On March 2 Supreme Court of Georgia decided to transfer the most popular opposition TV station of the country, “Rustavi 2,” to the former owner, businessman Kibar Khalvashi. The court ruled to cancel the registration of shares of the current owners Levan Karamanishvili (22%), George Karamanishvili (18%), “TV Sakartvelo” (51%)…
Poland’s defense minister honored Polish fighters against the former communist regime as heroes, patriots, and founders of freedom. Poland owes its freedom to the anti-communist fighters who did not lay down arms after World War II, the nation’s defense minister said Wednesday, reports AP. Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz made the…
Russia’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index slipped to a reading of 52.5 in February, down from 54.7 in January, a four month low. However, the manufacturing segment of the economy is still expanding as a reading above 50 indicates growth. Both output and input expanded last month, albeit weaker than it…
Today the Georgian Parliament approved a package of 18 bills to form a new system of secret surveillance and wiretapping in the country. Amendments were designed by lawmakers from the ruling party “Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia”. The representatives of law enforcement agencies, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and…
The leader of the Crimean Tatar people, the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Mustafa Dzhemilev, ruled out the possibility of returning Crimea by military means, as it would entail ethnic cleansing and would make the peninsula uninhabited. “…Another way is military intervention, which now seems hopeless. This would…
Russia’s defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, during a speech to the Russian parliament on Wednesday, acknowledged for the first time the existence of a new military branch, an information warfare division. This admission is insightful in light of recent accusations against Russia during the 2016 U.S. election. Declaring the formation of…
The commanding general of NATO has promised that NATO troops will stay in the region, “as long as necessary” Chief of the Allied forces in Europe, General Curtis Skaparotti, said that NATO has no plans to withdraw troops from Kosovo. As reported by Associated Press, the statement was made during…
The Lithuanian President gave her ‘expectations’ to U.S. Vice President, Mike Pence, at the Munich Security Conference regarding air defense of the Baltic States. Dalia Grybauskaite came very prepared for the meeting. “I spoke very specifically about what we expect from NATO. We see that the Warsaw decisions are no…
On February 18, the scheduled protest of opposition Democratic Party took a sudden turn – it was concluded by setting up a huge tent in the main boulevard, aiming to continue protests until the opposition’s demands were met. The key demand is to force the socialist government to resign, to…