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🥇 Yesterday, Georgian figure skater Anastasia Gubanova won the European Championship 2023 in Espoo (Finland).
The 20-year-old athlete scored 199.91 points in the sum of two programs. Luna Hendrix from Belgium finished second with 193.48. Kimmy Repon from Switzerland took third place (192.51).
The 20-year-old athlete scored 199.91 points in the sum of two programs. Luna Hendrix from Belgium finished second with 193.48. Kimmy Repon from Switzerland took third place (192.51).
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🎿🚫 Local residents blocked the approaches to the cable cars in Gudauri.
The main demands of the protesters:
✔️ Allow paragliders and paraglider flights banned since July 2022 after the tragedy with a helicopter in Gudauri (in six months, indeed, they could have done something: announce certification etc.)
✔️ To prohibit the work of foreign instructors, who, in their opinion, take away their clients, which, in the absence of snow and a small number of tourists, leads to a decrease in income
❗️Negotiations are underway. Numerous employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the governor of the region and the district administration arrived at the scene.
❄️ In the meantime, it began to snow on the peaks, up to 20 cm of precipitation is expected in the next three days.
The main demands of the protesters:
✔️ Allow paragliders and paraglider flights banned since July 2022 after the tragedy with a helicopter in Gudauri (in six months, indeed, they could have done something: announce certification etc.)
✔️ To prohibit the work of foreign instructors, who, in their opinion, take away their clients, which, in the absence of snow and a small number of tourists, leads to a decrease in income
❗️Negotiations are underway. Numerous employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the governor of the region and the district administration arrived at the scene.
❄️ In the meantime, it began to snow on the peaks, up to 20 cm of precipitation is expected in the next three days.
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🏡 Where to buy furniture and household items in Georgia?
🛍 Markets.
📍 In Tbilisi, 20 minutes by car from the city center, there is a large clothing market Lilo Mall. If you love markets, this is the place for you! Feel free to bargain with sellers and go deep into the market, the farther from the entrance - the lower prices you can find.
📍 In Batumi, not far from the center, you can find the Hopa clothing market. There you can also immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a real market and find many necessary goods at low prices!
🛒 Trading networks.
1. Jysk - the closest in style to Ikea from the official retail chains on the Georgian market. Chain stores can be found in Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi.
2. Zara Home. There is a store with furniture, home accessories, as well as home clothes, bath and body products from the Zara brand in the capital's Tbilisi mall.
3. Gorgia - a large selection of various goods, there is delivery even from Turkish Ikea.
🪑 Local stores.
1. Furniture center "Saba". "Saba" is a multi-profile shopping center where all samples of furniture and decor are collected. Huge and popular furniture market in Tbilisi. The total area of the shopping center is 55,900 sq.m, but don't expect super-quality goods there.
2. Domino. Shop focusing on tools and building materials, but also with a large selection of furniture, plumbing and home goods. I am pleased with the convenient website and the possibility of ordering online. Two offline stores are located in Tbilisi.
3. Mysa (former Ikea Basket). A store created by one Georgian who decided to ship Ikea products from Turkey for a profit. They also have European brands of dishes and furniture.
🛍 Markets.
📍 In Tbilisi, 20 minutes by car from the city center, there is a large clothing market Lilo Mall. If you love markets, this is the place for you! Feel free to bargain with sellers and go deep into the market, the farther from the entrance - the lower prices you can find.
📍 In Batumi, not far from the center, you can find the Hopa clothing market. There you can also immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a real market and find many necessary goods at low prices!
🛒 Trading networks.
1. Jysk - the closest in style to Ikea from the official retail chains on the Georgian market. Chain stores can be found in Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi.
2. Zara Home. There is a store with furniture, home accessories, as well as home clothes, bath and body products from the Zara brand in the capital's Tbilisi mall.
3. Gorgia - a large selection of various goods, there is delivery even from Turkish Ikea.
🪑 Local stores.
