Court & Media Freedom: Tbilisi City Court fined opposition-leaning TV channel Formula ₾10,000 and ordered it to retract two reports after a pro-government film director sued for defamation and “moral harm,” with the channel vowing to appeal. Anti-Corruption Crackdown: Georgia’s State Security Service Anti-Corruption Agency says 28 people were arrested across nine regions over alleged bribery, forged documents, fraud in procurement, and abuse of authority, including cases tied to road works, drinking-water networks, and public schools. EU-Georgia Row: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas reiterated the EU backs “the Georgian people, not the government,” prompting sharp pushback from Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and GD officials, who also attacked the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Hague Declaration as part of a “deep state” agenda. Urban Development: Tbilisi City Hall issued a demolition permit for the unused “Rike Docks,” with dismantling required by Dec. 25, while the vice-mayor stressed that city projects should be coordinated from the start with water and drainage plans to avoid costly re-cutting. Infrastructure & Energy: Georgia launched airport expansion to raise Tbilisi’s capacity to 10 million passengers by 2028, and Romania’s Transelectrica says the Black Sea submarine power cable with Georgia has entered technical preparations after EU-backed PMI status. Politics & Opposition: Mikheil Saakashvili, from prison, says he will lead reforms inside the UNM via a new “Council of Reformers,” as mandates of UNM officials expire and leadership questions resurface.