#Georgia - Georgian outgoing president calls for immediate EU support before it's too late: Euronews

19 December 2024

In an interview with Euronews, Salomé Zourabichvili asked EU countries to avoid 'business as usual' with the Georgian government, as 'Russia is experimenting a new form of invasion' in the country.

#Europe #estonia #georgia #margustsahkna - Estonian foreign minister accuses Hungary of playing for the other team | DW News

16 December 2024

Estonia’s foreign minister has told DW he wants other European Union member states to impose sanctions on Georgian officials and people linked to the country’s ruling Georgian Dream party, after the EU as a whole failed to agree bloc-wide sanctions. "We were not able to have a consensus among all the 27 countries. But it happens here in Brussels and the EU. But what I do hope is that all the other countries, they will join the initiative that the Baltic states did," Margus Tsahkna said on Monday. Estonia and other Baltic countries have already imposed restrictions on dozens of Georgian officials they accuse of orchestrating violence against pro-democratic protesters, including the country’s prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze. But EU member Hungary has been a vocal supporter of Georgian Dream and without its backing, the bloc as a whole cannot greenlight EU-wide sanctions. Tsakhna told DW the EU will advance plans to restrict rights for Georgian diplomatic passport holders. The measure seen as less impactful and less politically contentious than full-blown sanctions, but Tsahkna called it a "signficant step." "We have not left the Georgian people, who have all the rights to fight for the democratic values," Tsahkna said. Georgia has been deep in political turmoil since the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in parliamentary elections in October. Hundreds have been arrested amid protests against the ruling party's decision to put the country’s goal of joining the EU on hold. Speaking to DW on the sidelines of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Tsahkna accused Georgian Dream of parroting Russian propaganda. "We see exactly what kind of Kremlin talking points to the Georgian regime right now is holding. And whoever is supporting, supporting the actually the Kremlin narrative and actions as well. It's very clear," he said.

#estonia #georgia #margustsahkna

#BucharestSummit - 'Ukraine has been on a path to NATO membership, alongside Georgia, since the 2008 Bucharest Summit' • FRANCE 24 English

3 December 2024

Ukraine has insisted that NATO membership would be the only "real guarantee" for its security, but foreign ministers from the alliance sidestepped Kyiv's push for an invite ahead of Donald Trump's return to the US presidency.

For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade welcomes Dr Gavin Hall, NATO expert and Teaching Fellow in Political Science and International Security at the University of Strathclyde. He says that although the formal position of NATO is to be open to a Ukrainian membership, it's uncertain whether every member is willing to accept it into the alliance.

#Ukraine #Russia #war

#Georgia - police accused of torturing pro-EU demonstrators • FRANCE 24 English

4 December 2024

Georgia's rights ombudsman accused police of torturing protesters on Tuesday as demonstrations against the parliaments' postponement of Georgia's EU accession goals to 2028 entered its sixth consecutive night. Read more about this story in our article: https://f24.my/Amqn.y

#Georgia - President Salome Zourabichvili slams Georgia's government as 'illegitimate': Euro News

1 December 2024

In an interview with Euronews, Salome Zourabichvili talks about the current wave of unrest happening across Georgia and what could happen next.

READ MORE: https://www.euronews.com/2024/11/30/p...

Russian-Georgian conflict explained (Abkhazia & South Ossetia)

Thousands rally after stalled EU talks, is the government afraid? | DW News

Crowds have clashed with police for a third consecutive night in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. They accuse the ruling Georgian Dream party of pulling the country into Russia's orbit. Earlier Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the state would not allow a revolution to take place. The wave of unrest was sparked when the government froze talks to join the European Union.

#georgia #protests #russsia

#Georgia #Russia #EU - Georgia declared result 'would have been impossible without blatant vote-rigging': analyst: France 24 English

28 October 2024

Tens of thousands of Georgians massed outside parliament Monday night, demanding the annulment of the weekend parliamentary election that the president has alleged was rigged with the help of Russia. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Tinatin Japaridze, Eurasian Political Risk Analyst at Eurasia Group.

She says that the declared result would have been impossible without manipulation and blatant vote-rigging.

#Georgia #Russia #EU

Georgia - "One More Day" - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One ::: საქართველოს

Uploaded by BBC on Mar 22, 2011

More on this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision/

Eldrine sing "One More Day" as Georgia's entry for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.

Georgia - "One More Day" - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One ::: საქართველოს

Uploaded by BBC on Mar 22, 2011

More on this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision/

Eldrine sing "One More Day" as Georgia's entry for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.

Georgia - "One More Day" - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One ::: საქართველოს

Uploaded by BBC on Mar 22, 2011

More on this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision/

Eldrine sing "One More Day" as Georgia's entry for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.

Results

Eldrine Lyrics - One More Day

Song writer(s): DJ Rock, Mikheil Chelidze
Song composer(s): DJ BE$$ 

After the day I met you there I am not the same
I try to sleep but nothing helps me feel insane
Passion game that I play gonna last another day
Another night I’ll be there in my dreams again and again

Refrain:
I wanna give it on fire
Uncover vicious desire
Abandon painful denial
Find every reason to stay

Another forbidden sensation
Another emotional flare
Down with the fake hesitation
Gee, yeah, - I am ready to pay
Pay for the hopeless despair
Gonna live one more day of my fate

Here I am standing with my determination, 

(I) remember when I used to be one of those silly fellows kind of

“really don’t care”; and I realized all my thoughts 

and all my fears (around me); you wanted to know what I felt 

and you got it right there. 

Turn around, all the words of regrets and seize the chance 

to find the way so I can be raised.
I am lame, psycho from the brain,

there is nothing I can do, that ‘s the part of the game.

Out of such foolish state gonna’ find no other way.

Make way cause it’s all about the shame.

Feel no shame, cause I live another day again;

I wanna give it on fire
Uncover vicious desire
Abandon painful denial
Find every reason to stay
Another forbidden sensation
One more emotional flare
Down with the fake hesitation
Hell, yeah, - I am ready to pay
Pay for the hopeless desire

Turn back in the days when you desired and craved 

and all the way you felt just like burned in the flame

Gonna live one more day of my fate

 

Russian warplane attacks unarmed BBC Television crew

Georgia - this evening a trigger happy Russian pilot attacking Gorgi in Georgia wheeled away from the town and and attempted to attack a BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) television crew on the border, to the best of our knowledge on the Georgian side. A little discipline Mr Putin is called for. Court Martial this pilot.

Oh their excuse is that they are protecting Russian citizens - perhaps they will next start to offer Russian passports to American citizens so that they can have the pretext of attacking the USA!

Interesting comments!