Georgia-EU to sign deals providing up to €231 million support for Georgia at a unique format of meeting
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Georgia and the EU will sign several deals tomorrow in Brussels at what will be the first of a new, unique format of meeting between the two parties. The deals will provide up to €231 million in support for Georgian education, economy and businesses.
The Georgian delegation will be headed by Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze, and the EU representation by President of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker.
The high level meeting is a new and a unique format of cooperation that the EU has initiated only with Georgia and no other countries. The format indicates the dynamics of Georgia-EU relations and provides opportunities for further enhancement of ties,” the Georgian Foreign Ministry reports.
The economy, trade and communications, education, science, culture, innovations, justice, internal security and civil protection will all be among the issues discussed at the meeting.
While in Brussels Bakhtadze is scheduled to meet with the European Council President Donald Tusk, participate in an event organised by the Carnegie Hall and meet with the Georgian diaspora.
Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze will visit Brussels with the government delegation on today.
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.
This time last year, a small Georgian delegation led by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili left for a historic trip on which Georgians travelled visa-free for the first time to the European Union (EU).
From now on, Georgian citizens no longer need a visa to travel to the Schengen Zone. The regulation lifting visa requirements for Georgians entered into effect today, Tuesday, March 28.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze and the Georgian delegation have met with Georgian diaspora in Brussels late yesterday and familiarised them with the initiatives offered by the Georgian government in support of Georgians living abroad.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has asked the European Council President Donald Tusk to constantly raise Georgian conflict issues during EU-Russia bilateral meeting formats.
The key outcomes of the meeting include €3.4 billion for transport investment projects, €100 million of additional access to finance in local currency for SMEs, support for additional academic and scientific exchanges, and a new programme to increase the security of Georgian citizens, the European Commission says.
European Council President Donald Tusk and Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili agreed to further intensity cooperation between Georgia and the EU and spoke to the press today after their meeting in Brussels.
The third Association Implementation report released by Euroepan Commission says that Georgia's Association Agreement commitments, including its Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, have been implemented in line with agreed timelines.