In comparison to 2015-2016, the practice of using citizen engagement mechanisms in the municipalities of Adjara has improved in 2017-2019. Nevertheless, local governments need to work on improving the quality of citizen engagement.Transparency

 On January 1, 2018, the Law on Remuneration in Civil Service came into force. As a result, a centrally regulated remuneration system was introduced for the first time in the history of the Georgian civil service.[1] In order to examine the prac

 TI Georgia continues to monitor the process of public procurements. Due to the existence of possible signs of corruption, this time we have directed our attention to tenders conducted by the Tsalenjikha Municipality where they are won by a comp

 On May 10, 2019, the High Council of Justice began the process of selecting candidates to be nominated to the Parliament of Georgia, which lasted for almost four months. On September 4, 2019, the Council selected 20 candidates for the Parliamen

 Following the June 20 developments, the citizens’ right to gain entry into the Parliament building, including that of the Members of Parliament, journalists and representatives of non-parliamentary opposition, was restricted more than onc

 I. Key findings and recommendations6-month plans of Receipts and Expenditure of the 2019 state budget were fulfilled by 103.2% and 98.6%, respectively. Plans of Capital Expenses and Goods and Services wer

 Since the nomination of Ioseb Makrakhidze as the majoritarian MP candidate for Gori,[1] companies owned by him and his family members have received more than GEL 91.8 million from public procurements. The companies connected with Makrakhid

 As of 2019, the Government of Georgia has not fulfilled a number of important anti-corruption recommendations which concern such issues as anti-corruption policy planning, enforcement of anti-corruption laws, independence of civil servants, jud

 In the years 2017-2019, the municipalities of Imereti used the mechanisms of citizens’ involvement more than in 2015-2016, although the present situation still needs to be improved. The study conducted by TI Georgia makes it clear that mo