Georgia marks Int’l Anti-Corruption Day as regional, international leader - PM
“Strengthening transparent, accountable and ethical governance and building a corruption-free society remains a priority for us”, the Head of the Government stressed. Photo via Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday said the country marked the International Anti-Corruption Day with the positions of a regional and international leader in this regard.
In his social media post, Garibashvili noted his Government had further strengthened its efforts against corruption, citing the establishment of “an independent, highly accountable” Anti-Corruption Bureau in the country, “which brings together all corruption prevention functions under one umbrella”.
The PM stressed the “tangible results” of the Government’s efforts were “highly appreciated by authoritative international organisations”, with the World Justice Project's 2023 Rule of Law Index placing Georgia among the top 20 in Europe and ranking first in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia regions.
In the World Economic Forum's ‘Global Competitiveness Report’, Georgia has outpaced many EU and NATO countries, ranking 20th in the world, 11th in Europe and taking second place among the post-Soviet countries, Garibashvili added.
He also emphasised Georgia was placed in the 41st spot among 180 countries and territories in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index report for 2022, with the country being the leader in the region.
Strengthening transparent, accountable and ethical governance and building a corruption-free society remains a priority for us”, the Head of the Government stressed.
Earlier today in his statement on international day, Paweł Herczyński, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, said the European Commission’s “historic” recommendation, last month, to grant the country the EU membership candidate status was an “acknowledgement” of Georgia’s progress in the fight against corruption.
International Anti-Corruption Day has been observed annually, on 9 December since the adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in 2003 to raise public awareness for anti-corruption.