Georgian gov’t administration head briefs int’l conference over country’s “effective fight” against corruption
Revaz Javelidze, the head of the Georgian government administration, has attended a two-day, anti-corruption conference in the Hague. Photo: government press office
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Revaz Javelidze, the head of the Georgian government administration, on Tuesday briefed an international, high-level anti-corruption conference in the Hague over the “effective steps” being taken by his country’s authorities in combating corruption.
Addressing the event that served to increase the effectiveness of joint efforts against all forms of corruption, the Georgian official stressed his country’s progress had been “confirmed” by relevant international rankings, evaluations and indexes.
Pointing to the moves to further strengthen the mechanisms to prevent and combat corruption, the official said lawmakers of the ruling Georgian Dream party had proposed the creation of an anti-corruption bureau, an independent agency.
He said the creation of the body would further strengthen the existing mechanisms of combating corruption and make them in line with “top” European standards.
In his meetings with Bulgarian foreign minister, Croatian state secretary and deputy foreign ministers of Romania and North Macedonia, held on the sidelines of the conference, the official also spoke about Georgia’s European aspirations.
Javelidze told the foreign politicians the Georgian government was doing its “utmost” to meet the 12-point conditions set by the European Union to grant the country its membership candidate status.
Noting the country’s European choice was “irreversible”, the head of the government administration thanked the country’s partners for their support for Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic agenda.
The two-day, round-table conference hosted by FMs of the Netherlands, Canada and Ecuador will end later on Tuesday.
The ruling Georgian Dream party on Wednesday initiated a bill proposing the creation of an anti-corruption bureau, as part of efforts to fulfil the European Union’s conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.
The anti-corruption agency of Georgia’s state security service has charged the former and current directors of the Gori municipality culture and tourism department promotion agency for the neglect of official duties, the state authority announced on Friday.
The principal 2021 achievements, challenges and ongoing priorities of the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia were in focus in the annual report presented by the Prosecutor General Irakli Shotadze to the Parliament this week.
Transparency International has released its Corruption Perceptions Index 2021, with Georgia ranking 45th among 180 countries and territories worldwide, and above all Eastern European and Central Asian states.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday marked International Anti-Corruption Day by highlighting Georgia’s “leading positions” in global anti-corruption rankings for efforts in combating the problem.
Revaz Javelidze, the Head of Georgian Government Administration, was on Thursday elected as Chair of the commission tasked with selecting the head of the recently set up Anti-Corruption Bureau.
The Georgian Government on Wednesday published the list of qualifications for those interested in applying for the position of the Chair of the recently established Anti-Corruption Bureau, an institution formed as part of efforts to fulfil European Union’s conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.
Revaz Javelidze, the Head of the Georgian Government Administration, on Wednesday opened an Inter-agency Coordination Council meeting in Tbilisi to discuss the Government’s 2023-2026 public administration reform strategy and its accompanying 2023-2024 action plan, with representatives from the United Nations Development Programme and European Union involved.
Georgia’s Deputy Finance Minister Mikheil Dundua on Tuesday highlighted the country’s selection in the 41st spot among 180 countries and territories in the Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index report for 2022.
Revaz Javelidze, the Head of the Administration of the Georgian Government, on Friday noted the Government’s goal of establishing a “sustainable public service” in the country, in comments for an event dedicated to the United Nations Public Service Day.