Brussels hosts EU Eastern Partnership summit today

Leaders from the European Union (EU) member states and the six Eastern Partner countries have convened in Brussels today for the fifth Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit.

The event aims to deepen ties between the EU and its six eastern neighbours – Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus.

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Before making plans for future cooperation, the parties will take stock of what has been achieved since the last summit in Riga in 2015, focusing on the tangible benefits delivered to the citizens of the six Eastern Partnership countries.

Later today, an Eastern Partnership declaration will be adopted to feature what new benefits the EU is offering to its eastern allies.

The event will mainly focus on 20 "deliverables” or priorities – EU’s plans to help Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus tackle corruption, improve the rule of law and modernise their economies.

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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili is in Brussels to participate in the summit. He will deliver a speech where he will sum up the achievements his country has registered since the Riga event.