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Bidzina Ivanishvili
If you believe Georgia’s former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, he has quit politics to dedicate himself to living the simple life at a dendrological park on the Black Sea. But Georgia’s richest...
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Explosives and Russian oil tankers: Qatargate suspect’s side hustle
Oil tankers, golf buddies and explosives: Qatargate suspect’s side hustle Even as he allegedly worked for Qatar and Morocco, Francesco Giorgi was looking for other options. By ELISA BRAUN, GIAN...
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How to navigate Belgium’s EU presidency policy agenda like a pro
How to navigate Belgium’s EU presidency policy agenda like a pro Time is running out to make progress on files before the 2024 European election. By POLITICO Illustration by Ricardo Tomás for POLITICO...
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Georgians say they want to join Europe, but not like this
TBILISI, Georgia — If all goes as expected, Georgia will take the first step on the long road of joining the European Union this week. But even for those in the former Soviet country who have spent...
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Migration is derailing leaders from Biden to Macron. Who’s next?
BRUSSELS — Western leaders are grappling with how to handle two era-defining wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine. But there’s another issue, one far closer to home, that’s derailing governments in...
View ArticleEurope must boost military capacity to counter Russia threat: German defense...
Europe must ramp up its security and defense capabilities to respond to the threat that Russia poses, as the U.S. will likely reduce its involvement on the Continent in the coming years, German...
View ArticleTrump quotes Putin in bid to portray Biden as authoritarian
DURHAM, New Hampshire — Donald Trump on Saturday turned to the words of an authoritarian in his latest effort to paint President Joe Biden as one. “Even Vladimir Putin … says that Biden’s, and this is...
View ArticleFar-right mob hunts woman for defacing Stalin icon in Georgian church
Dozens of far-right protesters attempted to storm the house of a woman who allegedly defaced an icon featuring Georgian-born Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin at the main cathedral in Tbilisi. The...
View ArticleVon der Leyen prepping plans for 30+ EU members
STRASBOURG — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU’s executive arm is preparing a blueprint on reform within the bloc as it plans to take in more member countries such as...
View ArticleSenior politicians urge Ursula von der Leyen to probe Serbian election
More than 20 senior European foreign affairs politicians have called on Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to investigate allegations of fraud in December’s election in Serbia. “We call on the...
View ArticleGeorgia follows Putin’s lead, new report says
Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is dividing Europe’s eastern neighborhood — with some countries moving closer to the European Union but others, including Georgia, gladly following Russia’s path to...
View ArticleGeorgia PM Irakli Garibashvili resigns
BRUSSELS — Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced his resignation on Monday amid reports he’ll be replaced by the chairman of his ruling Georgian Dream party. Garibashvili, who had been...
View ArticleGeorgian who defaced Stalin icon in Tbilisi church locked up for 5 days
A Georgian court has sentenced an activist to five days of administrative detention for defacing an icon featuring Georgian-born Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in a cathedral in Tbilisi. Nata Peradze,...
View ArticleGeorgia appoints critic of West as PM
The Georgian parliament approved a reshuffled government taking office, to be led by Irakli Kobakhidze, former chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party. Kobakhidze replaces Irakli Garibashvili, who...
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5 ways the EU could help end the war in Ukraine
The European Union may be polishing off a new package of sanctions on Russia, but it’s not hitting the Kremlin where it really hurts. Instead of cracking down on Moscow’s multibillion dollar oil and...
View Article10 ways a second Trump term could be more extreme than the first
An increasingly detailed picture of former President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda is emerging — one that would make the near-daily shocks of his norm-shattering first White House tenure look...
View ArticleUkraine vows more self-reliance as war enters third year
KYIV — Halyna, a Ukrainian woman in her 50s, stands on Sofia Square in the capital Saturday morning, surrounded by dozens of fellow Ukrainians honking, waving and protesting for the release of...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament election 2024 — state of play
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play Acast With less than 100 days until the European Parliament election, we bring you the state of play. Also, we hear from Georgian President Salome...
View ArticleTrump is rolling. But here are the 4 potholes still ahead.
Donald Trump is marching into the general election in an enviable political position. The former president is leading President Joe Biden in most polls. He has shown a potential to broaden his...
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Armenia’s EU dream faces a big obstacle: The Russian army
YEREVAN, Armenia — A massive portrait of Vladimir Putin watches over the road along the Armenian border with Azerbaijan. “Together forever,” reads the slogan next to the Russian president on the...
View ArticleWhich Trump trial will go first, and 4 other questions after a busy week in...
Twin court rulings on Friday underscored how prosecutors’ carefully laid plans to put former President Donald Trump on trial have nearly all been upended with less than eight months until Election...
View ArticleGeorgia wants to ban changing gender in sweeping new anti-LGBTQ+ law
Georgia could soon introduce tough new rules clamping down on LGBTQ+ rights and barring public celebrations of same-sex relationships, if a new draft bill introduced by the country’s ruling party is...
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Ukraine embraces far-right Russian ‘bad guy’ to take the battle to Putin
KYIV —“We’re the bad guys but fighting really evil guys,” wisecracks Denis Kapustin. For now, Ukraine is willing to embrace his form of bad guy. As a Russian militant who led eye-catching paramilitary...
View ArticleGeorgia’s ruling party brings back disputed Russia-style ‘foreign agent’ law
Georgia’s government is reviving a controversial bid to brand charities, pressure groups and opposition media outlets as agents of foreign influence. The move comes just over a year after the...
View ArticleEU warns candidate country Georgia over disputed ‘foreign agent’ law
The European Union criticized Georgia’s ruling party’s decision to reintroduce a controversial Russia-inspired foreign agent law, warning that “ensuring media freedom” is critical to the EU accession...
View ArticleTensions flare between special counsel, judge in Trump documents case
Special counsel Jack Smith is palpably frustrated with Judge Aileen Cannon after several confounding rulings — and lengthy bouts of judicial indecision — have threatened to derail his case against...
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Protests begin in Georgia against ‘Russian law’
Demonstrators have again taken to the streets of Georgian capital Tbilisi to demand the government drop controversial plans to brand civil society groups “foreign agents.” It’s the second major...
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Georgia’s EU bid is being sabotaged by its own government, Brussels fears
Last November, thousands of Georgians marched through their capital, Tbilisi, waving EU flags to celebrate their country’s having finally become a candidate to join the European Union. Now, not six...
View ArticlePunch-up in Georgia’s parliament! Ruling party leader assaulted over ‘Russian...
A mass brawl broke out on the floor of Georgia’s parliament Monday, with one of the country’s most senior politicians assaulted amid growing anger over new proposed restrictions on civil society....
View ArticleUS slams Georgia’s ‘Kremlin-inspired’ foreign agent bill
A controversial plan to tighten restrictions on civil society in Georgia has echoes of Russian authoritarianism and undermines the country’s relations with the West, the U.S. State Department warned...
View ArticleGeorgia not ready for EU, says ruling party
Georgia is unlikely to join the European Union any time soon, despite having been granted candidate status last year, the chairman of the country’s ruling party said on Saturday. “Last December, we...
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