Georgia Deepens Its Role in EU’s Erasmus+ VET Program with 2025 Expansion

The European Union’s Erasmus+ program has announced the launch of 73 new international projects under its Capacity Building in Vocational Education and Training (CB VET) initiative, allocating over €27 million to support skills development, labor...

With twin threats from Russia and China, U.S. military puts new focus on Alaska

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance grew up outside the city during the Cold War. And the specter of nuclear conflict and an attack on the area’s military infrastructure loomed over her childhood. “The Soviet Union felt pretty close,” she said. “I...

IFC Anchors First Healthcare Social Bond in the Caucasus to Improve Care in Georgia

IFC is anchoring a landmark 350 million Georgian lari (approximately $130 million) social bond issuance by Georgia Healthcare Group (GHG), the country’s largest healthcare services provider, by subscribing to 40 million lari. This initiative aims...

Azerbaijan and German companies sign MoU on cooperation

Baku, October 7, AZERTAC Germany’s Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG and the joint venture Green Energy Corridor Power Company (GECO), responsible for managing the Black Sea submarine energy cable project aimed at supplying green energy from...

The Spiritual Is Political: Georgia’s Peace Cathedral as a Hub for Pro-Democracy Religious Resistance

(Image source: Nano Saralishvili/JTA/Times of Israel) Draped in a Georgian flag, protective goggles over her fashionable eyeglasses, and wearing a European Union flag for a scarf, Keti Chikviladze is standing with hundreds on Rustaveli Avenue in...

Bankebi da Finansebi: “HEADS OF RAILWAY COMPANIES OF KAZAKHSTAN, AZERBAIJAN AND GEORGIA SIGNED JOINT ACTION PLAN”

Economic Press Monitor: International Cooperation October 7, 2025 Within the framework of the New Silk Way business forum, held in Kazakhstan, heads of railway companies of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia signed a joint action plan. The...

Georgia’s Ice Cream Paradox: A Cold Commodity with Hot Meaning

Eight hundred and forty-nine tons of ice cream. That’s what Georgia has imported in just the first half of 2025. For a country of vineyards and walnut orchards, the figure is striking: nearly a thousand tons of frozen sweetness, most of it...

Tbilisi Calling – Why India’s Eyes are on the Caucasus

By Sally White for Investor.ge Despite a visibly growing Indian footprint in Georgia—from thousands of students to increasing investment and tourism—economic ties between the two countries remain underdeveloped. While India deepens its engagement...

Tbilisi metro to receive new train cars in 2027

Deputy Finance Minister Giorgi Kakauridze announced that Tbilisi’s metro system will begin receiving new train cars in 2027. Speaking during a parliamentary hearing on next year’s budget, Kakouridze said the first advance payment under the state...

Armenia’s foreign trade turnover decreased by 41.1% over first eight months, amounting

YEREVAN /ARKA/ — Armenia’s foreign and mutual trade turnover in January-August 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, decreased by 41.1%, amounting to $12.9 billion according to the website of the Statistical Committee of the Republic of...

MilkShake Factory to Open in Cumming, Georgia

MilkShake Factory, the neighborhood dessert destination known for its handspun milkshakes and small batch, premium chocolates, is opening its doors in Cumming, GA with a family-friendly grand opening celebration on Saturday, October 11, 2025....

How Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal Reconfigurates Eurasia’s Connectivity, Balance of Power

ASTANA – On Aug. 8, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed an agreement in Washington, D.C. under the mediation of the United States to normalize relations after decades of hostility and wars over Nagorno-Karabakh. The deal, described by the U.S....

Estonian foreign minister criticises Merkel's comments on causes of Russian invasion

Stock photo: Getty Images Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has criticised the statements of former German chancellor Angela Merkel, who suggested that resistance from Poland and the Baltic states to direct dialogue with Putin may have...

The Georgian colour revolution flops again

The failure of the colour revolution template in Georgia, for the moment at least, is good news for all who value freedom. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The relentless probing – to use Churchill’s...

The Construction Cost Index Increased By 4.4% In August

Tbilisi (GBC) - In August 2025 the Construction Cost Index (CCI) increased by 0.02 percent compared to the previous month, while it increased by 4.4 percent compared to August 2024, - according to the preliminary data from the National Statistics...

Estonian Foreign Minister: Russian imperialism and European ignorance caused war

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s remarks have sparked a storm of indignation, with Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna describing them as shameless and wrong, ERR News reports. The minister said the war was caused by Russian dictator...

Georgia and ADB sign €306.6m deal for Batumi–Sarpi highway

Georgia’s Minister of Finance, Lasha Khutsishvili, and the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Country Director for Georgia, Leslie Bearman-Lamm, have signed a €306.6 million loan agreement to fund the construction of the Batumi–Sarpi highway. The...

Poland, Lithuania reject Merkel's claim they 'did not support' EU unity on Russia

Poland and Lithuania pushed back against former German Chancellor Angela Merkel's comments on Oct. 3 that Warsaw and the Baltic states had undermined the European Union's policy toward Russia. Merkel told the Hungarian media outlet Partizan that,...

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan lead shift from bilateral energy ties to regional green integration

In a world increasingly driven by clean energy ambitions, Azerbaijan is positioning itself not merely as a producer or transit country—but as a regional architect of green energy connectivity. Its recent high-level engagements in Kazakhstan...

Georgia Charges 5 Opposition Figures Over Protests as EU Denounces Democratic Backsliding

Georgian prosecutors on Monday charged five opposition figures with attempting to overthrow the government following protests over the weekend, which organizers had billed as the start of a “peaceful revolution.” On Saturday, a splinter group of...