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Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze extended “condolences” to the German people following reports that the western German city of Saarbrücken is expected to break off “all contacts” with the Georgian capital after more than fifty years of a twinning partnership. civil.ge/archives/735058

Georgia’s disputed Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili traveled to China, where he met, among others, Wang Huning, a senior Chinese Communist Party official often described as the CCP’s chief ideologue and one of President Xi Jinping’s closest advisers. civil.ge/archives/734887

The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) announced the arrest of three Georgian citizens in the villages of Pankisi Gorge of eastern Georgia’s Kakheti region on terrorism-related allegations linked to the Islamic State group. civil.ge/archives/735065

Georgia’s disputed parliament is considering amendments to the Law on Broadcasting that would exempt certain “specialized broadcasters” that do not air news or political programming from foreign funding restrictions. civil.ge/archives/735003

Georgian Dream PM Irakli Kobakhidze addressed EU leaders in an open letter, calling on them to assess “troubling events” in Copenhagen, referring to the dispersal of a small protest by Danish police, and to respond to “deep crisis of values” in Europe. civil.ge/archives/734960

Georgia’s foreign trade increased 1.7% in January–April year-on-year. Kyrgyzstan emerged as the country’s top export destination, while Turkey remained its leading import partner, with motor cars continuing to dominate trade on both sides. civil.ge/archives/734977

Tbilisi and Baku signed agreements on natural gas and electricity supply to Georgia, as well as a protocol foreseeing the resumption of railway service between the two capitals after a six-year pause, the Georgian government administration announced. civil.ge/archives/734813

The State Security Service of Georgia reported on May 18 that two Georgian citizens who had been illegally detained on May 15 by Russian occupation forces near the Gori Municipality are now free and in Tbilisi-controlled territory. civil.ge/archives/734905

Badra Gunba, the de facto leader of Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region, said the region will “sooner or later” be “fully recognized” internationally as an independent country and become a member of the United Nations. civil.ge/archives/734849

A special unit will be set up within Georgia’s Interior Ministry to "systematically monitor" hate speech in public spaces, Georgian Dream State Minister for Coordination of Law Enforcement Bodies Mamuka Mdinaradze announced. civil.ge/archives/734811

Money transfers to Georgia from abroad reached $318.06 million in April, marking a 7.6% increase compared to the same period last year. The largest share continued to come from the EU and the United States. civil.ge/archives/734821

Georgia’s pro-government TV channels – Imedi, Rustavi 2, and POSTV – accounted for more than three-quarters of all television advertising revenue of GEL 25.6 million (approximately USD 9.5 million) during the first quarter of 2026. civil.ge/archives/734666

Addressing crowds for "Family Purity Day", newly-elected Patriarch Shio III called for laws protecting families “from harmful gender theories and ideologies,” warned of “other peoples” outnumbering Georgians, and spoke up against abortion: civil.ge/archives/734740

Large crowds joined as Georgian Orthodox Church celebrated Family Purity Day, introduced in 2014, a year after May 17, 2013, violence against a small rally marking International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia in Tbilisi. civil.ge/archives/734740

U.S. court sentenced Michail Chkhikvishvili, a 22-year-old Georgian national and neo-Nazi leader accused of inspiring a series of extremist attacks and plotting more, including plans to poison children with candies, to 15 years in jail. civil.ge/archives/734715

Georgia was not among over 30 countries that, during the recent CoE meeting, expressed their intent to join Partial Agreement that will pave the way to establishment of a Special Tribunal to investigate the crime of aggression against Ukraine. civil.ge/archives/734684

Georgian Dream Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili participated in the 135th session of the CoE Committee of Ministers in Chișinău, where she addressed participants and held bilateral meetings, including with her Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha. civil.ge/archives/734524

Spanish police, in cooperation with the Georgian police attaché, have arrested 13 members of a criminal group involved in 27 apartment burglaries across Spain. civil.ge/archives/734622

The Opposition Alliance of nine parties named six “demands” it said are necessary to be fulfilled for future elections in Georgia to be free and fair. civil.ge/archives/734549