Interview with philosopher Giorgi Margvelashvili
Before Christmas the authorities announced one more novelty: from now on money-spending for political activity will be thoroughly checked. Every organization that decides to rival the authorities will have to regularly fill in about fifteen special forms and hand them to the monitoring service that will be headed by Natia Mogeladze, a stern-looking ex-prosecutor. We are discussing this situation and other future peripeteia with philosopher Giorgi Margvelashvili:
Interview with Ramaz Sakvarelidze, an expert
Lately political, public or social events are so quickly following each other that people can’t comprehend or evaluate them. But the authorities manage to carry out profitable-for-them operations – while we were busy discussing the brawl between the ladies or founding of ‘Georgian Dream’, according to the information of ‘Freedom for Choice’ coalition, for today majority of press kiosks are removed in Tbilisi.
Interview with Soso Tsiskarishvili, political scientist
Current events in Moscow once again proved that the anamnesis of undemocratic authorities can be identical. If in Putin’s and Medvedev’s speeches we substitute the word ‘America’ with ‘Russia’ the result will be Mikheil Saakashvili’s speech regarding the protest rallies. We are discussing interesting political events of the week with Soso Tsiskarishvili, political scientist:
Interview with Iago Kachkachishvili, sociologist
‘Neither Erosi, nor Mamuka; TV Company ‘Maestro’ is free’ –Mamuka Glonti’s, one of the founders of the Company, declared through social network. We are discussing last week’s important issues that took place in Georgia, with sociologist Iago Kachkachishvili:
Interview with philosopher Giorgi Margvelashvili
‘The visit to Moscow was very important and useful for our country and church’, declared Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia after returning from Moscow.
Interview with Kote Zhgenti, political scientist
European Parliament adopted a resolution on Georgia in which, besides other issues conflict regions are also mentioned – Abkhazia and South Ossetia are recognized as occupied territories. As it often happens, the authorities declared this as one more victory of Georgian diplomacy and beginning of another end of Russian occupation.
Interview with Lado Papava, member of the Academy of Sciences
Last week NATO Secretary General and members of North Atlantic Council visited Georgia. Anders Fogh Rasmussen met with the students at Tbilisi State University where NATO General Secretary revealed excellent knowledge of not only diplomacy but of Georgian literature as well.
”First country to introduce age-wise tax incentives in legislation”
The President announced at the recent Governmental meeting that whoever would hire 45-60 year old people would get a full tax exemption. Last week Tamar Chergoleishvili, wife of Giga Bokeria, Secretary of Security Council, criticized a new initiative of Saakashvili on Facebook.
Interview with Ramaz Sakvarelidze, political scientist
Bidzina Ivanishvili who has ‘moved’ from business to politics, is offering more and more novelties. The President keeps mum and Ivanishvili is left at a disposal of not so adequate remarks of National Movement’s small fry. We are discussing important political issues of the week with Ramaz Sakvarelidze, political scientist:
Interview with Mamuka Areshidze, an expert
Last week Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili assumed a new role. He declared about his intention to participate in the coming elections.