To: The President of the European CommissionDr. Ursula von der Leyen31 May 2022 Dear President von der Leyen,As the European Commission is preparing its opinion on the candidacy status of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, all living generations of

According to the 2021 Open Budget Survey (OBS), conducted by the International Budget Partnership (IBP), Georgia got 87 points out of 100 in state budget transparency. This is an improvement compared to the 2019 survey’s result (81 points). Wit

The Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary would like to comment on the guilty verdict delivered against Mr Nika Gvaramia, director of Mtavari TV. The ruling represents another concerning example of pressure exerted on critical media org

Non-governmental organizations express solidarity with Nika Gvaramia and Mtavari Arkhi team.The decision of the Tbilisi City Court of May 16, 2022, and the imprisonment of Nika Gvaramia is perceived as a warning and threat to other ind

TI Georgia believes that the draft amendments to the Election Code and the Local Self-Government Code of Georgia, which were initiated by members of the parliamentary majority on May 10 and regulate the issue of powers of city council members elected

On May 16, Tbilisi City Court Judge Lasha Chkhikvadze sentenced Nika Gvaramia, General Director of the Mtavari TV Channel, to three years and six months imprisonment for abuse of power while managing TV Channel Rustavi 2. The court ruling has drawn s

On May 16, Tbilisi City Court has delivered the guilty verdict against director of TV Mtavari, Nika Gvaramia and his associates. The judge Lasha Chkhikvadze found Nika Gvaramia guilty in committing the crime under the article 220 of the Criminal Code

Five tenders announced by the Senaki City Hall in March 2022, whose total value amounts to GEL 2,614,550, were won without competition by JSC Arkeopolisi, a company owned by Demur Gadelia, the uncle of the Mayor of Senaki Vakhtang Gadelia, and Indiko