Parliament Speaker highlights Gov’t’s “unwavering leadership” in good governance, transparency, combating corruption
In a social media message, the lawmaker noted the ranking in Government Integrity meant the country had now entered Europe's top 20. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday highlighted the Government's “unwavering leadership” in ensuring good governance and transparency and combating corruption, in response to the latest Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom that ranked the country 38th globally.
In a social media message, the lawmaker noted the ranking in Government Integrity meant the country had now entered Europe's top 20.
“Surpassing [11] EU, [13] NATO, and all EU candidate countries, Georgia's strides towards greater transparency and integrity are noteworthy”, Papuashvili said.
Latest Heritage Foundation @Heritage Index of Economic Freedom 2024, once again, testifies Georgia's remarkable progress. Ranking 38th globally in "Government Integrity," Georgia now enters Europe's top 20. Surpassing EU 11, NATO 13, and all EU candidate countries, Georgia's… pic.twitter.com/iekLGVx4Sh
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) February 29, 2024
He added the inclusion in Europe's top 20 marked a “significant advancement” over the past 12 years of the Georgian Dream Government.
The official contrasted the selection with 2012, during the previous Government's tenure, when he said the country had held 69th place and “belonged to the lowest ‘repressed’ category of countries”.