Netgazeti, an online media outlet, reported on October 16 that Georgia‘s participation to the Open Government Partnership had been suspended. This was confirmed by the government administration. The administration confirmed that it received the suspension notice today.
The suspension comes after the government has failed to meet its OGP commitments despite repeated calls from local watchdogs. Georgia was warned by the OGP of suspension during the adoption of the reintroduced Law on Foreign Agents in May of this year.
In 2011, the UN General Assembly established the Open Government Partnership. It has 75 members today, and thousands of civil societies organizations. Every two years, the OGP asks member states to submit an action plan developed in collaboration with civil society, outlining specific commitments from the government. Georgia is an OGP member and a member in the Steering Committee of OGP since 2014. Georgia has four action plans in place by 2020.
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* 25/12/2023: Georgia’s OGP Council Approves Fifth Open Governance Partnership Plan
* 04/05/2023: Georgian Watchdogs call for Triggering response procedure in Open Government Partnership
* 28/02/2023 Georgia Slips on Open Government Commitments
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