The Minister of Justice of Georgia, Rati Bregadze, conducted two meetings with the Hungarian ministers. First, He met with the Chairman of the Committee of European Affairs of the National Assembly of Hungary, and after that, he met with the Hungarian Minister of Internal Affairs.
During his meeting With Judit Varga, the Minister congratulated him on his appointment to the new position and wished him success in the 2024 elections.
The Minister of Justice once again stated in his meeting with Judit Varga that joining the European Union was a choice of the Georgian people, and the Ministry of Justice of Georgia was and remains an active supporter of this process.
One of the essential components of the Eurointegration process is the approximation of national legislation to EU legislation.
For this, legislative amendments have been presented in Parliament, according to which the Ministry of Justice will coordinate the process of legislative harmonization, and for greater efficiency, a particular computer program has been created; in addition, a practical manual and a training module of the European Union for civil servants has been developed.
At the end of the meeting, the Minister of Justice expressed hope that Georgia’s fruitful cooperation with Hungary will deepen on the road to European integration.
This cooperation was founded in 2021 when Rati Bregadze took part in the conference of ministers of justice of member countries of the Council of Europe.
After that, the Minister of Justice, Rati Bregadze, met with the Hungarian Minister of Internal Affairs, Shandor Pinter.
The meeting of Rati Bregadze and Shandor Pinter was held within the framework of the “Joint Declaration between Georgia and Hungary”, which was signed by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in October this year.
The Minister of Justice introduced the Hungarian Minister of Internal Affairs to the reforms implemented in Georgia’s prison system based on the balance between implementing security measures in prisons and well-functioning rehabilitation-resocialization programs.
Specifically, the Hungarian colleague provided information about a digital university, a sports management system, inmate employment, a “re-market” store, the provision of state services through the houses of justice in the prison system, recently opened Daba Lighturi and planned for 2024 on the generation of a new, small-scale prison facility in Rustavi.
Minister Rati Bregadze attended both meetings by First Deputy Minister of Justice of Georgia Tamar Tkshelashvili, Deputy Beka Dzamashvili and Ambassador of Georgia to Hungary Tamar Liluashvili.
