EU, Georgia launch new project to support environmental sector
The project aims to support in the implementation process of Georgia's environmental commitments under the EU-Georgia Association Agreement. Photo: Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture/Facebook
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Georgia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and the European Union have launched a new project aimed at raising support for the environmental sector in the country.
The project is called "Support for implementation of environmental commitments to the Association Agreement between Georgia and the European Union".
The new project launched today was attended by a number of local and international organisations. Photo: Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture/Facebook
It aims to “bring support in the implementation process of Georgia's environmental commitments under the EU-Georgia Association Agreement”.
This new project will help to better protect Georgian nature, decrease pollution and improve the quality of the air. It aims to promote a better Georgia more protective of its environment and of the health of its citizens”, Head of Cooperation at the Delegation of the European Union to Georgia Vincent Rey said.
He also underscored that the EU is thus “stepping up its support to the environmental sector”.
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The European Union (EU) has launched a new €2.4 million rural development project ‘EMBRACE Tsalka’ in Georgia’s Tsalka Municipality.
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"Georgia continues to be a reliable and important partner for the European Union. We will be closely following political developments over the coming months, in light of the worrying increase in political polarisation in the country. We expect a level playing field and pluralism in the media environment for the elections later this year”, said High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell. He stated that the European Union ‘firmly supports’ Georgia's territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders.
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During the past 18 months Georgia has designed legislation for environmental liability, drafted a proposal for a Marine Environment Strategy and Action Programme, trained inspectors and assessed air quality aspects, and prepared management plans for three Emerald Sites with the support of the European Union (EU).