The member of the European Parliament from Latvia, Ryhards Kols, who actively supports the Georgian opposition, called the visit to Tbilisi by the President of the OSCE PA Pia Kauma, scheduled for January 8-10, a "catastrophic and untimely step". According to the MEP, the Georgian authorities will present this visit as a "propaganda victory" against the background of the strengthening "autocracy" in the country.

The monthly salaries of the administration of the Central Election Committee of Georgia increased by more than 20%. This was reported by Mtavari TV channel.

Crimean Tatar activist Teymur Abdullaev, imprisoned in IK-2 in Bashkortostan, began to lose consciousness and caught a cold. This is due to being in the cold cells of the SHIZO, where he is regularly placed.

For 10 months of 2024, Armenia accounted for 1.8% of the foreign trade of the Russian Federation, and it was in 8th place among other countries. Italy is next, and Uzbekistan closes the top 10. The three leaders were China, India and Turkey.

Brazilian specialists have begun studying the "black boxes" of the Embraer 190 passenger liner of Azerbaijan Airlines. The analysis is conducted in the presence of investigators from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Russia.

The Georgian authorities have started procedures for the expulsion of foreign citizens who took part in mass pro-European protests in Tbilisi. This is reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country.

The President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, congratulated the new President of Georgia, Mikhail Kavelashvili, on his inauguration. Let us remind you that his inauguration took place on December 29 last year against the background of mass protests in the country, and the fifth Georgian president Salome Zurabishvili, although she left the residence, did not recognize the legitimacy of her successor and did not resign.

The Kirovsky District Court of Makhachkala softened the punishment of public figure Ramazan Rabadanov. He was sent to house arrest from the SIZO. Shamil Khadulaev, head of the Public Supervisory Commission of Dagestan, reported this.

Against the background of mass protests, which do not subside even in the midst of winter holidays, the government is bringing "order" to the state departments of Georgia. This is written in the Telegram channel SOVA. According to the publication, civil servants began to report dismissal from work due to political views and an open critical position.

From 2025, the salary of an ordinary member of the Georgian Parliament will be 8,250 GEL (about $3,000) instead of 4,624. This is four times more than the average nominal salary in the country. The income of the Speaker of the Parliament increased from 6,260 to 10,000 GEL (about $3.6 thousand).