EU expresses concern about the program of Imedi 2010-03-16 16:46 "Since the broadcast of the Imedi TV “simulated” programme on 13 March, the EU Monitoring Mission has been following closely on the ground the implications for security and stability near the administrative boundary lines of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Tape with Imedi head’s talk could be posted by the Interior Minister 2010-03-16 16:04 In his view, when Saakashvili passed the control over mass media to Ugilava-Arveladze team, spreading such an audiotape can be seen as a warning of Vano Merabishvili to the President of Georgia, which means in case Saakashvili takes care of the Interior Minister’s interests, the latter would conduct an independent demonstration of own power.

EBRD allocates Georgia EUR 100 mln credit 2010-03-16 15:23 The board of directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development agreed to allocate EUR 100 mln for construction of railway bypassing Tbilisi.

British ambassador indignant about “special report” of Imedi 2010-03-16 14:42 Dennis Keefe, the ambassador of Great Britain to Georgia, calls the program of Imedi on invasion irresponsible.

Two dons of Georgian mafia were arrested in Austria 2010-03-16 13:57 In one day 69 members of Georgian criminal groupings, working in Europe, were arrested by polices of Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland and Austria - RIA Novosti reports citing to Austrian radio.

Georgian Parliament’s delegation headed for Paris 2010-03-16 12:53 This morning the delegation of the Georgian Parliament headed for Paris. MPs announced they would participate in sittings of CE committees for politics and monitoring.

PM of Georgia held meetings in Brussels 2010-03-16 12:17 According to the press service of the State Chancellery, Gilauri met with Ives Leterme, the PM of Belgium; Siim Kallas, European Commissioner for Transport; and Stefan Fuele, the Commissioner designate for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy.

Georgian mass media published a tape on preparation of special clip 2010-03-16 11:44 Georgi Arveladze, the head of Imedi, denies the authenticity of the tape with recorded phone talk, in which he says the aim of the special report on Russian invasion and death of President Saakashvili is intimidating the population.

Money transactions to Georgia increased in February 2010-03-16 10:50 According to the National Bank of Georgia, it’s by USD 9.4 mln, or 17.9 per cent more than the index of February 2009. Transactions from Russia increased by USD 5.6 mln and amounted USD 32.7 mln. From Ukraine – by USD 0.8 mln, up to USD 4.7 mln; from Greece – by USD 1.2 mln, to USD 4.5 mln.