Parliament Committee Chair vows anti-corruption activities will be “further strengthened”
Okhanashvili noted the goal of the Parliamentary majority was to prepare a “consolidated version” of the concept for anti-corruption legislation and to reinforce activities in the direction. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Anri Okhanashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said the lawmaking body would “further strengthen” legislative activities directed against corruption.
Okhanashvili noted the goal of the Parliamentary majority was to prepare a “consolidated version” of the concept for anti-corruption legislation and to reinforce activities in the direction.
The remarks come as the Georgian legislative body is working on the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Union for granting the country the membership candidate status.
The ruling Georgian Dream party presented its strategy for fulfilling the EU conditions on July 1. The strategy included the creation of a working group under the Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament, tasked with preparing a concept of consolidation of anti-corruption functions, as well as proposals for further institutional strengthening of the Special Investigation Service and the Personal Data Protection Service bodies.
The Parliamentary working group will hold another meeting on related anti-corruption issues on Tuesday.
Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee will create five working groups today to address the conditions outlined by the European Union for granting the country membership candidate status, with the issues of deoligarchisation, judicial reform, electoral code and creation of an anti-corruption agency, a special investigative service and a personal data protection service in particular focus, the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) said.
The progress in the implementation of the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Union for granting Georgia the membership candidate status was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and diplomatic representatives of EU member states in Tbilisi.
Anri Okhanashvili, the chair of the Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said the ruling team would continue to “actively work” on the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Union for granting the country the membership candidate status, and stressed that “the involvement of all political parties and stakeholders will be ensured in this process”.
The ruling Georgian Dream party on Friday presented its strategy for fulfilling the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Council for granting the country the European Union membership candidate status later this year.
Anri Okhanashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday cautioned against “underestimating” the European perspective granted to the country by the European Union, and stressed doing so would mean underestimating “the choice of the Georgian people towards Europe”.
Anri Okhanashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said the ruling team was “focused on reviewing in detail each proposal” on the country’s judiciary system that was consistent with international standards.