Friday, February 08, 2008

NEWS: Georgia News Digest 02-08-08

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1. What was the Rose Revolution for? Understanding the Georgian Revolution
2. Georgia’s hollow revolution: Does Georgia’s pro-Western and anti-Russian policy amount to democracy?
3. MPs debate on 'revolutionary' draft bill
4. PM comments on recent dispute between speaker and official
5. Minister pledges to assist IDPs
6. U.S. official: Georgia’s election not an example to be followed
7. Former journalists and producers of TV station “Imedi” form the core of the new political organization
8. Roman Abramovich plans to buy TV station “Imedi”
9. Number of contenders for the seats in Public Broadcasting’s Board of Trustees grows everyday
10. Leaders of opposition to talk about preparation for parliamentary elections
11. Another Georgian authorities, opposition meeting ends without result - opposition leader
12. Rally of opposition under slogan “thieves of votes” been ended
13. “Labour Party” demands representatives of “mafia of energy” to be punished
14. Opposition stages rally in protest against "vote thieves"
15. Opposition holds campaign 'vote falsificators'
16. Christianity, democracy to be main principles for new Georgian opposition party
17. New opposition party positive on success in parliamentary vote
18. Ex-TV anchor sets up political party
19. Sarishvili demands deployment of foreign military bases on territory of Georgia to be prohibited
20. Evidence in attempted coup case in Georgia fabricated - defense lawyer
21. Minister pleased with "successful" cooperation with Europe
22. Giorgi Baramidze to leave for Munkhen on Friday
23. Baltics blaze NATO trail for former Communist allies
24. Karabakh again the focus of foreign policy [excerpt]
25. Tbilisi’s position unchanged on Russia’s WTO entry terms
26. Next round of Georgia-Russia WTO talks to be held later in Feb.
27. Trade turnover with Russia on the decline
28. Russian visa registration process restarted
29. Between "malicious" Russia and "beneficial" NATO: What shall Russia expect from Georgia?
30. Warming will start after Russian presidential election
31. Abkhazia is not Kosovo
32. Consultative council on issues of regional conflicts to be formed in Georgia
33. Georgia contemplates new initiative on peacekeeping process in conflict zones
34. Russia, EU should be guarantees of security in Abkhazia, South Ossetia
35. A dangerous pattern of falsehoods in Georgian conflict zone reports
36. Minister wants "new format" for Russian troops in conflict zone
37. Georgian MP slams Abkhaz leader for issue of Russian passports
38. The Ossetians support Medvedev
39. Batumi port cuts Jan '08 oil exports
40. Giorgi Khubua: Tbilisi State University buildings will not be sold!
41. State to charge taxes of 2 thousand gel on newly registered enterprises after 10 years
42. Ratification of agreement on the second project on east-west highway upgrade is expected
43. Birth and marriage figures have increased
44. New center of incomes office been opened today
45. 500 new versions of Georgian folk songs recorded
46. Quality patient care takes lot of analysis, teaching [excerpt]

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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

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