On 11 July 2013 a group of Georgian MPs initiated legislative amendments to the Law of Georgia on "Enforcement Proceedings" and the "Civil Code of Georgia". The draft law intends to declare a moratorium until 1 February 2014 on mortgage foreclosure.

Today, on July 19, President signed and approved the amendments to the Law on Ownership of Agricultural Land adopted by Parliament on June 28, pursuant to which: Agricultural land cannot be acquired (including a title by inheritance) by

Several houses in the village of Kvishkheti are on the brink of collapse due to the extensive tunnel construction currently underway for Georgia’s high-speed railway line. According to the local population, representatives of the Railway Department h

Transparency International Georgia welcomes the fact that Parliament is moving ahead in scrutinizing conflicts of interest and abstinence from work of Commissioner and former Chairman of the Georgian National Communication Commission (GNCC), Irakli C

On June 11, in accordance with the parliament bureau decision, Georgian Parliament started considering amendments to the Georgian Law on Higher Education. The initiator of the bill is the Georgian government, with the ministry of Education and Scienc

Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) continues to investigate the cases of state property disposed of through direct sale for a symbolic price between 2007 and 2012 (Who has bought property for GEL 1 in Adjara, Property for GEL 1 in Adjara

If you have a mobile phone in Georgia, you probably receive several advertising SMS messages per week, maybe even several messages per day. These messages are often sent to promote various products and services by companies you have never heard of or

Update, 2 August 2013: English translation of the database added.   In the period from 2002 till this day, the government of Georgia has allocated up to GEL 200.000.000 to the Georgian Patriarchate. This is one of the figures that, over the p

On June 21, the Samtredia Municipality Sakrebulo has elected Emzar Shubladze as Chairman with 20 votes against 5. Transparency International Georgia observed this process. Snap elections became necessary after the Chairman of the Sakrebulo Emzar Jvar

Within the framework of the Inter-Agency Commission on Electoral Issues functioning at the National Security Council, on June 18 the United National Movement has informed the observer missions about ongoing serious staff changes and reorganization wi