The Policy and Management Consulting Group (PMCG) and the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), within the framework of the “Public Forum and Dialogue”  project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), organized a policy discourse entitled Shortcomings of Judicial System in Georgia. The discourse presentation has been delivered by Mrs. Tamar Khidasheli, the member of the board of Georgian Young Lawyer’s Association.

The discourse took place on Monday, April 18, at 5 p.m. at the Conference Hall of the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia (address: 7 Gudiashvili Str., Tbilisi, 0107, Georgia).

The presentation reviewed the history of reforms within Judiciary, their advantages and disadvantages, the judiciary councils, High Council of Justice of Georgia. Besides, the presentation covered issues such as accountability of the judges, the law about the disciplinary proceedings, the independence of the internal principles and others.

Policy papers and other relevant materials will be distributed among discourse participants. At the same time, the above mentioned documents have been place in the analytical section of this web-site.

The Policy and Management Consulting Group (PMCG) and the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), within the framework of the “Public Forum and Dialogue”  project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), organizes the policy discourse on Fiscal Policy and Fiscal Sustainability. The discourse presentation will be delivered by Mr. Lasha Zivzivadze and Mr. Besik Namchavadze.

The discourse will take place on Thursday, March 17, at 5 p.m. at the Conference Hall of the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia (address: 7 Gudiashvili Str., Tbilisi, 0107, Georgia).

The meeting will discuss fiscal policy of Georgia in 2005-2014. Presentation will also focus on challenges which may hinder fiscal policy sustainability and on the policy which should be implemented to prevent possible negative outcomes.

Policy papers and other relevant materials will be distributed among discourse participants. At the same time, the above mentioned documents will be placed at the project web-site (www.pfd.ge), which also incorporates forum features available for all registered participants.

Policy and Management Consulting Group (PMCG) and the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), within the framework of the “Public Forum and Dialogue”  project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), organized the policy discourse entitled “Financial Freedom of Media, Sustainability and Management Problems and Perspectives”. The discourse presentation will be delivered by Mr. Lasha Tugushi, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Resonansi", journalist.

The discourse was held on February 2, 2011, at 5 p.m., at the conference hall of the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia (address: 7 Gudiashvili Str., Tbilisi, 0107, Georgia).

The meeting disussed how competitive the media environment is in Georgia, What is the volume of financing and how accessible are the finances, how active the government is in the media business, what the legal framework for media activities is and how well it is protected.

The presentation materials can be found in Analytical Materials Section of the website.