The News in Brief
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Prepared by The Messenger Staff
Freedom House Report, Democracy Rate Drops in Georgia
According to a Freedom House report, democracy in Georgia has deteriorated. According to the rating, the democracy rate fell from 3.18 to 3.07.
The Freedom House report Nations in Transit 2022 assesses the state of democracy in the regions. The ranking is based on the events of the past year and is based on seven indicators: National Democratic Governance, Electoral Process, Media Independence, Local Democratic Governance, Judicial Reform and Independence, Corruption, Civil Society.
The rating is based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 being the highest score in a democracy. Accordingly, Freedom House assigns each country one type of regime. In the case of Georgia, it is a “transitional or hybrid regime”.
“Countries that receive this score are typically electoral democracies, where democratic institutions are fragile and there are significant challenges to the protection of political rights and civil liberties,” the report said.
Germany to Stop Importing Russian Oil by the End of the Year
Germany says it will stop importing Russian oil by the end of this year.
“We will halve the oil by summer and it will be zero by the end of the year. Next will be gas,” said Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock.
The Ukrainian authorities say that buying oil and gas from Russia is a direct financing of the war.
Due to its invasion of Ukraine, the US has already refused to import Russian oil, while the UK plans to phase out imports by the end of the year.
According to the European Union, Europe will be independent of Russian energy until 2030. According to Berbock, Germany
Germany has already rejected the North Stream 2 pipeline project.
Freedom House Report, Democracy Rate Drops in Georgia
The Freedom House report Nations in Transit 2022 assesses the state of democracy in the regions. The ranking is based on the events of the past year and is based on seven indicators: National Democratic Governance, Electoral Process, Media Independence, Local Democratic Governance, Judicial Reform and Independence, Corruption, Civil Society.
The rating is based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 being the highest score in a democracy. Accordingly, Freedom House assigns each country one type of regime. In the case of Georgia, it is a “transitional or hybrid regime”.
“Countries that receive this score are typically electoral democracies, where democratic institutions are fragile and there are significant challenges to the protection of political rights and civil liberties,” the report said.
Germany to Stop Importing Russian Oil by the End of the Year
“We will halve the oil by summer and it will be zero by the end of the year. Next will be gas,” said Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock.
The Ukrainian authorities say that buying oil and gas from Russia is a direct financing of the war.
Due to its invasion of Ukraine, the US has already refused to import Russian oil, while the UK plans to phase out imports by the end of the year.
According to the European Union, Europe will be independent of Russian energy until 2030. According to Berbock, Germany
Germany has already rejected the North Stream 2 pipeline project.