1. Furniture center "Saba". "Saba" is a multi-profile shopping center where all samples of furniture and decor are collected. Huge and popular furniture market in Tbilisi. The total area of the shopping center is 55,900 sq.m, but don't expect super-quality goods there.
2. Domino. Shop focusing on tools and building materials, but also with a large selection of furniture, plumbing and home goods. I am pleased with the convenient website and the possibility of ordering online. Two offline stores are located in Tbilisi.
3. Mysa (former Ikea Basket). A store created by one Georgian who decided to ship Ikea products from Turkey for a profit. They also have European brands of dishes and furniture.
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🇬🇪🛫 News of the aviation industry of Georgia.
📍 Direct flights with China, interrupted due to the pandemic, have been restored. After a long break, China Southern Airlines has operated a flight on the Urumqi-Tbilisi route and will fly on it once a week
📍 TAV Georgia, the manager of Tbilisi and Batumi airports, was bought out by the French ADP Group
📍 The government of Georgia announced an airport development project: in Tbilisi the amount of investment will be about $100 million, in Kutaisi $16 million
📍 Meetings were held with Kazakhstani airlines Air Astana and Fly Arystan, which operate flights 14 times a week from Kutaisi to Astana, Aktau, Atyrau and Shymkent
📍 The leader in the number of flights in 2022 (3.2 million passengers), Wizz Air announced that in 2023 it will operate flights from Kutaisi on 27 routes to 15 countries
📍 Air service agreement signed with the UK and Northern Ireland
📍 Air Georgia announced plans to start flights on the route from Tbilisi to New York from June 2023, the ticket price will be $950-1300
📍 Direct flights with China, interrupted due to the pandemic, have been restored. After a long break, China Southern Airlines has operated a flight on the Urumqi-Tbilisi route and will fly on it once a week
📍 TAV Georgia, the manager of Tbilisi and Batumi airports, was bought out by the French ADP Group
📍 The government of Georgia announced an airport development project: in Tbilisi the amount of investment will be about $100 million, in Kutaisi $16 million
📍 Meetings were held with Kazakhstani airlines Air Astana and Fly Arystan, which operate flights 14 times a week from Kutaisi to Astana, Aktau, Atyrau and Shymkent
📍 The leader in the number of flights in 2022 (3.2 million passengers), Wizz Air announced that in 2023 it will operate flights from Kutaisi on 27 routes to 15 countries
📍 Air service agreement signed with the UK and Northern Ireland
📍 Air Georgia announced plans to start flights on the route from Tbilisi to New York from June 2023, the ticket price will be $950-1300
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ℹ️💻 From today, an information and methodological hub of the Ministry of Finance begins to operate in Georgia.
The project has been launched in test mode so far and is available in two languages, Georgian and English. This is a single electronic information management system, where various useful data for users will be combined. Including: legislative acts, international treaties, documents on the consideration of tax and customs disputes, court decisions.
The project has been launched in test mode so far and is available in two languages, Georgian and English. This is a single electronic information management system, where various useful data for users will be combined. Including: legislative acts, international treaties, documents on the consideration of tax and customs disputes, court decisions.
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📨 Levan Khabeishvili became chairman of Georgia's largest opposition party, the United National Movement (30 MPs).
This was announced at a briefing in the office of the party by the chairman of the political council, Koba Nakopia. According to him, Khabeishvili got 52.58% of the votes. As for other candidates, Nika Melia gained 40% of the vote, Giorgi Mumladze - 3.68%, Nona Mamulashvili - 3.73%.
ℹ️ 41,264 people took part in the election of the chairman of the UNM, it was held online.
This was announced at a briefing in the office of the party by the chairman of the political council, Koba Nakopia. According to him, Khabeishvili got 52.58% of the votes. As for other candidates, Nika Melia gained 40% of the vote, Giorgi Mumladze - 3.68%, Nona Mamulashvili - 3.73%.
ℹ️ 41,264 people took part in the election of the chairman of the UNM, it was held online.
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🐶❤️🐱 An action of animal rights activists took place in Batumi.
