Tbilisi, 24 October 2011 - Transparency International Georgia has released its latest report: Georgia National Integrity System Assessment. The study involved an analysis of the 12 main institutions that play a key role in terms of promoting good governance and preventing corruption in the country. These are:

National Integrity System studies are conducted throughout the world according to a methodology developed by the Transparency International Secretariat. The Georgia National Integrity System Assessment was carried out in 2009-2011 and this is the first time its results are being published.

Below are some of the important findings of the report:

• Since 2003, Georgia’s executive branch (including the law enforcement agencies) has become considerably stronger and its capacity to fight corruption has also increased significantly.

• Because of the weakness of parliament and the judiciary, there is a significant risk of abuse of power at the higher levels of executive authority.

• A number of other institutions are also weak: political parties, civil society and media.

• Georgia has adopted multiple important legal provisions desgined to promote good governance in recent years, although they are not always applied thoroughly in practice.

Please, find the report here [1].
And here is the link to the PDF version: http://transparency.ge/sites/transparency.ge.nis/files/TIGeorgia_NISRepo... [2]

Contact Person: Erekle Urushadze, Senior Analyst

tel: (8 32) 292 14 03, 293 21 29

erekle@transparency.ge [3]