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On June 17th, the Civic IDEA hosted the ninth webinar on “Liberal Views and Responses Worldwide: Central Asia and South Caucasus” Webinar speakers were: Dr Farkhod Tolipov – a Director of the non-governmental Research Institution “Bilim Karvoni”(“Caravan of Knowledge”), Tashkent; Tatiana Sedova – Member of the EITI National Stakeholders Council in Kazakhstan; Board member of Zertteu Research Institute; Muslimbek Buriev – Contributor and editor of analytical materials at CABAR – Asia media platform, Tajikistan; Mr Bakytbek Satybekov – Co-chairperson of National Open Government Forum in the Kyrgyz Republic; Dr Stepan Grigoryan – Chairman of the Board of the Yerevan-based Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation (ACGRC); Ani Kintsurashvili – Lead Researcher at Civic IDEA, Georgia.

The webinar was moderated by Tinatin Khidasheli, the chairperson of the Civic IDEA.

You can listen to the full discussion on our youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3dwAHiR

On June 3rd, the Civic IDEA hosted the eighth webinar on “Liberal views and responses worldwide – Asia”. Webinar speakers were: His excellency Tadaharu Uehara, Ambassador of Japan to Georgia; Nachiket Mor – Expert from India; Dr. GO Myong-Hyun – research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies; Mr. Henrik Bach Mortensen – Vice President of ALDE party.

The webinar was moderated by Tinatin Khidasheli, the chairperson of the Civic IDEA.

You can listen to the full discussion on our youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3dZmM5U

On May 20th, the Civic IDEA hosted the sixth webinar on “COVID 19 – Responses from Democracies: Do we have 27 different policies, or one United European Front?” Webinar speakers were: David Usupashvili- Lelo Georgia, Former Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia; Torsten Herbst- Member of the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag), FDP; Nad’a Kovalcikova- Program Manager at the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD), at GMF, Brussels; Fatma Caren Yazgan- Ambassador of Turkey to Georgia; Hans Van Baalen- President of ALDE.

The webinar was moderated by Tinatin Khidasheli, the chairperson of the Civic IDEA.

You can listen to the full discussion on our youtube channel: https://bit.ly/2B6iZFx

Civic IDEA, together with the TV Pirveli channel has led the joint investigation concerning the Sino-Georgian relations and the corrupt dealings between the ruling party leaders and the Chinese companies operating in Georgia. The reportage was broadcasted on June 6th, it focused on a particular case of the Chinese company Sinohydro and its claims worth 37 million GEL against the Georgian government regarding the unaccomplished highway.

On May 13th, the Civic IDEA hosted the fifth webinar on “COVID-19: Liberal views and responses worldwide- How to live with a big neighbor?”

Webinar speakers were: Giorgi Kanashvili – Lelo for Georgia, Senior Policy Advisor at Civic IDEA;

Julius Von Freytag- Loringhoven – Russia and Central Asia Programmes of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Russia;

Mr Ahmad Alili- Head of Caucasus Policy Analysis Center (CPAC), Azerbaijan;

Inese Voika- Member of the Saeima, Latvia

The webinar was moderated by Tinatin Khidasheli, the chairperson of the Civic IDEA.

You can listen to the full discussion on our youtube channel: https://bit.ly/2zp7uZ0

6th week in a row and another discussion about pandemic responses. On Wednesday, at 12 Tbilisi Time view form Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Turkey, Georgia and with the expertise of GMF from Brussels about EU policies.
Do we have 27 different policies, or one United European Front?
register at
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xpPYh4UCTn2VXS2LudFh_w