News
Working on enhancing communication and interpersonal skills of the Labour Inspection Office Staff
To strengthen the effectiveness and public image of the Labour Inspection Office (LIO) of Georgia, five intensive training sessions on persuasive communication and interpersonal skills were conducted in June and July 2024. Nearly 100 labour inspectors and LIO management staff, who passed the...
The Council of Europe empowers Georgian civil society and community-based organisations to promote equality and fight discrimination
On 24-25 July 2024 the Council of Europe, together with the Coalition for Equality and in cooperation with the ‘’Rule of Law Center’’ organised a training session for Georgian civil society and community-based organisations aimed at strengthening equality and combat discrimination. The event got...
Georgian judges explore new approaches to adjudicating electoral complaints in a digital era
At the two-day workshop, up to 100 judges from common courts of Georgia exchanged with election commissioners on latest changes to the electoral legal framework and practices. They committed to develop common practices and ensure that effective legal remedies are in place prior to 26 October...
Promoting diversity and equality at the workplace – Council of Europe collaborates with SPAR Georgia
To foster equal and inclusive work environment in private companies and ensure effective responses in tackling discrimination, the Council of Europe organised a training on the implementation of the Equality Policy with SPAR Georgia on 19 July 2024. The event focused on various forms of...
Dual diagnosis and complex PTSD - Council of Europe continues training of specialists working in the justice system
The Council of Europe continues its cycle of trainings on the pressing issues of mental health for specialists (psychologists and representatives of the medical department) working in the criminal justice. On July 18-19, psychologists and psychotherapists of the Special Penitentiary Service and...
Positive Parenting programme completes the pilot phase supported by the Pompidou Group
The Council of Europe has successfully completed the piloting of the "Positive Parenting" programme in various institutions including the Special Penitentiary Service, the National Crime Prevention and Probation Agency, the Juvenile Referral Centre, the State Care Agency, and Office of the...
Call for Tender - Local Consultancy Services in the field of Combating Violence Against Children
The Council of Europe Project Combating Violence Against Children in Georgia has launched a call for the provision of local consultancy services. The aim of the tender is to create a pool of national consultants to provide consultancy requested by the Council on an as-needed basis, in order to...
Call for tender - provision of local consultancy services
The Council of Europe Project “Democracy Starts in Schools – Engaging School Children in Decision Making Processes in Schools and Communities in Georgia” (Phase II) has launched a call for the provision of local consultancy services. The aim of the tender is to create a pool of national...
Council of Europe anti-corruption body calls for stronger oversight and accountability in top executive functions and the police
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), in a report published today, calls for determined measures to prevent corruption in Georgia in respect of persons with top executive functions and law enforcement officials. GRECO recognises that a few positive steps were taken...
Young Equality Ambassadors, representatives from civil society and state institutions becoming multipliers of human rights education
Throughout the week of 1 July 2024, representatives from various CSOs and community-based organisations, Equality Ambassadors, officers from the Public Defender’s Office (PDO), from the Labour Inspection Office, and from other state institutions gathered for a Training of Trainers on Human Rights...
Council of Europe body GRECO closes its monitoring round on preventing corruption among MPs, judges and prosecutors
The Council of Europe Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) in its fourth report assessing the implementation by Georgia of its 2016 recommendations welcomes the statutory amendments that have introduced the obligation on all prosecutors to submit declarations of assets, a novelty since its...
Council of Europe Congress: Statement by the Monitoring Committee on the situation in Georgia
The Monitoring Committee of the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 2 July 2024, adopted the following statement: “The Monitoring Committee reaffirms its full support to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia...
Judges and the staff of the Anti-corruption Bureau explore ways to improve monitoring of legality and transparency of political finance
Judges of the Georgian common courts and the staff of the Anti-corruption Bureau participated in the Bench-Bar workshop “Strengthening political finance oversight: challenges and steps forward”. The workshop provided an opportunity to exchange on practical steps on how to improve the oversight of...
