Tbilisi. Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) shares with you the annual report 2022. The annual report contains information regarding the activities and achievements of IDFI in the following thematic areas: Open Government, Fighting Corruption, Economic and Social Policy, Rule of Law and Human Rights, Local Government, Media and Freedom of Expression, Internet and Innovations, Memory and disinformation studies. Source: idfi.ge

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Tbilisi. Civil Society Organizations continue to monitor the fulfillment of 12 priorities defined by the European Commission to grant the candidate status to the country. Under the leadership of the Open Society Georgia Foundation, 8 organizations prepared an assessment document – EU CANDIDACY CHECK, which reflects the progress achieved by the Georgian authorities in this context until the period of March 31, 2023, as well as the current state of play and the steps to be implemented in the future. According to CSOs’ assessments, at this stage, one priority is fully implemented, two priorities are mostly fulfilled, four priorities are partially fulfilled, and five priorities defined by the European Union are to be fulfilled. Read more… Source: osgf.ge

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A consultation meeting with the Eastern Partnership Region and Europe AML/CFT Multi-Stakeholder was held in Warsaw on April 4-5, 2023, organized by the EU Global Facility. Presenters from Georgia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria took part in the meeting. Representatives from Europe also participated in seminars. Experts shared their relevant knowledge during work meetings and spoke about challenges related to the implementation of the 8th recommendation of the FATF (the Financial Action Task Force) and also shared best practices related to the cooperation of the governmental institutions and civil society and the role of the financial sector in this process.  During the meetings, a CSI representative also participated as a presenter and spoke about current processes and challenges related to the civil sector in Georgia.

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Kakheti. At the workshop, the CSO representatives discussed the role of civil society in the EU-integration, in particular, how to contribute to the process of granting the candidate status to Georgia. Also, the participants shared information about completed or ongoing reforms and projects implemented in Georgia with the support of the EU. Read more… Source: STAR project page on the social network

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Regions. Teachers in three regions of Georgia are engaged in training sessions on civic engagement, participation, and education for sustainable development. The training is part of the Teachers Civic Engagement Program, which is organized by CENN and supported by the US Embassy Tbilisi, Georgia. The program aims to increase teachers' engagement in civil society development and democracy. Read more here… Source: www.cenn.org

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Tbilisi. Civil society organizations address to EU Commissioner Varhey. “Taking into account that part of civil society is involved in the process of monitoring the implementation of the recommendations, we ask for the interim evaluation to be public and accessible to the stakeholders, including the civil society of the country. Public accessibility of the mid-term evaluation of the European Commission will ensure the transparency of the process, enable the active participation of civil society in it, and significantly contribute to the effective supervision of the implementation of the priorities”, is noted in the joint statement. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

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Tbilisi. Salome Kenchiashvili, is the winner of the first scholarship of the Maro Makashvili Award, which is provided by the Gurulian Diary Fund. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. Women participating in the Women's Economic Empowerment project conducted a SWOT analysis of the activities of self-help groups. “According to the analysis, self-confidence, teamwork, opportunity to attend trainings, sharing of ideas and active involvement in public activities were highlighted in the strengths, while limited financial resources, lack of equipment, limited internet and stereotypical attitudes prevailed in the threatening conditions”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

The U.S. Embassy in Georgia releases the statement regarding the current situation in the country: “The Georgian people have, once again, spoken clearly that the only choice for Georgia is a secure and prosperous European future. We welcome Georgian Dream’s decision to withdraw both draft laws on “foreign influence.” We urge the ruling party to officially retract these bills and not pursue further this type of legislation, which is incompatible with Georgian and European values and the protection of fundamental freedoms. We encourage Georgia’s political leaders to work together in earnest on the reforms urgently needed to obtain the EU candidate status that Georgia’s citizens overwhelmingly desire”. Read more… Source: The The U.S. Embassy’s page on the social network

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Tbilisi. “Georgian Dream” decided to “recall” the draft law “On the transparency of foreign influence” that had already been passed in the first introduction, which caused mass protests. Women’s Information Center would like to explain to the public „that according to the regulations of the Parliament, a legislative initiative can be declared accepted or rejected by a motivated decision. According to Article 158 of the Regulation, a legislative initiative will be considered rejected if the bill fails in the second reading. According to clauses 16 and 17 of the regulation, a draft law that fails to gather the necessary number of votes for its adoption in the second reading is considered a failure. In such a case, a resolution on the inadmissibility of the draft law is drawn up in the second reading. In addition, if the draft law failed in the second reading at the plenary session, it will not be put to the vote within one month of the session period at the request of the initiator. Also, a draft law that fails to collect the required number of votes 3 times as a result of voting in the second reading during one session will be considered rejected. As for the second version of the draft law, all initiators must sign the project recall. Accordingly, the majority must throw out the law, and “people power” must reject it with their own signatures“. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. European Union in Georgia welcomes the announcement by the ruling party to withdraw the draft legislation on “foreign influence”. "We encourage all political leaders in Georgia to resume pro-European reforms, in an inclusive and constructive way and in line with the 12 priorities for Georgia to achieve candidate status". Read more… Source: EU’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. Signing ceremonies of new projects, funded within the GGP Grassroots Human Security Grant Program of the Embassy of Japan, continue. Since the independence of Georgia, Japan has provided 200 grants within the GGP Program, totalling over 20 million USD, in addition to other grant schemes. The GGP projects are excellent examples of successful cooperation between NGOs and state institutions and a great reminder of the positive role civil society can play in community development. We want to thank all the dedicated persons and state institutions, who worked hard to develop the GGP projects during these years. Read more… Source: The embassy’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. The proposed 'foreign agent law' in Georgia poses a significant threat to freedom of speech and democracy and Georgia's future with the Euro-Atlantic aspiration. “We strongly urge the Parliament to withdraw this law!” Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

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