The Anti-Corruption Bureau responds to the statement of the Transparency International Georgia.

“Transparency International Georgia’s statement of April 26, 2024, “The Government of Georgia hides the report of the anti-corruption assessment of the Council of Europe GRECO”, is false!

Georgia, following the procedures and decisions developed by GRECO, ensures the publicity of the second addendum to the 5th round assessment report of Georgia and the second compliance report of the 4th round, approved at the 96th plenary session.

According to the decision taken at the 96th Plenary Session on

22, 2024, which is publicly available to all interested parties, Georgia committed to translating the reports into the native language and ensuring their publicity.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau, complying with the relevant rules, immediately began translating the approved reports. Upon completion of this process, the reports will be published on the official websites of both the Bureau and GRECO.

From March 18 to 22, 2024, the 96th plenary session of the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) was held in Strasbourg, during which the 5th round assessment report of Georgia and the second addendum to the 4th round’s second compliance report were approved.

During the plenary sessions, along with the evaluation reports for Georgia, the following were approved:

1. Evaluation reports of the 5th round for Italy and Armenia;
2. Round 5 first or second compliance reports for Greece, Lithuania, France, Belgium, and Croatia;
3. Addenda or second addenda of Georgia, Italy, Belgium, and Germany to the second compliance report of the 4th round;
4. Combined report of compliance for the first and second rounds of assessment for Kazakhstan;
5. Second Supplement to the Second Compliance Report of the Third Round of Swiss Assessment.

According to the approved guidelines for GRECO evaluation teams, all stages of the evaluation process are confidential unless the country ensures the publication of the document translated into the native language.

According to the decisions made at the 96th Plenary Session on March 22, 2024, which are publicly available to all interested parties, Georgia committed to translating the reports into the native language and ensuring their publicity.

During the meeting, the representative of the Anti-Corruption Bureau also confirmed the country’s readiness to translate and publish the received reports within a reasonable time frame, as reflected in the GRECO decision of March 22, 2024.

It should be noted that the translation of the reports, given their volume, requires a reasonable period. This is why most of the above-mentioned reports are still unpublished and remain confidential. Out of the 14 reports approved at the 96th plenary session, only 3 reports have been translated and published. Countries such as Germany, Belgium, Italy, Croatia, Switzerland, Greece, Lithuania, and Kazakhstan have not yet published their reports. Therefore, until the translation is completed and published, the status of each of these reports remains “confidential” as per GRECO regulations.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau, following the relevant rules, immediately began translating the approved reports and, upon completion of the process, will publish the reports on the official websites of both the Bureau and GRECO”, - reads the statement.