Judiciary and law enforcement strengthen co-operation to combat discrimination and hate crimes in Georgia more effectively
To ensure effective responses in combating discrimination, hate crimes and related incidents, on 27-28 June 2024, the Council of Europe gathered the representatives of the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, its Special Investigation Service, the Supreme Court, and...
Secretary General meets Public Defender of Georgia
Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić has met the Public Defender of Georgia Levan Ioseliani. The Secretary General recalled her statement on the law “on transparency of foreign influence” and reiterated the importance of the Venice Commission Urgent Opinion in this context. The Secretary...
Georgia’s law on transparency of foreign influence is ‘incompatible with European standards’ and should be repealed without delay
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today expressed its deep concern at recent developments in Georgia that “raise serious doubts" about the country’s commitment to international democratic norms and Euro-Atlantic integration, and about its willingness to honour its...
Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities publishes Fourth Opinion on Georgia
The Fourth Opinion on Georgia of the Council of Europe Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities has been published today together with the government comments. A summary of the Opinion is also available in Georgian.
Venice Commission publishes two new opinions on Election Code abolishing gender quotas and on the composition of the Central Election Commission
The Venice Commission has published two new opinions on Georgia adopted at the latest plenary session: the Opinion on amendments to the Election Code abolishing gender quotas and the Follow-up opinion to the December 2023 joint opinion by the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR on the draft...
Alain Berset elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today elected Alain Berset (Switzerland) as Secretary General of the Council of Europe for a five-year term beginning on 18 September 2024. In the second round of the election, Mr Berset obtained 114 votes, a majority of the votes cast....
Call for tender - provision of consultancy services
The Council of Europe Project "Enhancing Human Rights Compliant Approach in Law Enforcement Institutions in Georgia" has launched a call for the selection of a provider to offer consultancy services on developing continuous training (permanent learning) system of the police officers for the MIA...
Celebrating 75th anniversary of the Council of Europe at Tbilisi Open Air festival
On 21-23 June the Council of Europe and Tbilisi Open Air will team up for the fourth time, in their effort to create a space where hundreds of visitors regardless of their age, gender, religious beliefs, and ethnic background can celebrate diversity and equality, discuss human rights, and of...
Empowering Georgian media to combat discrimination and promote equality
On 15-16 June 2024 Council of Europe and the United Nations Development Programme together with the Kingdom of Norway and in collaboration with the “Rule of Law Center” organised the training session aimed at enhancing media capacity to fight discrimination and promote equality. TV media...
Human Rights, Camera, Action! - Council of Europe launches photo and video competition for young Europeans
To celebrate its 75th anniversary and to raise awareness of the role and impact of the Council of Europe, the Deputy Secretary General, Bjørn Berge, has launched a photo and video competition entitled “Human Rights, Camera, Action!” aimed at young people, inviting them to use their smartphones...
Professional support of psychologists and social workers of Georgia’s criminal justice system through external supervision
A series of workshops was conducted between 12 April and 7 June 2024, aiming to provide professional support through external supervision to psychologists, social workers and their supervisors from the Special Penitentiary Service, the National Agency of Crime Prevention and Probation and the...
Modernization of electoral processes and standards of free and fair elections discussed during Georgian Central Election Commission’s study visit to the Council of Europe
On 3-4 June 2024, representatives of the Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) visited the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France to discuss the modernisation of electoral processes, associated challenges, and steps forward. Considering that the Reykjavik Declaration renewed the commitment...
Marking the International Children’s Day: addressing equality with Schoolchildren in Batumi and Ozurgeti
In view of celebrating the International Day for the Protection of Children, the Council of Europe Office in Georgia, in cooperation with the Office of Resource Officers of Educational Institutions, organised a series of intellectual activities for school students in the Guria and Adjara regions....
Georgian professionals learn about Italian experiences on rehabilitation services for juveniles and adolescents in the criminal justice context
The Pompidou Group, with the support of its Italian Presidency, organised a study visit for a Georgian delegation of criminal justice professionals involved in drug prevention on 29-31 May in Milan, ltaly. The visit focused on sharing Italian experiences with rehabilitation and resocialisation...
