The 2016 report of the Council of Europe Secretary General desribes the situation with media environment and media pluralism in Georgia . Thorbjorn Jagland draws attention to protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe.

Georgia is mentioned several times in the report, including with respect to the media environment .

"Despite the adoption of law on Broadcasting, the concerns were expressed in connection with changes taking place in media ownership. It has an impact on media pluralism and diversity. The attempt to replace owners of the country`s most popular TV station caused concerns of many international organizations and civil society representatives, "- writes Thorbjorn Jagland.

The freedom of assembly is mentioned in the context of the LGBT activists 2012 raid, which says that the government has not fulfilled its obligation to protect the demonstrators from violence.

The report assessed the elections in Georgia, based on the assessment of the international observers, as a competitive and well-administered process .