Georgian and EU officials are scheduled to meet for a dialogue concerning the suspension of the visa-free regime on June 11 amid continued warnings from Brussels that the measure currently targeting officials may extend to the entire country.

Hungary is stopping issuing worker visas to employees from Georgia, Armenia, and the Philippines as part of efforts to regulate “inflow of guest workers,” Hungarian government spokeswoman announced, according to Reuters.

Reports in Russian and Georgian media indicate that the person detained by Georgia in coordination with the FBI is a Russian citizen, Tatyana Kurashkevich, who faces allegations related to sanctions evasion:

U.S. House Committee on Armed Services approved two Georgia-related amendments for inclusion in the draft National Defense Authorization Act, after the MEGOBARI Act, another bill on Georgia, got stalled in the Senate.

Over a dozen defendants charged in connection with the October 4 unrest are entering plea agreements with prosecutors, seeking suspended sentences and release from custody, with deals yet to be approved by courts.

The Georgian Interior Ministry announced on June 5 that it has detained a person wanted internationally for "various serious crimes" in coordination with the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

UN General Assembly adopted with 107 votes in favor resolution reiterating the right of return of all displaced persons and refugees in Georgia’s Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions. According to Georgian MFA, the opposition (8 voting against) fell to "record-low."

Georgia will not participate in the first expert meeting of the 3+3 Regional Cooperation Platform on June 5 in St. Petersburg, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said, reiterating Tbilisi's longstanding position on the initiative.

Parents of children diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are marking “victory” after reaching an agreement with officials to work towards ensuring access to “specific" newer medications, following months of protests demanding modern treatments.

France had to recall two intelligence officers from Georgia after Tbilisi uncovered recruitment of a former Bidzina Ivanishvili associate, according to a report published by French outlet Intelligence Online on June 3.

GD Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze rejected allegations that Georgia’s government is “pro-Iranian” and disputed remarks by Secretary Rubio suggesting that Georgian officials had asked Washington what would it take to improve bilateral relations.

Police reported seizing 148 crypto-mining devices in Mestia, Georgia’s mountainous Svaneti region, shortly after authorities announced a broader crackdown on illegal cryptocurrency mining amid longstanding concerns of electricity shortage and disruptions.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed hope to "perhaps change the trajectory not just of [U.S.] relationship with Georgia, but of their [Tbilisi's] behavior" as he responded to a question from Rep. Joe Wilson during a hearing on June 3.

Georgian Foreign Ministry has relocated to the former Presidential Palace in Tbilisi’s Avlabari district, the government administration’s press office confirmed to several Georgian media outlets on June 2.

World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved a USD 372 million loan for Georgia for the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor project, as officials seek a total of USD 751 million from international institutions to modernize rail and road networks.

Georgia’s annual inflation rate stood at 5.7% in May, according to official data. Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 5.2% year-on-year, but declined by 0.6% compared to April.

Fourteen employees, including journalists, have been dismissed from Adjara Public Broadcaster as part of the 'reorganization' process launched in spring.

Georgian prosecutors announced arresting three people and launching criminal prosecution against six more after uncovering fraudulent visa and asylum schemes in joint efforts with the U.S. Embassy’s Regional Security Office (RSO).

Three more prison sentences were handed down in separate rulings against minors in connection with the murder of 28-year-old teacher Giga Avaliani, bringing the total number of convicted minors in the high-profile case to five.

Georgian Foreign Ministry said the German president is yet to receive credentials from Alexander Kartozia, who was appointed as Georgia’s ambassador to Germany in autumn, noting that Tbilisi “has not received any official explanation” from Berlin.

Ukrainian security services said they detained smugglers who, acting on FSB's instructions, attempted to deliver an explosive-laden drone to the Ukrainian port city of Odesa for terrorist attacks, noting weapons had been transported from occupied Abkhazia.

After meetings with GD and opposition, the U.S. delegation stressed the need for "stable domestic political climate that facilitates opposition engagement" and said it shared with opposition the U.S. position "on opposition participation in Georgia's democratic institutions."

Georgia’s Interior Ministry said that the new division for "combating hate speech" has begun operating with an initial staff of ten people within the ministry’s Human Rights Protection Department.

Georgian footballer Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has been named UEFA Champions League Player of the Season after winning Europe’s top club tournament for the second consecutive year with French club Paris Saint-Germain.

