Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained from the Aspindza, Ninotsminda and Borjomi Municipal Boards and Municipal Councils. The organization has posted on Opendata.ge the information on bonuses, representative expenses and other documents. Information about Aspindza Municipal Board and Aspindza Municipal Council (geo)... Information about Ninotsminda Municipal Board and Ninotsminda Municipal Council (geo)... Information about Borjomi Municipal Board and Borjomi Municipal Council (geo)... Source: opendata.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained from the Akhaltsikhe, Akhalkalaki and Adigeni Municipal Boards and Municipal Councils. The organization has posted on Opendata.ge the information on bonuses, representative expenses and other documents. Information about Akhaltsikhe Municipal Board and Akhaltsikhe Municipal Council (geo)... Information about Akhalkalaki Municipal Board and Akhalkalaki Municipal Council (geo)... Information about Adigeni Municipal Board and Adigeni Municipal Council (geo)... Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. Transparency International - Georgia has released information on "Who are the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Sakrebulo Chairs and what do they own". Provided information is based on "the Public Registry data and the analysis of property declarations submitted by some of them". For the full text. Source: transparency.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained from the Tsageri, Lentekhi, Ambrolauri and Oni Municipality Gamgeobas (local administration) and Sakrebulos (local council). The organization has posted on Opendata.ge the information on bonuses, representative expenses and other documents. Information from the Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo of the Tsageri Municipality (geo)... Information from the Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo of the Lentekhi Municipality (geo)... Information from the Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo of the Ambrolauri Municipality (geo)... Information from the Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo of the Oni Municipality (geo).. Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. The Georgian Democratic Initiative has disseminated the July newsletter including developments in the field of human rights protection during this period. For the full text. Source: gdi.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained from the Gamgeoba (local administration) and Sakrebulo (local council) of the Kazbegi Municipality. On Opendata.ge the organization has posted information on bonuses, budget fulfillment reports and other documents. Information from the Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo of the Kazbegi Municipality (geo)... Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi.  The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released various  pieces  of  public  information  obtained  from the  representative  andexecutive bodies of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti Region. For the full text Source: idfi.ge

Tbilisi.  The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has releasedinformation  on  miscellaneous  expenses  of  the  Government  Chancellery(Administration) in 2013-2014. "From 1 January 2013 until 8 July 2014 the business trip  expenses of  Prime  Ministers  of  Georgia  Bidzina  Ivanishvili  and  Irakli Gharibashvili equaled total of 155,825 GEL. Out of this amount, Bidzina Ivanishvili'sbusiness  trip  expenses  constitute  19,613  GEL  (per  diems  -  6,899  GEL,  hotel accommodation - 12,714 GEL), and Irakli Gharibashvili's - 136,212 GEL (per diems -14,886  GEL,  hotel  accommodation  -  98,004  GEL,  travel  -  23,332  GEL).  Bidzina Ivanishvili's  most  expensive  visit  was  made  to  France  -  7,758  GEL,  while  Irakli Gharibashvili's  -  in  the  United  Stated  of  America  -  43,817  GEL",  says  the organization's page. For the full text Source: idfi.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained from the Gamgeobas and Sakrebulos of the Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti, Telavi and Dedoplistskaro Municipalities. At Opendata.ge the organization has posted information on the bonuses, audit acts, budget fulfillment reports and other documents. Information from the Lanchkhuti Municipality Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo (geo) Information from the Ozurgeti Municipality Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo (geo) Information from the Telavi Municipality Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo (geo) Information from the Dedoplistskaro Municipality Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo (geo) Source: opendata.ge

Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has released information obtained from the Gamgeobas and Sakrebulos of the Gurjaani, Akhmeta, Kvareli, Sighnaghi, and Lagodekhi Municipalities. At Opendata.ge the organization has posted information on the bonuses, audit acts, budget fulfillment reports and other documents. Information from the Gurjaani Municipality Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo (geo) Information from the Akhmeta Municipality Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo (geo)  Information from the Sighnaghi Municipality Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo (geo)  Information from the Kvareli Municipality Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo (geo) Information from the Sagarejo Municipality Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo (geo) Information from the Lagodekhi Municipality Gamgeoba and Sakrebulo (geo) Source: opendata.ge

Tbilisi. The Georgian Young Lawyers' Association has presented the study "Media Monitoring of Electoral Campaign - Practice Analysis" on July 31. The study reviews media monitoring carried out by the National Communications Commission and CSOs during the 2012 parliamentary, 2013 presidential and 2014 local self-government elections, as well as the media monitoring results obtained by the Central Election Commission prior to 2011. The study analyzes legislation regulating media monitoring of the election period and recommendations of international organizations. Source: gyla.ge

Kakheti. The Georgian Young Lawyers' Association has presented the initial evaluation of the second round of the 2014 self-government elections on July 31 in the Telavi Civic Engagement Center. Representatives of CSOs and local self-government have attended the meeting.

