This report provides an overview of some of the legal powers that various European government agencies have in order to request the assistance of telecommunication companies with conducting real-time interception and the disclosure of data about thei

On 4 September, 2014 the Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Georgia discussed a bill proposed by members of the Constitutional Court of Georgia. The bill envisages amendments to two laws: the Law on Social Protection Safeguards for the Memb

One will often come across a situation in Tbilisi where it is virtually impossible to walk on the city’s sidewalks because of the cars parked there. While this situation makes walking in Tbilisi inconvenient for everyone, it creates particularly diff

The election of an independent candidate Besik Esebua as chairman of Chkhorotsku Municipality Council in late August caused a confrontation between representatives of the Georgian Dream Coalition’s Regional Organization and other members of

  The Georgian Government submitted a draft law to the Parliament on September 1 regulating the rules of access to citizens’ confidential banking information held by financial institutions. The draft law includes amendments to the Law o

The Georgian government submitted a draft law to the Parliament on September 1 regulating the rules of access to citizens’ confidential banking information held by financial institutions. The draft law includes amendments to the Law on Activities of

Due to the economic difficulties currently plaguing Europe, citizens’ concern with how government officials are using their tax money has been amplified, and the use of official state vehicles, a frequently abused privilege, has come under scrutiny.

Transparency International Georgia periodically publishes information regarding property owned by members of the Georgian Parliament. This time, we decided to use publicly available asset declarations to gather data on personal vehicles owned by MPs

  On September 8,  seven members of the Georgian Dream (GD) faction of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara backed the call for a vote of no-confidence in the Government of Adjara. Aleksandre Chitishvili, member of the

Georgian Orthodox Church, the largest religious organization in the country, is rated as the country’s most trusted institution with more than 80% of the population describing themselves as Orthodox Christians. The Georgian Patriarchate is also the