On June 23, 2022, the European Council approved the decision of the European Commission of June 17, ordering Georgia to implement a 12-point plan to obtain candidate status. Despite one of the main requirements of the European Council, to ensure the involvement of opposition parties and civil sector in the implementation of the priorities, Georgian Dream developed a plan for the implementation of the 12 points without the involvement of opposition parties. The ruling party did not consider the recommendations presented by the civil society organizations either and started the process of implementation only with its own plan.
DRI is evaluating, on the one hand, whether the 12-point plan presented by the ruling political power is being implemented, and on the other hand, whether the measures taken by the authorities respond to the recommendations of the European Union.
European Commission recommendation 2.1. "Independent functioning of state institutions, ensuring their effective oversight ".
რუსეთი ბოლო პერიოდში აქტიურად ცდილობს ოკუპირებული ტერიტორების საკითხის წინ წამოწევას და საქართველოსგან ამ ტერიორების სამართლებრივად ჩამოშორებას.
In Georgia, while 2024–2026 is described as a period of significant deterioration in media rights, signs of increased state-led political influence over independent and public-interest media had become visible earlier.
Since 2024, Georgia’s legal and institutional framework has been changing at an unusually rapid pace.