Monitoring of 2020 Asset Declarations: Worsened Results and Lack of Focus on Uncovering Corruption
On 31 December 2020, the Civil Service Bureau published its Public Officials’ Asset Declaration Monitoring Report for 2020. The monitoring results show that four years after its introduction, the mechanism of checking declarations is not p
The companies of the member of Batumi City Council and his son-in-law received profits worth a million from Batumi procurements
The former company of the Chairman of the Education and Culture Commission at Batumi City Council Irakli Pataridze - “Trading Service”, actively participates in the state procurements of Batumi municipality legal entities. Although
The pandemic has reduced Georgia's economic dependence on Russia
The Covid-19 pandemic has reduced Georgia's economic dependence on other countries, including Russia. In 2019, Georgia received USD 1.6 billion in revenue from Russia through tourism, remittances and exports, which was 9% of Georgia's G
Companies related to public officials receive subsidies from the state program in Mestia
Four companies related to the public officials in Mestia municipality received subsidies worth GEL 769,729 in frames of the state program - Enterprise Georgia. Some of the subsidiary companies and their owners participate in state procurements.
Transparency International Georgia's Proposals for Georgia’s National Anticorruption Strategy and 2021-2021 Action Plan
In January 2021, Transparency International Georgia officially presented 14 specific anticorruption proposals which should ideally be incorporated into the country's updated Anticorruption Strategy and the action plan for the next two years. Th
Georgia’s National Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Lacks the Integrity Component
On January 14, 2021, the Government of Georgia approved the National Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment, which calls for the immunization of 60% of the country’s adult population by the end of the year. TI Georgia has studied this docum
Court of Appeals deems discussion of corruption risks libellous in its decision
The decision by Tbilisi Court of Appeals which ruled against Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) is unsubstantiated to such a degree that it raises questions with regard to the impartiality of judiciary and threatens the high standa
The company of Senaki City Council member wins tenders
A member of Senaki City Council - Dato Adamia and his company - Dagi LTD won 87 tenders since 2011. The company also won 80 simplified procurements. The total value of the contracts summed up to GEL 6,779,143.Dato Adamia became a member of Sena
Ministry of Health deactivated the GEL 400,000 Stop Covid mobile app without any explanation
On January 20, 2021, the Ministry of Health of Georgia deactivated the Stop Covid mobile application that had been created with the aim of combatting the coronavirus pandemic. The creation of the app, which was activated nine months before, on