population use cars five or more days a week, and in Georgia - 92%, and if public transport is not improved, it will soon be simply impossible to move around,” the mayor stressed.
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❗️ Deputies of the opposition party "United National Movement" left the meeting of the Parliament of Georgia in protest.
The action is associated with the critical condition of ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili. "UND" is the second largest faction.
They left the meeting during the speech of Minister of Justice Bregadze, deminstrating posters with the words "Don't kill!"
🚫 Three opposition deputies went on a hunger strike.
The action is associated with the critical condition of ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili. "UND" is the second largest faction.
They left the meeting during the speech of Minister of Justice Bregadze, deminstrating posters with the words "Don't kill!"
🚫 Three opposition deputies went on a hunger strike.
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🇬🇪⚽️🇫🇷 Georgia will be represented in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final.
Of course, it will not be the players to which we wish success in the next qualifying rounds, but... T-shirts. The French team, which reached the final of the World Cup, plays in kits that were sewn in Georgia. According to the general director of Adjara Textile, 150,000 sets of game uniforms were sewn under the Nike brand for the France last year. In addition to France, the national teams of Poland, Croatia, England, Portugal and Holland play in the form made in Georgia.
ℹ️ We wrote 10 days ago that in addition to sports kits, clothes for well-known brands will be sewn in Georgia, among them are: H&M, Next, Marks&Spencer, Moncler and S’Oliver.
Of course, it will not be the players to which we wish success in the next qualifying rounds, but... T-shirts. The French team, which reached the final of the World Cup, plays in kits that were sewn in Georgia. According to the general director of Adjara Textile, 150,000 sets of game uniforms were sewn under the Nike brand for the France last year. In addition to France, the national teams of Poland, Croatia, England, Portugal and Holland play in the form made in Georgia.
ℹ️ We wrote 10 days ago that in addition to sports kits, clothes for well-known brands will be sewn in Georgia, among them are: H&M, Next, Marks&Spencer, Moncler and S’Oliver.
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