Georgia News Digest 02-18-07
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1. report: Budgetary Priorities In Georgia: Expenditure Dynamics since the Rose Revolution [intro]
2. report: Where do we stand? Georgia’s achievements and challenges through different lenses [intro]
3. report: Reform Of Georgia’s Defence Sector [intro]
4. report: Racism and Intolerance [summary]
5. Georgian wine conquers Russian exhibition
6. EU's new Black Sea policy faces Russian misgivings
7. Georgia to move to NATO Membership Action Plan in Late 2007 – Baramidze
8. Georgian Analysts Disagree on Meaning of NATO Secretary General Statement
9. US Congress Supported Draft Of Georgia And Ukraine’s Joining NATO
10. Using the Power of TV to Gain Support for Georgia’s NATO Ambitions:
11. US official visits Mtatsminda
12. US official says there is potential for mutual trade
13. Is Tbilisi-Ankara friendly alliance explained by Georgia’s fear of Turkey?
14. Georgia And Turkey Signed Agreement On Joint Exploitation Of Batumi Airport
15. Abkhaz release imprisoned Georgian as "goodwill gesture"
16. Hammarberg to present special report on Abkhazia
17. Armenian minister: Abkhaz railway would help peace in the region
18. Georgia proposes high-level meeting over conflict settlement
19. Georgia says Geneva meeting on conflict settlement fruitful
20. UN friends group of countries supported initiative to return all refugees to Abkhaz territory
21. CoE Official: Sokhumi Pledges Human Rights Office in Gali
22. Georgian Side Evaluates Negotiations In Geneva As Successive
23. Gia Tsagareishvili Asks Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Of Georgia To Respond On Evaluations Made By Moscow
24. Georgian Court Jails Abkhaz Official
25. Bezhuashvili: Russia’s Statement on Abkhaz Polls ‘Immoral’
26. CoE Commissioner Meets Head of Abkhaz Government-in-Exile
27. Local elections in Abkhazia – what about Gali?
28. South Ossetian residents receive humanitarian aid from Georgian Authorities
29. S. Ossetian Leader Visits Moscow
30. S. Ossetia's case for independence stronger than Kosovo's – Kokoity
31. The 2008 Presidential Race Kicks Off: Opposition gears up early in the quest to unseat Misha
32. Opposition requires public trial on high-profile murders
33. Parliament To Consider Establishment Of Investigation Committee On Case Of Girgvliani And Robakidze’s Murder
34. A good week for parliament
35. Opposition MPs Applaud Increased Funding
36. Opposition lawmakers present draft law on property protection
37. Property Rights "Bulldozed": Officials claim they're getting rid of eyesores
38. MCG Agricultural Assistance Component Now Underway: Matching grant program focused on creating jobs
39. Helping Georgian Farmers Keep Up With the Market AgVANTAGE helps bring the latest agricultural information
40. Agvantage launches new market information system
41. New Georgian–Polish Company Committed to Making Tbilisi Green
42. Polish company starts planting greenery in Tbilisi
43. Energo-Pro’s Theatre of the Absurd
44. Minister of Economy says Energo Pro did not violate agreement
45. Leading politician questions privatization of energy companies
46. Patarkatsishvili speaks of reasons for selling Kulevi
47. Privatization Notebook: Railway Units for Lease and Sale
48. Banking Notebook: Bank of Georgia Stages Eurobond Coup
49. Bank of Georgia announces successful closing of its debut Eurobond transaction
50. New developments require 'environment passports'
51. Famous Georgians to tackle drug addiction
52. Tbilisi residents prohibited from hanging laundry on balconies
53. Database Of Citizens’ Photos Created At Civil Registry Agency
54. Vacancies At Tbilisi Bureau Of Public Attorney Service
55. It’s All Happening at the Zoo
56. Meteorology in Georgia: Who’s Predicting the Weather (and why are they always wrong)?
57. Is the Sun Setting on the Tbilisi Hippodrome? Rumours indicate city’s horse track set to be moved to Lisi Lake
58. The Modern Odyssey of a Lone Cyclist: Traveler Jumber Lezhava’s first exhibition features a selection of snapshots
59. In Search of Ear Candy
60. From New York with Love: No High Fashion Week in Georgia? Young Tbiliseli model hits it big in the world’s capital
61. Davit Roketishvili: "I am Harassed by the Chief of the Borjomi Internal Ministry Department"
62. Representatives of Aid and Employment Office Violate Human Rights
63. How a Concrete Nail Got into a Cookie
64. Disabled People Are Prohibited To Get Married
65. The Idea of Joining the Gori and Tskhinvali Universities Was Turned Down
66. Patrol Inspectors Beat Watchman and Then Detained Him

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Jonathan Kulick, Ph.D., Director of Studies, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, 3a Chitadze, Tbilisi 0108, Georgia (Republic), jonathan.kulick@gfsis.org, office: +995 32 47 35 55, mobile: +995 95 33 33 40, USA voicemail: 310.928.6814