Tbilisi. A new, two-year project supported by the European Union (EU) will increase the independence and capacity of the Prosecution Service of Georgia (PSG). Enhancing the accountability of the PSG and empowering information exchange between the government, civil society, media and public on the ongoing major reforms in the system.

The ‘Promoting Prosecutorial Independence through Monitoring and Engagement’ (PrIME) project is being implemented by the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) in partnership with the Caucasus Research Resource Center in Georgia (CRRC) and Studio Monitor.

The PrIME project assumes a comprehensive approach, as part of which IDFI and its partners will work in four main directions: 1. Monitoring; 2. Media investigation; 3. Capacity building and awareness raising aimed to ensure impartiality and fairness in the Georgian prosecution and investigation systems; and 4. Increasing capacity and awareness on hate crimes and violence against women.With the total budget of EUR 333,321.64, the 26 month PrIME project will be implementedin 2018–2020.

Source: The organization’s webpage