Georgian PM, EU Commissioner discuss EU-Georgia cooperation
Commissioner Hahn is visiting Georgia to participate in the launch ceremony of the European School for the Eastern Partnership. Photo: PM's office
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Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze and the EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn have discussed the new high-level bilateral cooperation format between the EU and Georgia, the first meeting of which will be held in Brussels in November.
The new format entails the development of even stronger sectoral cooperation between Georgia and the EU. The first meeting of this format will be held between PM Bakhtadze and the President of the European Commission.
Commissioner Hahn is visiting Georgia to participate in the launch ceremony of the European School for the Eastern Partnership.
The vision for the European School for the Eastern Partnership is to offer quality education to high-school students from partner countries, increasing opportunities, fostering cooperation and fundamental values and promoting a better understanding of the EU.
Johannes Hahn and Mamuka Bakhtadze have also discussed the importance of education which is one of the most significant priorities for the Georgian government.
“The parties have positively assessed the steps made by the Georgian government for economic development highlighting that the 45 million euros allocated to Georgia by the EU will be spent on economic reforms,” the PM’s office said today.
PM Bakhtadze and EU Commissioner Hahn have also discussed the implementation progress of the Association Agreement and DCFTA agenda.
Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, will visit Georgia on September 3-4 to participate in a launching ceremony of the The European School for the Eastern Partnership in Tbilisi.
The new format was announced by PM Bakhtadze last month. The format will entail a meeting between the Georgian PM and EU President once a year to assess the progress made by Georgia on its way to the EU and involve different ministers upon necessity.
The new format of Georgia-EU relations will include a dialogue with the representation of the Prime Minister of Georgia and the President of the European Commission.
Georgian and EU officials have laid the foundation for the very first fully-fledged European School outside the EU borders, which will enroll students from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Ukraine at Lisi Lake in Tbilisi.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has met with the EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn earlier today. Both officials stated that the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) should enter the two Russian-occupied regions of Georgia Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.