Tbilisi. Three CSOs - CRRC Georgia, Internews - Georgia and the Civil Development Institute - have summarized media monitoring results of local elections on July 30 in the "Radisson BluIveria" Hotel. Boris Yaroshevich, Deputy Head of the EU Representative Office and Shombi Sharp, Deputy Head of the UN Development Program (UNDP) have opened the meeting. As part of media monitoring the organizations have observed the coverage of local self-government elections on up to 40 TV, radio, print and online media outlets. The reports cover the period from 15 April 2014 until June 30 and are available at web page: www.MediaMonitor.ge Monitoring was carried out with support of the EU and the UN Development Program. Source: media.ge

Tbilisi. Transparency International Georgia published a new report - "Challenges of public internal financial control in Georgia". "The report looks at the state of public internal financial control in the twelve government ministries and Tbilisi government as well as the challenges and problems the PIFC system faced in 2010-2012 and a number of PIFC developments in 2013. We singled out the worst and best performing ministries to illustrate problems on the one hand and best practices on the other". For the full text Source: transparency.ge

Tbilisi. The fourth public policy report of the Public Policy Research and Training Center on the "State education policy and the teachers’ salaries in Georgia” was presented and discussed.At the event the author of the study – associated professor of the Ilia State University Shorena Maghlakelidze – has informed representatives of public organizations and CSOs attending the presentation about the analysis of the state formula for calculating the teachers’ salaries in Georgia and its comparison with standards practiced in the western European states. For the full text. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Tbilisi. Transparency International Georgia publishes a new report on certain expenses of political parties. The report presents the findings of the parallel counting and monitoring of four electoral subject/political parties’ certain expenses in the run-up to the 2014 local self-government elections. For the full text Source: transparency.ge

Tbilisi. Institute for Development of Freedom of Information broadcast information obtained from the administration of Kvemo Kartli governor. The information was posted in opendata.ge on the governor and his deputies’ bonuses; higher education documents; fleet; budget, as well as information on the proactive publication of public information of the legal acts.  For the full text Source: opendata.ge   

Tbilisi. Institute for Development of Freedom of Information broadcast information obtained from City hall and local council of Poti. The information was posted in opendata.ge on premiums, emergency purchases; higher education documents and other documents. For the full text Source: opendata.ge  

Tbilisi. Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) broadcast information obtained from Martvili, Mestia, Abasha and Zugdidi Municipality governments and local councils. The organization publicized information about premiums, audit acts, budget execution reports and other documents in opendata.ge.  Information from Martvili Municipality government and local council Information from Mestia Municipality government and local council Information from Abasha Municipality government and local council Information from Zugdidi Municipality government and local council Source:opendata.ge

Tbilisi. Institute for Development of Freedom of Information broadcast information regarding expenses of vehicles replaced by Ministries in 2013 and their technical maintenance. "In January, 2014, IDFI addressed to all Ministries for all vehicles’ and computer equipment request listwhich, by the active legislation of public procurement, were replaced by one or more vehicles or computer equipment having new, same or better parameters. The request was ignored only by the Ministry of the Internal Affairs. As it turns out by the documents received from other ministries replacement of vehicles took place only in five ministries in 2013”, said in the organization web-site.    For the full text Source: idfi.ge    

Tbilisi.Institute for Development of Freedom of Information issued a statement regarding access to information in dismissed ministers’ offices. "We would like to point out that with the leadership of most of the ministers dismissed from the position have undergone significant progress in terms of access to information and transparency… IDFI hopes that new ministers to be appointed as leaders of the mentioned offices will continue the best practice of public access to information and one of the main priorities will be open and transparent governance of their work” said in the organization web-site.  For the full text Source: idfi.ge

Tbilisi. Institute for Development of Freedom of Information issued law analysis regarding competition in Public Service. Rule of competition in Public Service has significantly improved since the relevant resolution of Georgian Government came into force on July 20, 2014. As a result there appeared more guarantee to provide a competition with the principles of fairness and impartiality. However, compared with the international practice of law (in the UK and Estonia) number of omissions were observed in the legal regulations”. For the full text Source: idfi.ge