NEWS: Georgia News Digest 12-11-07

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1. report: The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus
2. conference report: The EU and conflict resolution in Georgia
3. report: Russian energy policy toward neighboring countries [excerpt]
4. journal: Georgian Law Review
5. poll: Saakashvili leads among presidential candidates
6. Kukava on the Resonansi/Mteli Kvira poll
7. Outraged by behaviour of Georgia's Embassy in the US
8. No rules when it comes to gaining votes
9. What not to do: Models for Georgia to follow, as set by other nations
10. Saakashvili says socially-oriented policy not a PR stunt
11. Why did Saakashvili's popularity rating grow?
12. Georgia shouts different slogans: Mikheil Saakashvili’s triumphal return to the presidency could be on hold
13. Saakashvili promised voters in Kakheti to improve social conditions
14. Reservists are forced to meet presidential candidate
15. Bakradze: Georgia without poverty by the end of the second presidential term of Saakashvili
16. Giga Bokeria: Candidates are competing on equal terms
17. Labourists filed appeal against Saakashvili to Tbilisi City Court
18. Labors to make plaintiff against Saakashvili
19. Davit Gamkrelidze met arrested Batiashvili
20. Gamkrelidze hopes for objectivity of Dieter Boden
21. Gamkrelidze to visit Batiashvili in Avchala Colony
22. Gachechiladze to present second part of presidential platform to public soon
23. Gachechiladze speaks to Georgian voters in Germany
24. Gachechiladze meets citizens of Isani district at Armenian theatre
25. Okruashvili requests political asylum in Germany
26. Opposition asks Germany not to extradite Okruashvili
27. Opposition politician vows to put senior MP behind bars
28. Opposition accuses ruling party's candidate of subornation
29. The identity of the caller who threatened Kakabadze is still unclear
30. Imedi TV to resume work 11 December
31. Imedi was reopened unconditionally
32. Inga Grigolia’s political talk-show to be aired through Rustavi 2
33. Now radio Hereti under threat
34. MPs are too lazy to attend plenary sessions
35. Ombudsman to meet pupils of public school in Kurta
36. Georgia fears knock-on effect of Kosovo recognition
37. Georgian politicians comment on Medvedev nomination
38. Burjanadze interested in normal relations with Russia
39. Situation in conflict zones discussed at National Security Council
40. Security Council discusses situation in Abkhazia
41. Make or break time for Georgia Russian troop withdrawals and their effect
42. Lavrov dismisses Saakashvili’s claims about Russian threat
43. Lavrov: Putin never threatened to impose Cyprus model on Georgia
44. Burjanadze hopes Russia will not take advantage of election period
45. Bezhuashvili criticizes Russia for separatists’ session scheduled in Moscow
46. GUAM introduces question on frozen conflicts in response to Russia’s statements
47. Abkhaz separatists mining border with Georgia - foreign minister
48. Smell of gunpowder in Abkhazia
49. Georgia concerned over alleged mining along Abkhaz border
50. According to unproved information, territories in Gali are mined
51. Machavariani: Russian operation on territory of Abkhazia lost peacekeeping essence
52. Russia denies deploying additional troops in Abkhazia
53. Burjanadze concerned over Russian military deployment in Abkhazia
54. Russia has not brought additional servicemen to Abkhazia
55. Abkhazia calls on international community to avouch independence of unrecognized republics
56. Abkhazian government solved problem of electricity supply to refugees residing in Hotel "Bakhtrioni"
57. Russian general observes construction of roads in Abkhazia
58. Bagapsh denies reports of emergency rule
59. South Ossetia has more right to independence than Kosovo - S. Ossetian Vice Speaker
60. Bezhuashvili: NATO confirms support to ongoing processes in Georgia once again
61. Georgia wishes to join NATO air control system
62. National Vote: Should Georgia Become a Member of NATO?
63. Next meeting of Parliamentary Assembly of Black Sea Economic Cooperation starts
64. Eka Tkeshelashvili: Legal aid system of Georgia develops with success
65. Monuments in Georgia and western Armenia become fewer and fewer
66. Revenues from gambling business in Georgia published
67. UAE signs "open skies" agreement with Georgia
68. Standard Bank general director’s address speech
69. New prison opens in Tbilisi

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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