The participants demanded a more careful attitude towards city stray animals, create conditions for sterilization and living for them, toughen the punishment for rude and cruel treatment of animals, and also carefully consider the case of killing a dog in a city park, which was committed on January 22.
ℹ️ The man shot the dog with a pneumatic weapon, after which the dog, which was known and loved by many locals, bled to death and died. The offender was detained and released on bail of 3,000 lari, he faces up to 1 year in prison.
The participants demanded a more careful attitude towards city stray animals, create conditions for sterilization and living for them, toughen the punishment for rude and cruel treatment of animals, and also carefully consider the case of killing a dog in a city park, which was committed on January 22.
ℹ️ The man shot the dog with a pneumatic weapon, after which the dog, which was known and loved by many locals, bled to death and died. The offender was detained and released on bail of 3,000 lari, he faces up to 1 year in prison.
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🤵🏻♂️🚜👰🏻♀️ Wedding in Akhalkalaki.
According to the Javakheti regional publication JNEWS, the original idea came to Vladik from the village of Khoreniya.
ℹ️ Akhalkalaki is located in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region in the south of the country, 30 km from the border with Turkey. About 95% of the population are Armenians.
According to the Javakheti regional publication JNEWS, the original idea came to Vladik from the village of Khoreniya.
ℹ️ Akhalkalaki is located in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region in the south of the country, 30 km from the border with Turkey. About 95% of the population are Armenians.
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👍🎿 Is the conflict in Gudauri between instructors coming to an end?
The long disputes at the ski resort between locals and foreigners who wanted to teach winter sports seem to be over. At yesterday's protest action, which was dedicated to the ban on paragliding, this issue was also discussed in the presence of the governor and the regional administration. The locals agreed that foreign specialists could work on the slopes. We hope that the months-long conflict, during which visitors received physical threats, has been exhausted. In addition, up to 25 cm of snow is expected this week in Gudauri, and February is promised to be snowy, which will give more opportunities for skiing and calm hot heads.
The long disputes at the ski resort between locals and foreigners who wanted to teach winter sports seem to be over. At yesterday's protest action, which was dedicated to the ban on paragliding, this issue was also discussed in the presence of the governor and the regional administration. The locals agreed that foreign specialists could work on the slopes. We hope that the months-long conflict, during which visitors received physical threats, has been exhausted. In addition, up to 25 cm of snow is expected this week in Gudauri, and February is promised to be snowy, which will give more opportunities for skiing and calm hot heads.
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🚘 Travel time from Tbilisi to Gudauri will be reduced from two and a half hours to one and a half hours after the launch of a new road and Kvesheti-Khobi tunnel in 2024.
The new road will bypass the most problematic section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Lars highway, which is often closed in winter due to the danger of avalanches. The Kvesheti-Kobi section will be about 23 kilometers long. A two-lane asphalt concrete road, five bridges and five tunnels are under construction. The most difficult of them - 9 kilometers long and 15 meters wide - is dug under the Cross Pass, from the village of Tskere to the village of Kobi. At the moment, 5 km of the future tunnel have been completed.
💰 The cost of the project is estimated at 558 million euros.
The new road will bypass the most problematic section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Lars highway, which is often closed in winter due to the danger of avalanches. The Kvesheti-Kobi section will be about 23 kilometers long. A two-lane asphalt concrete road, five bridges and five tunnels are under construction. The most difficult of them - 9 kilometers long and 15 meters wide - is dug under the Cross Pass, from the village of Tskere to the village of Kobi. At the moment, 5 km of the future tunnel have been completed.
💰 The cost of the project is estimated at 558 million euros.
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👨🏻🌾➡️🏪 A modern shopping center can be built on the site of the famous Tbilisi Deserter's Market.
Tbilisi Mall has already uploaded the corresponding application form to the database of the architectural service of the capital. At this stage, the project is being approved, which means that a building permit has not yet been issued. The owner of the company, Khvich Makatsaria, is the owner or shareholder of a number of enterprises, including Telasi, Telmiko and Tbilisi Energy.
