PACE delegation briefed about work of Georgia’s newly established Anti-Corruption Bureau
Georgia’s Anti-Corruption Bureau head on Tuesday hosted the PACE delegation. Photo: Anti-Corruption Bureau press office
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Razhden Kuprashvili, the Chair of Georgia’s newly established Anti-Corruption Bureau, on Tuesday briefed the delegation of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe about his agency’s work and intentions.
In a Tbilisi meeting, Kuprashvili also thanked the Committee - responsible for verifying the fulfilment of obligations assumed by CoE member states under its conventions - for its cooperation with the country’s Government, the agency press office said.
The meeting also reviewed the basis for the creation of the agency, which was proposed by the ruling Georgian Dream party last year, as part of efforts to fulfil the European Union’s conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.
The Bureau is tasked with combating corruption, supervising the implementation of the Government's general policy and national strategy against the crime, and coordinating activities of relevant bodies, organisations and officials.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday met Razhden Kuprashvili, the new Chair of the country’s recently established Anti-Corruption Bureau, who was selected for the position by the Government head from candidates shortlisted by a selection commission on Monday.
The selection commission tasked with reviewing submissions for the position of the Chair of the newly formed Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday interviewed select candidates, the Government Administration announced.
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 process of fulfilling the European Union conditions for granting Georgia its membership candidate status was discussed on Wednesday by members of the Parliamentary faction of the ruling Georgian Dream party and the delegation of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Friday said the creation of the Anti-Corruption Bureau was “important” for the country's institutional development, in addition to being a part of the European Union conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday highlighted the country was ahead of 11 European Union and 13 NATO member states in terms of corruption control and ranked first in the South Caucasus and the Black Sea regions.