Workshop on preparing Alternative/Shadow reports under the reporting procedure of the European Social Charter
On May 29 and May 30, the Council of Europe Project "Further Enhancement of Social and Economic Rights in Georgia" held online workshops for the staff of the Public Defender’s office in Georgia, Georgian Trade Unions Confederation, Georgian Employers association and respective civil society...
Peer exchanges for inclusive and human rights-based local governance in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine
29 May 2024, during the Open Gov Week, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities organised an online discussion to share experiences, strategies, and challenges in promoting inclusivity and a human rights perspective within Open Government initiatives in the local authorities of Georgia, the...
Situation in Georgia: Statement by the Secretary General
Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić today made the following statement: “I strongly deplore today’s decision by the Parliament of Georgia to overrule the President’s veto and proceed with the final endorsement of the law “on transparency of foreign influence” in its...
PACE Georgia monitors urge authorities to repeal law on transparency of foreign influence
Following the publication of the Venice Commission’s urgent opinion on the law on transparency of foreign influence, the PACE co-rapporteurs for Georgia, Claude Kern (France, ALDE) and Edite Estrela (Portugal, SOC), have urged the Georgian authorities to repeal this law. “Our Georgian...
Georgia should repeal the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence in its current form, says Venice Commission
In an urgent opinion published today, the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission strongly recommends repealing the Law of Georgia on Transparency of Foreign Influence in its current form, as its fundamental flaws will involve significant negative consequences for freedoms of association and...
Promoting European values with the Young European Ambassadors and Equality Ambassadors in Georgia
Representatives from the Council of Europe Office in Georgia and the Delegation of the European Union to Georgia co-hosted a meeting with Georgian Young European Ambassadors (YEAs). These YEAs had recently completed a series of online and in-person regional training sessions on promoting equality...
Call for Tender - Elaborating Behavioural Change Strategies for Discrimination Prevention - DEADLINE EXTENDED
The Council of Europe projects ”Enhancing Equality and Non-Discrimination in Georgia” and ”Combating Hate Speech in Georgia” have launched a call to establish a pool of consultants on elaborating Behavioural Change Strategies for Discrimination Prevention. For detailed information about the...
New Georgian legislation on transparency of Foreign Influence does not conform to European and international standards, says Expert Council on NGO law
The Expert Council on NGO law, a body of the Conference of International non-governmental organisations of the Council of Europe, released today an opinion on Georgia’s law on transparency of foreign Influence which was adopted on 14 May at the conclusion of its third reading. In the 25 pages...
Call for tender to establish a pool of local consultants - DEADLINE EXTENDED
The Council of Europe project ”Reinforcing gender equality and implementing GREVIO recommendations to combat violence against women and domestic violence in Georgia” have launched a call to establish a pool of local consultants. For detailed information about the tender procedures, please refer...
Congress President expresses deep concern about the draft law in Georgia
The President of the Congress of Local and regional Authorities, Marc Cools, made the following statement today: “I share deep concern expressed by the Council of Europe’s Secretary General regarding the draft law on ‘transparency of foreign influence’, adopted by the Georgian Parliament at third...
Situation in Georgia - Statement by the Secretary General
Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić today made the following statement: “The adoption at third reading of the draft law ‘on transparency of foreign influence’ by the Parliament of Georgia, without waiting for the opinion of the Venice Commission, is very disappointing and...
PACE President condemns violence against politicians, civil society activists, media representatives and peaceful protesters
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) President Theodoros Rousopoulos strongly condemned the attacks on civil society activists, media representatives and members of the opposition, as well as the use of disproportionate force by the police against peaceful demonstrators who oppose the...
Call for tender - local consultants for awareness-raising and communication activities
The Council of Europe project ”Reinforcing gender equality and implementing GREVIO recommendations to combat violence against women and domestic violence in Georgia” has launched a call to establish a pool of local consultants for awareness-raising and communication activities. For detailed...
Office in Georgia
64b Chavchavadze Ave. 14th Floor
Tbilisi 0179, Georgia
+99532 2913870/ 71/ 72