Tbilisi Mall has already uploaded the corresponding application form to the database of the architectural service of the capital. At this stage, the project is being approved, which means that a building permit has not yet been issued. The owner of the company, Khvich Makatsaria, is the owner or shareholder of a number of enterprises, including Telasi, Telmiko and Tbilisi Energy.
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❗️ Ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili went live on the court session on the issue of deferral or replacement of punishment.
The politician apologized for the "unethical picture", said that he suffers from several diseases, and he was also diagnosed with cachexia - rapid weight loss, which can threaten his health and asked for proper treatment.
📹 Formula video
The politician apologized for the "unethical picture", said that he suffers from several diseases, and he was also diagnosed with cachexia - rapid weight loss, which can threaten his health and asked for proper treatment.
📹 Formula video
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🌨🗻 Long-awaited snow at the ski resorts of Georgia.
According to the specialized website snow-forecast, snowfall has already begun in some of the mountainous regions of the country and will definitely continue for the next week.
📍Bakuriani - 15 cm of precipitation, temperature from -7 to -20
📍Goderzi - 20 cm of precipitation, temperature from -6 to -16
📍Gudauri – 35 cm of precipitation, temperature from -8 to -19
📍Mestia (in the video) - 30 cm of precipitation, temperature from -6 to -13
According to the specialized website snow-forecast, snowfall has already begun in some of the mountainous regions of the country and will definitely continue for the next week.
📍Bakuriani - 15 cm of precipitation, temperature from -7 to -20
📍Goderzi - 20 cm of precipitation, temperature from -6 to -16
📍Gudauri – 35 cm of precipitation, temperature from -8 to -19
📍Mestia (in the video) - 30 cm of precipitation, temperature from -6 to -13
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🇬🇪🛫🇮🇹 Georgia is considering launching direct flights to Naples.
According to trade union representative Irakli Karkashadze, negotiations are underway with one of the airlines (most likely Wizz Air) to open this route:
“We see real demand and I am sure we will achieve positive results.”
Recently, interest in this city has been at its peak, which is associated with he Georgian star Khvichi Kvaratskhelia, who plays for the local football club Napoli (he is on the picture from the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, with a coach and teammate).
⚽️ By the way, now everyone who wants to visit the largest city in Southern Italy with a population of about a million people and attend the Napoli game can use the offer of Croco Airways, which operates charter flights there from Tbilisi. Tickets for the flight and the match cost 3,000 GEL.
According to trade union representative Irakli Karkashadze, negotiations are underway with one of the airlines (most likely Wizz Air) to open this route:
“We see real demand and I am sure we will achieve positive results.”
Recently, interest in this city has been at its peak, which is associated with he Georgian star Khvichi Kvaratskhelia, who plays for the local football club Napoli (he is on the picture from the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, with a coach and teammate).
⚽️ By the way, now everyone who wants to visit the largest city in Southern Italy with a population of about a million people and attend the Napoli game can use the offer of Croco Airways, which operates charter flights there from Tbilisi. Tickets for the flight and the match cost 3,000 GEL.
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🇬🇪❤️🇺🇦 Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko thanked Georgia for the support.
“The support of our Georgian friends is very important for us. I would like to express my deep gratitude to you, dear Mr. Minister, and to you, dear Mr. Ambassador, for the transfer of four powerful generators at this critical moment of winter. We are confident in our victory and invite you to our hero city after the end of the war,” Klitschko said in a letter.
ℹ️ Generators worth 567 thousand dollars, transferred to Ukraine by the Georgian side, have already been distributed to city institutions.
“The support of our Georgian friends is very important for us. I would like to express my deep gratitude to you, dear Mr. Minister, and to you, dear Mr. Ambassador, for the transfer of four powerful generators at this critical moment of winter. We are confident in our victory and invite you to our hero city after the end of the war,” Klitschko said in a letter.
ℹ️ Generators worth 567 thousand dollars, transferred to Ukraine by the Georgian side, have already been distributed to city institutions.
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