By the order #30 issued on 25 January 2013 by the Minister of Finance of Georgia, substantial amendments have recently been applied to the procedures on importing/exporting goods to and from the customs territory of  Georgia, as well as to the m

The words above are cited from the City Hall advertisement for public utility services vouchers and their use. The advertisement runs on Rustavi 2 and Imedi TV channels. We believe that this fact could be perceived as misuse of administrati

According to the news report aired on March 11 by Maestro TV, Gurjaani and Dedoplistskaro municipality councils of appointed governors without competition required by the law. We believe that Georgian legislation was violated and it is necessary to a

A recent order of the Minister of Internal Affairs has changed certain rules of the personnel regulation  (#39, 25 January 2013). The Minister’s order means that it is now possible for many important positions to be appointed, or promoted, witho

The prosecutor’s office has publicly criticized a court decision by the presiding judge of the Poti city court, Revaz Nadaraia, and subsequently summoned him for questioning twice, according to media reports. In an interview, the prosecutor stated t

Last year Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) sent to the Chief Prosecutor’s Office all the materials from its report (published on 10 December 2012) that dealt with the scandal surrounding the construction projects administered by the Ce

On 28 February, 2013, a new universal healthcare program was added to the existing two state insurance programs, making state-sponsored health insurance available on a massive scale. Who will be the beneficiaries of the state universal health

The Georgian Public Broadcaster remains a victim of political games. On Monday the GPB’s Board of Directors fired Giorgi Baratashvili, the broadcaster’s executive director, whom it had only appointed in late December. In a statement on March 4, the

Transparency International Georgia has reported about the alienation of state property for a symbolic price through direct sale  before as well (blog post 1, blog post 2). We found this issue to be quite problematic on numerous occasions, as oft

On 7 February, the Office of the State Minister of Georgia for Reintegration submitted a legislative initiative to Parliament. The package of legislative amendments aims to liberalize the laws concerning illegal border crossings of the occupied terri