🇬🇪 ⚽️ The Georgian Football Federation reminds about the recruitment of volunteers for the U-21 European Championship.

You can fill out the form and sign up at the link. And we will remind you that in the summer the country will host a big international football tournament.
It will run from June 21 to July 8. The Georgian part will be held in three cities at four stadiums: Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi. Adjara will host the Euro final.

Who will play in the country: Germany - the current champion, Portugal - the finalist of the last tournament. The latter will include Goncalo Ramos, who replaced Ronaldo at the 2022 World Cup. He is also the top scorer in the Euro qualifiers. Note the England team, consisting of players playing for the top clubs in the English Premier League. The cost of the players is estimated at more than 300 million euros.

🇬🇪The Georgian national team will play at the Youth Euro for the first time. By age, Khvicha, Mamardashvili (Valencia), Davitashvili and Mikautadze (playing in France) can go into it, but they already play for the main team and none of them have played a single match with the youth team over the past two years. The backbone of the team is made up of players from the Georgian Championship. The group is very strong and getting out of it in the playoffs will be a sensation.

🏆 The top three teams will qualify for the 2024 Olympics.
🎫 UEFA announced the start of ticket sales for the tournament in mid-March.

🇹🇷🛬❌🇬🇪 Due to heavy snowfall in Istanbul, airlines are canceling their flights from / to Turkey: at the moment, three cancellations are already known that were planned in Tbilisi.

Flight cancellations confirmed on February 6th:
📍Pegasus: 03:40 flight number PC 319;
📍 Turkish airlines: 06:05, flight number TK 377;
📍 Turkish airlines: 07:25, flight number TK 7723.
ℹ️ Information about the cancellation of upcoming flights will be posted on the website as it becomes available.

🌋 An earthquake that occurred in the Turkish province of Kahramanmarash (magnitude 7.4) was felt in Georgia.

The consequences of the natural disaster and the number of victims are being specified: Turkey and Syria have already reported about 250 dead. The aftershocks, at about 5:30 in the morning, were also felt in Georgia, it was especially noticeable in the seaside Batumi. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

🇬🇪❤️🇹🇷 Georgian officials express their condolences to Turkey, the country is sending rescuers and special equipment to the affected Turkish regions.

Condolences in connection with the devastating earthquake in Turkey were expressed by President Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Garibashvili, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

⚡️ There are aftershocks from the earthquake in Batumi again.

Residents of high-rise buildings report that chandeliers and furniture were swinging. The walls were clearly trembling.

❗️Batumi now: 8th floor of a 20-storey building.

Put the video with sound. You can hear the walls of the building cracking. I advise everyone to be careful today and perhaps it is worth leaving the houses, as aftershocks (waves from an earthquake) are possible.

🇪🇺🇬🇪🇷🇺 The European Union reminded Georgia about European sanctions.

This is due to the discussion of the return of direct routes from Russia to Georgia, which have been discussed over the past two weeks.
"The EU calls on Georgia to join the sanctions imposed by the European Union and other countries against Russia in the aviation sector, and to remain vigilant against any possible attempts to circumvent the sanctions," EU spokesman Peter Stano said in a letter. The representative of the European Union warned that due to the current sanctions, it is difficult for Russia to renew the fleet of aircraft and the operation of aircraft is becoming dangerous. Stano added that Brussels could take further steps against states helping to circumvent sanctions imposed on Russia.
🇺🇸 Earlier, a similar warning was issued by US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan.
❗️According to my information, the Georgian side is preparing to open direct flights with Russia in February. Several of my sources informally said that this is being actively discussed in their departments. The Georgian authorities have already made it clear that they support this possible decision of the Russian Federation in connection with hundreds of thousands of its citizens on its territory, especially when flights to neighboring Armenia and Turkey occur daily.

🤼‍♂️🏆 At the Grand Slam tournament in Paris, the Georgian judo team won three medals and took third place in the team event.

Lasha Shavdatuashvili and Tato Grigalashvili won gold, while Luka Maisuradze won bronze.
📹🇬🇪❤️ Look at the emotions of Georgian fans during the awards ceremony.

⚡️Tbilisi city court denies release of Ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili for health conditions

There will also be no reprieve.
The trial has been going on for the past two months. The politician has been under observation in the Vivamed clinic all this time.

⚡️ Georgia's main opposition party, the United National Movement, is suspending its work in the Parliament (36 seats out of 150) in protest.

They do not agree with yesterday's verdict to Mikheil Saakashvili (denial of release for health reasons) and announce the start of street actions and appoint Tbilisi as the main center of protest.

❗️🚇🪫 An accident in the power supply system in the Tbilisi metro.

Several stations were left without electricity. Escalators stopped. Trains move at extended intervals.
📹 Video - ჩემი ქალაქი მკლავს

❗️🎿 Svaneti opens the ski season.

In the near future:
📍Hatsvali lifts and slopes will start working
📍Tetnuldi will open for skiing
🚡 The ropes have already worked in test mode and will soon be fully operational.

🇬🇪❤️🇹🇷 Georgia expresses its condolences to Turkey.

Near the Turkish embassy in Tbilisi, people laid flowers and candles near the tablets with the names of the affected cities.
📍 Address: Chavchavadze Avenue, building 35 (Vake district).
ℹ️ At the moment, it is already known about more than three thousand people who died from the devastating earthquake, among them two citizens of Georgia.

❗️The opposition party "Strategy Agmashenebeli" (4 deputies) suspends work in the Parliament of Georgia.

They joined the demarche of the "United National Movement" and support the protest related to the refusal of the court to postpone or release Mikheil Saakashvili from custody for health reasons.
❌ At the moment, 40 deputies out of 150 have already declared a strike in the Parliament.

⚡️ Badri Esebua was arrested: in October 2020, he attacked the "Bank of Georgia" in Zugdidi.

After the capture of 43 hostages and many hours of negotiations, the criminal received 500 thousand dollars and a car, after which he fled. All this time, investigations and searches were conducted.
👮🏻‍♂️Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed the identity of Esebua, he is arrested.

🇹🇷 How to help earthquake victims in Turkey?

The Turkish Embassy in Georgia reported that it is collecting humanitarian aid for those affected by the terrible earthquake.

🔸 It is especially noted that clothing suitable for winter in good condition or new is required.
🔸 Also on the list: warm clothes, scarves, hats, blankets, sleeping bags, durable foods, baby food and diapers, personal care products.
🔸 Humanitarian aid is accepted at the following addresses:
1 - Turkish Embassy
Chavchavadze Ave. 35
Embassy.tbilisi@mfa.gov.tr
Belize Turfchu: 511 130 198
Boran Jan Kohbogan: 599 033 560
2 - GURTİAD
Freedom Square #4, Tbilisi
gurtiad@gurtiad.ge
Mert Yumuschaker: 577,562,000
3 - MUSIAD
I. Chavchavadze ave. #37
Musiadtbilisi@hotmail.com
Khatuna: 557 505 946

🔸 Things can be brought until the end of the day on Friday, February 10, the embassy said.