It is important to note that one of the most critical issues in the country's political agenda currently is drafting the final version of the public service reform concept and subsequently implementing it. It is the Civil Service Bureau whose powers

Today, the Parliament of Georgia is holding a plenary session to discuss at the government's initiative to once again extend the deadline for the enactment of the new rule regarding the interrogation of a witness at the investigation stage. The new r

The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary would like to react to the legislative initiative of the Government of Georgia, dated December 20, 2013, which envisages yet another rescheduling of the enactment of new rule of interrogating

As publicly known, the Mayor of Tbilisi Gigi Ugulava made a statement on 21 December 2013 before a court hearing that the judge trying the case is under pressure exerted by  certain persons including the current and former employees of the Inter

18 December 2013 – The Parliamentary Elections in 2012 resulted in the first transfer of power through elections in Georgia. This marked significant progress in the development of the country. The 2013 Presidential elections was another test for Geor

To President of Georgia, Mr Giorgi Margvelashvili                         To Chairman of Georgian Parliament, Mr Davit Usupashvili &nbs

On 8 September 2013, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia presented a package of draft legislative amendments pertaining to judicial reform. According to representatives of the Ministry, this marked the launch of the second part of the reform of the ju

6 December 2013, TBILISI – Transparency International (TI) Georgia analyzed more than 430,000 non-competitive government contracts awarded between December 2010 and September 2013. In 2011, the government issued direct contracts worth more than GEL 9

The report published today, 4 December 2013, by Transparency International Georgia focuses on the process of revolving door:  the movement of officials between government and the private sector and the corruption risks associated with this proce

TBILISI – Georgia ranks 55th in Transparency International’s 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) which measures perceived public sector corruption in 177 countries. Georgia’s score in the latest edition of the survey is 49 on a scale of 0 (percei