20 public agencies fail to publish simplified procurement contracts.  These include such important agencies as the Government Administration, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Administration of the President, the State Security Service, etc.

Civil society organizations condemn the statement made by the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, at GLOBSEC’s 2023 Bratislava Forum on May 30. The statement reiterates the position of the Kremlin and considers the desire of Ukrain

On May 11, the Prime Minister of Georgia responded to the protests over resuming direct flights with Russia with anti-Western rhetoric. The central message of the statement was that while the European Union (EU) itself trades with Russia, it is unfai

The Coalition negatively assesses the election of Tristan Benashvili, Giorgi Gzobava, and Zurab Guraspashvili as non-judge members of the High Council of Justice by the ruling party and some members of the opposition on May 17.[1]After June 2021, for

The non-governmental organizations involved in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) process in Georgia express our concern regarding the flagrant violation of the fundamental values and principles of OGP by the Government of Georgia. In recent years

On May 11, 2023, the European Court of Human Rights found a violation of freedom of assembly in the case of Lasha Chkhartishvili. His interests were defended by Transparency International - Georgia. This decision should have a significant impact on t

On May 8, 2023, the parliamentary majority submitted a draft law to the parliamentary bureau, proposing the amendment to the Central Election Commission’s (CEC) composition rule. If adopted, the authority to select and nominate candidates for t

The media environment has deteriorated systemically in Georgia during the past year (03/05/2022-03/05/2023), which is also confirmed by assessments of international authoritative organizations. For example, according to the evaluation of the organiza