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Irakli Gharibashvili:

“Media is absolutely free today. Check the reports of the international organisations and see which place Georgia holds in terms of media freedom. We rank first place in the region.”

16/06/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Eka Beselia:

“Public order and morals are the circumstances which may outweigh discrimination during evaluation, so that the action may be considered as justified by a state in order to ensure morality and public order. This definition was correctly reflected in the w

06/06/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Irakli Gharibashvili:

”I do not need any additional authority. I have the proper authority to sign the [Association Agreement]”

06/06/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Giorgi Vashadze:

“This [bill] implies that the [bank] account of every citizen of Georgia and the [bank] account of every business organization will be controlled by the executive branch. This means that they will need neither the court’s decision nor any kind of agreemen

05/06/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Irakli Gharibashvili:

”This shore protection work in Anaklia was not planned previously. As always, the previous government did everything wrong.”

05/06/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Davit Narmania:

Davit Narmania speaks about infrastructural projects carried out in 2013.

27/05/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Gigi Tsereteli:

“The prices of drugs have increased by 25%. Drugs are one of the biggest problems of the health care programme as the [Universal Health Care] state programme does not fund the costs for medicines. If we analyse the expenses on health care, we will see tha

23/05/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Irakli Gharibashvili:

“Health care has become accessible for everyone.”

19/05/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Zurab Japaridze:

“In March of 2013, tax revenues amounted to GEL 710 million, in March of 2014 – 686 million. You have a decrease in comparison to March of the preceding year as well. The volume of external debt has also seen an unprecedented growth: in two months, Janua

14/05/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Davit Narmania:

“… We were not exactly indulged with domestically produced agricultural goods and so, consequently, the share of agriculture in the GDP amounted to solely 8%. In 2013, however, owing to state funded projects, the indicator rose to 12%. This is a tendency

09/05/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Ketevan Natriashvili:

“International recommendations and tendencies, as well as local experts and specialists, urge that the minimal age of a child should be six (or more) when starting the learning process.”

08/05/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Zurab Tkemaladze:

“The present special rule [extension of customs duties for a certain category of importers] contradicts the Constitution, the Tax Code of Georgia and the Law of Georgia on Free Trade and Competition.”

05/05/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Zurab Japaridze:

“In March of 2013, tax revenues amounted to GEL 710 million, in March of 2014 – 686 million. You have a decrease in comparison to March of the preceding year as well. The volume of external debt has also seen an unprecedented growth: in two months, Janua

28/04/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Irakli Gharibashvili:

“Unfortunately, the economy we inherited had a negative trade balance of over 50%... A whole 80% of the basket of consumer goods and products of primary use depend upon import. The leading positions among exported products are predominantly held by goods

14/04/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
Irakli Gharibashvili:

“Georgia tripled the volume of its export to Russia. However, today, the impact of the Russian embargo would not be as grave as it was in 2006. At that time, the Georgian market was exceedingly dependent upon Russia but since then, we have expanded into n

04/04/2014

Half True

The statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context

Half True

“Media is absolutely free today. Check the reports of the international organisations and see which place Georgia holds in terms of media freedom. We rank first place in the region.”

“Public order and morals are the circumstances which may outweigh discrimination during evaluation, so that the action may be considered as justified by a state in order to ensure morality and public order. This definition was correctly reflected in the w

”I do not need any additional authority. I have the proper authority to sign the [Association Agreement]”

“This [bill] implies that the [bank] account of every citizen of Georgia and the [bank] account of every business organization will be controlled by the executive branch. This means that they will need neither the court’s decision nor any kind of agreemen

”This shore protection work in Anaklia was not planned previously. As always, the previous government did everything wrong.”

Davit Narmania speaks about infrastructural projects carried out in 2013.

“The prices of drugs have increased by 25%. Drugs are one of the biggest problems of the health care programme as the [Universal Health Care] state programme does not fund the costs for medicines. If we analyse the expenses on health care, we will see tha

“Health care has become accessible for everyone.”

“In March of 2013, tax revenues amounted to GEL 710 million, in March of 2014 – 686 million. You have a decrease in comparison to March of the preceding year as well. The volume of external debt has also seen an unprecedented growth: in two months, Janua

“… We were not exactly indulged with domestically produced agricultural goods and so, consequently, the share of agriculture in the GDP amounted to solely 8%. In 2013, however, owing to state funded projects, the indicator rose to 12%. This is a tendency

“International recommendations and tendencies, as well as local experts and specialists, urge that the minimal age of a child should be six (or more) when starting the learning process.”

“The present special rule [extension of customs duties for a certain category of importers] contradicts the Constitution, the Tax Code of Georgia and the Law of Georgia on Free Trade and Competition.”

“In March of 2013, tax revenues amounted to GEL 710 million, in March of 2014 – 686 million. You have a decrease in comparison to March of the preceding year as well. The volume of external debt has also seen an unprecedented growth: in two months, Janua

“Unfortunately, the economy we inherited had a negative trade balance of over 50%... A whole 80% of the basket of consumer goods and products of primary use depend upon import. The leading positions among exported products are predominantly held by goods

“Georgia tripled the volume of its export to Russia. However, today, the impact of the Russian embargo would not be as grave as it was in 2006. At that time, the Georgian market was exceedingly dependent upon Russia but since then, we have expanded into n

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