Ninety-two legal entities of the nine municipalities of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Region have increased the number of employees and their salaries in 2022 – the salaries of 8,406 people working in the non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal

Financial inequality between political parties and ineffective state oversight of political corruption remain major problems in GeorgiaTransparency International Georgia studied the issue of Georgia’s political finance in 2021. Municipal electi

CareerIrakli Garibashvili entered politics in 2012, along with the Georgian Dream party. In his first year of public service, he was the Minister of Internal Affairs. In 2013, he replaced Bidzina Ivanishvili as the Prime Minister. At the end of 2015,

The Civil Society Organizations have elaborated an Action Plan which could be easily implemented till the end of 2022, provided political will is present.The Action Plan contains an absolute minimum of critically important reforms, essential for gran

The “Home to Europe” Movement expresses grave concern over the obstructive and violent incidents occurring during meetings held by our members and supporters with the population in the regions.Prior to the announced July 3 demonstration i

Transparency International Georgia has analyzed the official data related to privatization of the state-owned real estate by the central government in 2013-2021 and found that the process of privatization contains significant corruption risks. Extrem

The Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary considers the appointment of Mikheil Chinchaladze for a second term as the chairman of the Tbilisi Court of Appeals unjustified and harmful. The High Council of Justice’s decision further

On June 17, the European Commission published individual opinions on Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia.[1] The Commission supports granting EU candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova immediately, and to Georgia -- only after certain conditions are met.Ac

"Step towards the Europe" responds to the European Commission's recommendations to the Council of the European Union regarding the decision on whether to grant EU candidate status to the Associated Trio.According to the document, the Co

The signatory organizations respond to the news story aired by TV Pirveli on June 12. The story describes the alleged involvement of the State Security Service (SSS) employees in the planning and execution of the violent events of July 5. The mass vi