The Parliament of Georgia adopted the Code of Ethics on February 2019, but the composition of the Ethics’ Council has not been filled. As a result, the Council is unable to receive and deliberate on complaints, essentially leaving the vio
On December 16, the Parliament of Georgia registered the legislative initiatives[1] of the ruling Georgian Dream MPs, which envisage amendments to the rules of political party funding and free advertising time, as well as the abolition of elect
On 30 November, the Government of Georgia (GoG) submitted to the Parliament the final version of the draft law On the 2021 State Budget which differs considerably from the version submitted on 5 November. The significant changes in the draft bu
Legal disputes in Tbilisi City Court and Tbilisi Court of Appeals are narrowly specialised in all spheres. According to the official explanation, narrow specializations help judges in time management and case administration. However, unfortunat
Key FindingsTransparency International Georgia's (TI Georgia) observation of the parliamentary elections from July 1, November 22, 2020 showed that the misuse of administrative resources during electoral processes is still problematic for Georg
The report has been prepared in the framework of Transparency International Georgia’s parliamentary monitoring project and covers the activities of the 9th convocation of the Parliament on gender equality issues (reporting period: January 5, 20
Signatory organizations are extremely concerned about the initiative announced by the authorities, as it essentially aims to impose sanctions due to the protest of the opposition parties as a result of which opposition MPs renounce their parlia
According to Government Defence Integrity (GDI) Index 2020 published by Transparency International – Defence & Security (TI-DS), Georgia has received a score of 60 out of a 100, placing it in the category of having moderate risk of corrupti
The International Anti-Corruption Day is celebrated on 9 December. This year, against the backdrop of the pandemic and the parliamentary elections, the unresolved challenges of Georgia’s anti-corruption policy have been all too evident.Wh
The research by Transparency International Georgia assesses the progress made by the Parliament of Georgia in regard to parliamentary openness and transparency since the signing of the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness to today (reporting p