The reform of the public service is significantly stalled

On 24 October 2015, the Georgian Parliament adopted the new Law on Public Service. The entry into power of the law was set to 1 January 2017, however due to the current situation, it will be practically impossible for the law to come into power in two weeks. This will significantly damage the continuity and process of reform in the public service.

Public official family members in the public service

Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) analyzed asset declarations filed by Georgian public officials and identified instances where family members of these officials are employed in the same or related institutions. The majority of such cases were identified in local government bodies.

Monitoring Implementation of Association Agreement With European Union in 2014-2015: Anti-Corruption Policy and Civil Service Reform

Transparency International Georgia has conducted an assessment of the implementation of Georgia’s Association Agreement and Association Agenda with the EU between 1 September 2014 and 1 September 2015 as part of a project carried out by the Open Society Georgia Foundation.

Strengths and weaknesses of a new draft law on public service

  On September 17, after a second hearing, the Parliament of Georgia approved the draft law “On Public Service” and accompanying package of laws, initiated by the Government of Georgia (GoG).

Ivanishvili's companies – the forge for government officials

Georgia should reform its system for reimbursing local self-government assembly members for their official duty-related expenses

Statement of NGOs on initiated amendments to the law on the civil service