After their meeting with Georgian Patriarch Shio III, the U.S. State Department delegation issued a statement saying, among others, that the U.S. is looking forward to "deepening its relationships" with the Georgian Orthodox Church.

The State Security Service of Georgia announced on May 30 the arrest of another Georgian citizen, later identified as Irakli Chikhladze, on allegations of spying for a foreign country’s intelligence service, marking the second such arrest in a single day.

The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) said it arrested a Georgian citizen, whom it identified as the “founder and head of one of the non-governmental organizations,” on allegations of spying for the intelligence services of two foreign countries.

Dhvanit Rajdeep, a 23-year-old Indian student in Tbilisi who had been missing for more than two weeks, has been found dead in the Mtkvari River, police said.

Georgia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.2% year-on-year in April 2026, according to rapid estimates of the National Statistics Office.

Zurab Menteshashvili, 61, has been sentenced to nine months in prison after being found guilty of “repeated road blockage,” marking the first known conviction under the charge introduced as part of controversial amendments adopted in October 2025.

Read our weekly digest of key developments and discourses in and around the occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia.

Georgia’s disputed Parliament adopted amendments establishing a “Diplomacy Academy,” a new higher education institution under the governance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the European security interest is for Russian troops not to be in countries like Georgia and Moldova, while discussing the concessions Brussels would demand from Moscow should peace negotiations begin over the war in Ukraine.

Dhvanit Rajdeep, a 23-year-old Indian medical student at the Caucasus International University in Georgia, has been missing for nearly two weeks following an alleged conflict with his Indian landlord in Tbilisi.

Prosecutor's Office of Georgia launched investigation into alleged “exceeding official powers with violence” after media published footage showing police officers beating two men while detaining them in Gori, a town in central Georgia.

The United Kingdom has sanctioned three Georgia-registered companies “operating Russia-focused exchanges seeking to evade sanctions” as part of its broader crackdown on crypto and illicit finance networks exploited by Russia to circumvent UK sanctions.

Thousands of people rallied in Tbilisi on Georgia’s Independence Day on May 26 at an anti-government protest march organized and led by the Opposition Alliance, which announced a new “Georgia Deserves Better” campaign at the end.

Foreign leaders, diplomats, and international partners issued congratulatory statements on the occasion of Georgia's Independence Day:

Journalist Afgan Sadigov, who was deported by Georgia to Azerbaijan in a controversial overnight move in early April, said he was not allowed to leave Azerbaijan, noting he was told that the ban was imposed by the country's Prosecutor’s Office and Interior Ministry.

Georgia marks Independence Day on May 26, with planned events ranging from official ceremonies in Tbilisi and across the country to an opposition-led protest march later in the capital.

Marco Rubio spoke about "fresh opportunities to deepen the bonds of friendship between the American and Georgian people" and to advance "greater security and prosperity" for the U.S. and Georgia in his statement on Georgia's Independence Day.

The U.S. Department of State representatives are visiting Tbilisi from May 24 to 29 to meet with representatives of the Georgian Dream government, political parties, the business community, and Georgian faith leaders.

The National Bank of Georgia said it purchased USD 333.3 million through the Bmatch trading platform in April, bringing the country’s international reserves to USD 6.47 billion.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced the opening of the Turkish railway route through Georgia for Armenian exports and imports, following the opening of the Azerbaijani railway route.

Upbringing in central Tbilisi, early years in a circle that would produce influential figures, and his tall stature all seemed to mark Shio Mujiri out for prominence in Georgia. Yet all these years, much of future patriarch’s persona has remained obscure:

Georgian prosecutors said they are probing “incitement to suicide” after an employee of State Security Service's Anti-Corruption Agency was found dead in Khashuri, Eastern Georgia, in “their own car” by gunshot wound “from their own firearm.”

Students from Ilia State University raised GEL 1,000,000 in less than three days for children diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, as officials refrain from granting parents’ requests for funding access to modern treatments.

Read our weekly digest of key developments and discourses in and around the occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia, as well as those concerning Tbilisi–Moscow relations: civil.ge/archives/735...

The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) announced the arrest of Levan Akhobadze, a former deputy head of the agency, on allegations of taking a “particularly large amount of bribe.”

The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia charged one person with “hooliganism” and “property damage” over May 20 incident in which a car was driven into the courtyard of the Patriarchate of Georgia, saying the suspect acted on grounds of “religious intolerance.”