Alleged signs of corruption in New Year’s celebration procurements of Tbilisi City Hall
In 2019, Tbilisi City Hall spent GEL 6.6 million on New Year's celebration events. GEL 2.2 million was spent without competition, through simplified procurement.Five public tenders of Tbilservice Group LLC contain alleged signs of corr
Assessment of the Planned Amendments to the Law on Public Procurement
On March 2, the Parliament registered an initiative by the Government of Georgia (N07-2/452) on the Amendments to the Draft Law on Public Procurement. Transparency International Georgia analyzed the proposed amendments. We consider that they ar
GEL 40 Million Being Spent Without Tenders through Village Support Programme
For a second year now, the Village Support Programme, which was re-launched in 2019 and has the annual budget of GEL 40 million, is being carried out without tenders: through the simplified procurement procedure which involves corruption risks.
Business interests of family members of Giorgi Zedelashvili in the construction of hydroelectric power plants and roads
In an article published on February 17, 2020, TI Georgia reviewed the activity of Serpantine LLC – which belongs to the mother of Giorgi Zedelashvili, the former First Deputy Secretary of the State Security and Crisis Management Council – which
History of the Investigations Launched Against the Founders of TBC Bank and the Anaklia Port - Updated
11 May 2018Bidzina Ivanishvili was elected the chairman of the Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia party. Later on, Ivanishvili said that unfit rule by former Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili was the reason for his [Ivanishvili’s
The problem of noise and air pollution in the IDP settlement of Poti
IDPs living on Javakhishvili Street in Poti have been demanding the resolution of the problem of noise and air pollution for years. According to the IDPs, the noise is caused by trucks that move 24 hours a day, while the pollution is the result
Companies of brothers of public officials win tenders in Samtskhe-Javakheti
Since the election of the Mayor of Akhaltsikhe, his brother and sister-in-law have been winning tenders in the Akhaltsikhe Municipality, while after the election of the Chairperson of the City Council of Aspindza, his brother started winning te