Individuals and events related to Georgia in 2022.
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COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (country)
January
February
February 1 - Parliament of Georgia adopts resolution expressing concerns about a possible military escalation in Ukraine amid the Russian military buildup at its border and condemning any intentions that may be directed against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a sovereign state. February 2 - State Security Service reports arresting of four Tbilisi Transport Company employees for bribe-taking and attempted fraud. February 25 - Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili calls on the international community to do everything possible to stop hostilities in Ukraine, in a statement following the beginning of Russo-Ukrainian war. Garibashvili also says that Georgian government does not intend to join financial and economic sanctions placed on Russia by several Western countries because it will only hurt Georgian economy. February 25 - Georgia votes to suspend Russia from its rights of representation in the Committee of Ministers and Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. February 26 - Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signs decree to allocate 1 mln GEL from government's reserve fund to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
March
March 1 - Former Defense, Interior Minister Bachana Akhalaia released from prison after serving a nine-year sentence for abuse of power and torture. March 1 - Ukraine recalls ambassador from Georgia for consultations after a chartered jet could not get permission to land in Georgia to transport volunteers to take part in the war in Ukraine. March 2 - Georgia votes for the UN General Assembly resolution, demanding Russia to "immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders." March 3 - Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signs an application to apply for the European Union candidate status at an accelerated pace. March 3 - Georgia joins referral made by 38 countries for the International Criminal Court to probe alleged war crimes in Ukraine. March 5 - Russian supervision agency Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision grants 15 Georgian companies permission to supply milk and dairy products to Eurasian Economic Union. March 9 - Tbilisi City Court acquits opposition politician Gigi Ugulava in the case where he stood accused of violence against judoka Badri Gavashelishvili.
April
April 7 - Georgia votes to suspend Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council at the UN General Assembly over reports of "gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights" by Russian military forces during Russo-Ukrainian War.
May
May 16 — The court sends the Director General of Mtavari Arkhi Nika Gvaramia to three years and six months in prison on charges of embezzlement, money laundering and abuse of office while being at Rustavi 2. May 30 — President of South Ossetia, a breakaway state in central Georgia, Alan Gagloyev suspends a planned referendum to join Russia.
June
June 9 — The European Parliament issued a six-page resolution accusing the government of Georgia and Ivanishvili of "eroding press freedom in the country", describing Ivanishvili as "oligarch" with "personal and business links to the Kremlin" and recommending that the European Union sanction Ivanishvili for "his role in the deterioration of the political process in Georgia." June 17 — The European Commission recommended that Georgia be given the perspective to become a member of the European Union, but deferred recommending it be given candidate status until after certain conditions were met. June 20 — Tens of thousands of people rally in Tbilisi to support Georgia's accession to the European Union. June 20 — The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the immediate granting of candidate status for membership of the European Union to Ukraine and Moldova, as well as to support the "European perspective" for Georgia. June 23 — The European Council granted Georgia the "European perspective", expressing readiness to grant Georgia the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union after a set of recommended reforms by the end of 2022.