NEWS: Georgia News Digest 12-05-07

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1. video: Georgia rejects Russian election observers
2. Georgia not to invite Russian observers to its presidential polls
3. MPs hail decision not to invite Russian observers
4. CoE delegation to visit Georgia
5. ODIHR observer mission head to arrive in Tbilisi on Wednesday
6. Tkemaladze: It is necessary to invite observers from various countries
7. Election watchdog plans parallel vote tabulation
8. Burjanadze notes attempts to create "negative backdrop" for poll
9. Acting President Burjanadze holds emergency briefing
10. Session of Security Council held in Parliament
11. Internews Georgia to conduct public outreach campaign on the up-coming presidential elections 2008
12. Watchdog says minister, mayor violate election law
13. "Human Rights Center" demands to stop airing of Kabu’s new clip
14. Zurabishvili says country needs free media
15. Zourabichvili says government bound to fix presidential vote
16. Davitashvili threats the authority with "adequate response"
17. Gachechiladze says non-violence decisive in his platform
18. Gachechiladze to visit Guria today
19. Gachechiladze prioritizes withdrawal from CIS
20. Unknown men broken windows of Levan Gachechiladze’s election headquarter
21. Oposition collects 70,000 signatures in support of its presidential nominee
22. Gachechiladze to continue campaign in region
23. Head of Election Office of Azerbaijan released in Georgia
24. Campaign chief of presidential hopeful released
25. Head of National Assembly of Georgian Azerbaijanis to Establish New Political Party
26. "Labourists" to hold manifestation in Republic Square on December 05
27. Opposition to hold street march in Tbilisi
28. Students organizers of rally in TSU beaten up and left in Kaspi forest
29. Student opposition leaders beaten
30. Gamkrelidze to meet with population of Didi and Patara Liakhvi gorges
31. News Corp. seeks to revive Imedi
32. Imedi general director denies plans to sell TV company to Georgian government
33. Patarkatsishvili made allegation against Rustavi 2 on disinformation
34. Patarkatsishvili denied Belgium entry
35. Patarkatsishvili: The current authorities are leading Georgia towards an abyss
36. Salford refuses its relationship with Patarkatsishvili
37. Okruashvili one step closer to extradition from Germany
38. Germany shown documents on Okruashvili's political persecution
39. Eka Beselia: Discussion Of Okruashvili’s Case Will Have Political Grounds
40. Lawyer to ask German authorities not to extradite Okruashvili
41. Berlin judicial department rules on custody for Okruashvili
42. Okruashvili one step closer to extradition from Germany
43. Germany shown documents on Okruashvili's political persecution
44. Eka Beselia: Discussion Of Okruashvili’s Case Will Have Political Grounds
45. Okruashvili one step closer to extradition from Germany
46. Lawyer to ask German authorities not to extradite Okruashvili
47. Berlin judicial department rules on custody for Okruashvili
48. Party submits signatures in support of Saakashvili as presidential candidate
49. Saakashvili submits supporters’ signatures to CEC
50. Officials protest ‘provocations’ at Saakashvili’s campaign
51. "Labourists" ask CEC to withdraw Mikheil Saakashvili’s candidacy
52. Lomaia warns against "provocation" at Saakashvili campaign events
53. Opposition wants to throw Saakashvili off presidential ballot
54. S. Ossetia may take months to rejoin Georgia – Saakashvili
55. S. Ossetia a matter of, at most, months– Saakashvili
56. Saakashvili says reclaiming Abkhazia will "double Georgia's economy"
57. CIS Joint Peacekeeping Forces in Georgian-Abkhazian conflict zone to be rotated
58. Russia starts rotation of 600 peacekeepers in Abkhazia
59. Abkhazia wants Russian peacekeeper strength to be increased
60. Abkhazia denies OSCE claims of headway in conflict settlement
61. Abkhazia to open new customs houses on Georgian border
62. Bagapsh says Abkhazia interested in "peace, stability" in Georgia
63. No progress made toward deal with Georgia - Abkhaz president
64. Shamba: we will seize Kodori at any rate
65. Breaking Russia’s NATO myth
66. The OSCE criticizes Russia: Double standards, not "gold standard" [excerpt]
67. EU should boost efforts to help Georgia achieve reforms
68. Salary of President of Georgia to be increased by gel 700 from 2008
69. Salary rates at all state establishments of Georgia to be increased by 18% on average
70. Special ties distributed to MPs as a sign of solidarity to people with disabilities
71. New power lines to be built between Georgia and Turkey
72. Rompetrol Georgia register a 70% growth of sales
73. GDP will grow by 5.5% ,while inflation will reach 9%
74. Deposits growth tendency continued
75. Strengthening search and rescue skills to save lives in Georgia

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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