On October 26, Anri Okhanashvili, an MP from Georgian Dream and the head of the Legal Issues Committee, declared that Georgian Dream would begin a series of legislative changes to establish an anti-corruption bureau by the fourth of the 12 recommendations made by the European Commission. 

According to MP Okhanashvili, the primary responsibility of the anti-corruption bureau will be to advance the war against corruption. "The Bureau will coordinate the actions of pertinent bodies, organizations, and representatives to achieve this," he added. According to MP Okhanashvili, the Bureau will answer to both the Georgian Parliament and the interagency Anti-corruption Council. "The law mandates that the Bureau submit annual reports to the Parliament and recurring reports to the interagency Anti-corruption Council," Georgian Dream MP said.

"The Prime Minister has full legitimacy to choose the bureau head as a result of the open and transparent competition process that will precede it," MP Okhanashvili stated.

The fourth recommendation from the European Commission is to increase the Anti-Corruption Agency's institutional independence, provide the new Special Investigative Service and Personal Data Protection Service with resources appropriate to their mandates, and ensure their institutional independence.

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