TI Georgia has studied the process of privatization conducted by the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara in the years 2020-2021.
According to Transparency International's 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Georgia has a score of 56 points, which is a one point increase compared to the previous year. In the past, the country had 56 points 3 times: in 2017, 2019 and 2020. Georgia ranks 41st among 180 countries included in the ranking.
Media Advocacy Coalition responds to the verdict [1] ruled by the Tbilisi Court of Appeal on January 16, 2023, according to which those convicted of committing organized group violence on media representatives on July 5, 2021, were acquitted, and the sentence imposed by the Court of First Instance was reduced. The verdict represents another step taken against journalists, freedom of expression, and democratic processes.
The Parliament of Georgia was not able to activate the Ethics Council even in the Fall session of 2022. 7 complaints had been submitted regarding the alleged violation of the Code of Ethics by a Member of Parliament, which were not reviewed, because the Council was not fully staffed and none of its meetings were held.
"Transparency International Georgia” has submitted a legislative proposal to the Parliament of Georgia to amend the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament. The legislative proposal is intended to achieve power-sharing in the Parliament and strengthen the role of the opposition.
‘’Transparency International-Georgia’’ assesses parliamentary control and its outcomes during the period from December 12,2020 to June 17, 2022.
Transparency International Georgia has evaluated how the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara performed its oversight role in 2021-2022 – noteworthy that the Council did not use four out of nine oversight mechanisms.
Bidzina Ivanishvili showed interest in Abastumani in August 2018, when he served as the chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party.
We, the signatory organizations, respond to the fact that the health condition of the third president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, has extremely worsened.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European CommissionOlivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement