http://georgiatimes.info/?lang=enGeorgiaTimes.infohttp://www.georgiatimes.info/pix/logo100en.gifhttp://georgiatimes.info/?lang=enhttp://www.georgiatimes.info/en/interview/32411.htmlThe Georgian opposition seems to live according to a cyclic people’s calendar. In spring, the calendar orders to demand early resignation of the country’s government and the new presidential and parliamentarian elections. The government provides enough reasons for that. Imedi’s scandalous broadcast about Russia’s attack against Georgia became the last straw in this season. Several parties that have consolidated around Zurab Nogaideli into National Council speak for the peaceful change of the government.Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:34:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/analysis/32410.htmlGeorgia is again in distress - now over mass media. There have been no new fake stories on Georgian TV – apparently due to reproaches from the international community, but a Georgian journalist dared to spoil the reputation of “the beacon of democracy” seeking political asylum for his family to escape threats from authorities.Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:30:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32408.htmlWith the U.S. ambassador the Minister discussed the Charter on strategic partnership.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:28:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32404.htmlGilauri added Tbilisi expects no deterioration of relations with Kyiv after election of Viktor Yanukovich and renewal of the Cabinet.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:54:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32400.htmlThe Parliament of Georgia will ratify the credit agreement with the European Bank for reconstruction and Development on the project of department of solid residuals of Ajaria – Georgia Times correspondent.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:24:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/articles/32397.htmlThe authors of the TV piece about the attack that caused panic throughout the country should be put either to prison, or to an asylum. The Georgian opposition assumed the role of claimants and is preparing a petition to the court addressing Director General of the Imedi company Georgiy Arveladze, as well as President of the country Mikhail Saakashvili.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:16:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32394.htmlDirect foreign investments in Georgia in 2009 amounted USD 759.1 mln. According to tentative data of the National Statistics Service of Georgia, it’s by USD 804.9 mln less than in 2008 – Georgia Times correspondent.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:59:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32389.htmlAccording to an unnamed representative of PACE office, the Assembly rapporteurs will arrive in Georgia on March 21st for study of the situation in the country and preparation of the report – RIA Novosti.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:01:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32384.htmlHe explained at the meeting they also discussed a severe situation in Georgian mass media; diplomats expressed the necessity to monitor the electoral campaign in the country.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:33:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/articles/32374.htmlGeorgia continues its way down to the abyss of debt. This time the republic was granted a EUR 180 mln loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for construction of a high-voltage electric transmission line and relocation of railway station and rail facilities outside the capital. Though President Mikheil Saakashvili calls these projects history-making, Georgia’s foreign debt approaches USD 4 billion figure.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:36:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32373.htmlNegotiations on the agreement on visa regime simplification between the EU and Georgia are practically finished, only some technical issues left, said Nikoloz Gilauri, the PM of Georgia, drawing conclusions of his visit to Brussels - Georgia Times correspondent in Tbilisi.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:33:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32367.htmlAccording Thomas Mirow, the EBRD President, the post-crisis recovery of Georgia will be slow and complicated. He noted that though the growth has begun, the index will amount only 2 per cent – Business Gruzia.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:04:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32362.htmlLavrov believes dialog between the Foreign Ministry of Russia and the U.S. Secretary of State has become more constructive.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:20:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32359.htmlThe Imedi channel apologized to the audience for the clip's being an "imitation" and its stirring the society.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:47:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32351.htmlThe delegation of Geneva Talks co-chairmen, including special representatives of the EU []Pierre Morel], the UN [Antti Turunen] and OSCE [Bolat Nurgaliyev] visited South Ossetia and was received by Murat Jioyev, the Foreign Minister; and Merab Chigoyev, the South Ossetian president’s deputy Plenipotentiary for Post-Conflict Settlement – Res.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:01:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32346.htmlParticipants of Nabucco and South Stream projects don’t negotiate on joining the sectors of the two pipelines, said Werner Oli, representative of OMV oil and gas group from Austria.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:28:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/interview/32340.htmlThe Mayor’s Office of Tskhinval did not allow the citizens who are not satisfied with the slow rate of the dwellings rehabilitation to hold any meetings. However, the initiators of the action are still intended to bring the people into the streets and obviously demand the resignation of President Eduard Kokoity. The authorities have already made it clear that they are not going to allow any disorder and grew suspicious of the opposition’s connections with the Georgian special services. Both parties are rather determined, so anything may be expected on March 21. GeorgiaTimes tried to figure out the reasons of the confrontation.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:52:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/articles/32338.htmlEuropean Union is moving closer to Georgia at its own risk. An agreement on visa regime facilitation has been reached already, and the negotiations on the association agreement are being prepared at the moment. The tricks of the Georgian players, such as the Imedi broadcast about Russia’s supposed attack, are not at all beneficial for the image of the European partners. Head of European Commission Josй Manuel Barroso called upon Prime Minister Nika Gilauri to prevent the country from any actions that could aggravate the situation.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:38:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32333.html. “The reaction of the European parliamentarians was quite constructive. Surely, the incident with Imedi causes censure,” deputy head of the Russian delegation said.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:22:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32325.htmlHe added Russian parliamentarians in PACE will raise the issue of Imedi provocation this week, at the sitting of the commission for monitoring the Assembly to be held in Paris.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:30:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/articles/32307.htmlDespite the global financial crisis and a tricky social and economic situation, military budgets in Georgia and other post-Soviet states keep growing. As some Russian newspapers report, Tbilisi’s arms expenditure stands at nearly 5% of GDP. Why does Saakashvili regime need to spend so much?Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:05:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32298.htmlGeorgian parties of the nationalist alignment established the Anti-Occupation Movement.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:54:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/articles/32293.htmlPresently the envoys of various international organizations are holding consultations with Georgian and Abkhaz authorities in preparation for the next round of Geneva discussions on security in South Caucasus. Tbilisi hopes to discuss EU-proposed document on new security architecture. The young Transcaucasian republic sets certain hopes for the advance in negotiating process on Anti Turunen, a new UN envoy to the region that recently arrived in the capital of Abkhazia.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:07:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32292.htmlJose Manuel Barroso, the chairman of the European Commission, calls on Russia to ensure regular and obstacle-free access for the EU monitors to Abkhazia and South Ossetia – RIA Novosti.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:05:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32291.htmlAir Forces of Georgia will cease to be as a separate structure and will be merged with land Forces - Georgia Times correspondent.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:04:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32285.htmlSouth Ossetia received international sport recognition: Futsal Federation of the republic was accepted in the UEFS [European Union of Futsal].Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:25:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32273.htmlAlexander Chkuaseli, the First Secretary of the embassy of Georgia to Slovakia, was attacked in Bratislava.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:41:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32270.htmlAccording to the press service of the State Chancellery of Georgia, Gilauri met with the PM of Belgium, Commissioners for the EU for transport, expansion and neighbourhood policy, and others.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:59:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32268.htmlPreparation for negotiations on agreement on association between the EU and Georgia reached the final stage, said the European Commission chairman Jose Manuel Barroso after the bilateral meeting with Georgian PM Nika Gilauri – RIA Novosti.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:53:00 +0300http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/32260.htmlJose Manuel Barroso expressed Georgian PM Nika Gilauri his anxiety over Imedi’s program on alleged “invasion” and subsequent real panic in the country.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:06:00 +0300