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The News in Brief

Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Prepared by Messenger Staff

Georgia is in the top ten in the number of asylum seekers in Belgium, State Secretary of Belgium says

According to the information of the State Secretary of the Kingdom of Belgium for Asylum and Migration, Nicole de Moor, the number of asylum seekers in Belgium from Georgian citizens up to July of this year was 613.

As she mentioned at the press conference held together with the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Aleksandre Darakhvelidze, Georgia is in the top ten in the number of asylum seekers in Belgium, and it is important to inform the population that asylum is not granted due to economic background.

"We see an increased number of asylum seekers from all countries, at the moment Georgia is in the top ten in the number of asylum seekers in Belgium. This does not fit your country's profile compared to other countries, as Georgia is considered a safe country and the recognition rate is quite low.Until July of this year, the number of asylum seekers from Georgia in Belgium was 613. It is important to inform the population that asylum is not granted due to economic background," said Nicole de Moore.



NGOs are financed to work against government, Mamuka Mdinaradze says

Mamuka Mdinaradze, the chairman of the "Georgian Dream" faction, told journalists that based on the facts, the money with which non-governmental organizations are financed is directed against the state, against the government, to plan a campaign to demand a technical government. According to him, several non-governmental organizations in Georgia have more funding than some of the political parties.

According to Mdinaradze, the public should know where non-governmental organizations are financed and for what purpose they spend the money.

"There are some of the richest non-governmental organizations in Georgia, which have much more funding than most of the parties, and we have seen where all this is directed. When the "National Movement" and their lobbyists did not come up with the "fake" of 2020 about the forgery, when the journalists of their media outlets shot it, they took it out on the street, and this project also failed. Finally, the richest, and also the richest, part of these wealthy NGOs came out into the streets. This project also failed and finally, based on the facts, we can conclude that the money, several millions and several tens of millions, with which these non-governmental organizations are financed, goes against the state. Against the government, to plan a campaign to demand a technical government, etc. Therefore, of course, the society should know what these funds are spent on, for what purpose they are spent, where they are financed from, etc.," said Mamuka Mdinaradze.