Lack of transparency in the staffing policy of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) has been a problem for years. Even though the number of vacancy competitions had been increasing in 2016, the new management continues to make decisions

Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) has submitted its recommendations regarding the Open Parliament Georgia Action Plan 2017-2018 to the Permanent Parliamentary Council on Open and Transparent Governance.The recommendations deal with the

Active involvement of citizens in the governance and decision-making processes is one of the cornerstones of democratic governance.  It holds particularly true at the level of local self-governance, as responsibility for settlement of primary an

 Transparency International Georgia comments on the Decision of Tbilisi City Court, dated 10 February 2017, based on which Philip Morris was instructed to pay up to GEL 93 million in favour of JSC Tbilisi Tobacco.Subject of the Dispute:Pursuant

The year 2016 saw a number of important changes on the advertising market. The changes included the creation of one sales house which sells the advertising time of all large TV stations, as well as the founding of a new media holding which brings tog

Congruent to Article 162 of the “Self-Government Code of Georgia”, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development and the Ministry of Finance should have worked ou

 Transparency International Georgia periodically publishes information about bonuses, salary supplements and other expenses of various public institutions.This report contains information about salaries, bonuses and salary supplements that were

 Transparency International Georgia periodically publishes information about bonuses, salary supplements and other expenses of various public institutions. This report contains information about salaries, bonuses and salary supplements paid by f

“Law of Georgia on Conflict of Interests and Corruption in Public Service” determines a list of officials, who are obliged to fill in and present a property declaration within two months after the appointment.Failure to submit a declaration and/or su