The Administration of the Icherisheher State Historical-Architectural Reserve has launched a strategic project aimed at modernizing management mechanisms in the area and improving the efficiency of work with residents, AzerNEWS reports.
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Georgians deported from the EU
According to Eurostat, EU member states deported 10,475 people to Georgia last year.
The figures show that Turkish citizens made up the largest group of deportees, with 13,405 people returned. Syria followed with 8,370 people, while Albania was fourth on the list with 8,020.
Germany recorded the highest number of deportations among EU member states, with 29,295 people removed, according to official figures. France ranked second with 14,940 cases, followed by Sweden with 11,250.
In 2025, 132,600 third-country nationals were denied entry to the EU, an increase of 7.1% compared with the previous year. Of those, 4,785 were citizens of Georgia.
However, the overall number of people living illegally in the EU declined. According to Eurostat, the figure fell by 21.7% over the year, from 918,525 to 719,395 people. Of those, 16,230 were citizens of Georgia.
During the same period, EU member states issued 135,460 deportation decisions involving third countries, an increase of nearly 21% compared with the previous year.
Georgians deported from the EU
Purpose of Georgia’s price commission
According to Shota Berekashvili, chairman of Georgia’s parliamentary commission on prices, the main purpose of the temporary commission set up at the initiative of Georgian Dream was not to reduce prices, but to identify problems in the market and provide a basis for further analysis.
The temporary parliamentary commission on prices was established in February 2026 for a three-month term. Earlier, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze of the ruling Georgian Dream party said that in some cases food prices in Georgian supermarkets were significantly higher than in European countries. He said high mark-ups and possible violations of anti-monopoly legislation by supermarket chains could be behind the discrepancy, and called on law enforcement agencies to investigate the issue.
According to Shota Berekashvili, Georgia’s average inflation rate was 3.9% in 2025, close to the National Bank’s target, although rising food prices remained one of the country’s most pressing concerns.
Berekashvili said the commission’s goal was to identify the causes of food inflation, after which further analysis and a concrete action plan would be required.
He said the commission’s 104-page report included short-term measures, medium-term structural reforms and a long-term strategy.
According to Berekashvili, the commission studied the experience of other countries and concluded that direct and radical market intervention often creates additional problems. For that reason, the commission does not recommend introducing price caps on essential goods.
“We could easily have recommended price caps on essential goods, but the result could have been serious disruption to the market,” Berekashvili said.
The temporary commission concluded its work on 1 May 2026. Its final report said profit margins in Georgia’s retail sector did not indicate excessive mark-ups and were broadly in line with international practice.
According to commission chairman Shota Berekashvili, the main recommendation was to avoid “aggressive intervention” in the food market.
Purpose of Georgia’s price commission