In order to evaluate the effectiveness of Georgia’s competition policy Transparency International (TI) Georgia periodically examines large business sectors, where restriction on competition could lead to serious damage to the economy. This report stu

We are concerned by comments of the Minister of Justice, Thea Tsulukiani on the program Qronika on Imedi TV , on February 18, 2015, which contained xenophobic, discriminatory attitudes and a racist connotation in relation to citizens of specific coun

  For more than a year, MagtiCom has been refusing to include Palitra TV in the MagtiSat satellite TV broadcaster’s consumer package. A series of unsuccessful negotiations held between the parties has not brought any  resolution. The

Transparency International Georgia and Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association introduced the Joint Report No. 3 on the Council’s work which includes the results of observations and examination of the Council’s activities in 2014.During 2014 the High Cou

  On February 16, at the trial of the former Mayor of Tbilisi Gigi Ugulava in the Tbilisi City Court, the defense has moved to substitute pre-trial detention with bail. The judge's decision will be made public on February 18. Under Geor

  On February 12, the Prosecutor’s Office summoned Irakli Baramidze (UNM), member of the Supreme Council of Adjara for questioning. UNM’s regional organization has since linked the questioning with ongoing processes in the Supre

More than two thirds of think tanks worldwide do not disclose where their money comes from, a study shows. Out of 169 policy research institutions in 47 countries assessed by the Transparify initiative, only 49 provide comprehensive financial informa

  U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Richard Norland and Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia David Usupashvili opened a public forum on reform issues of the Prosecutor’s Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Coalition for an Indep

      In a few days, the Parliament of Georgia will hold the second hearing to discuss the bill on State Secrets; the author of the bill is an inter-agency working group, and the initiator is MP Irakli Sesiashvili (GD - Democratic Geo

 Executive Director of Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia), Eka Gigauri, plans to lodge a defamation complaint in Tbilisi City Court against Guram Adamashvili, Director of the NGO Position, and a private citizen Giorgi Khaindrav