German gov’t increases financial support for Eastern Partnership states

The Government of Germany will increase financial support for the programmes of the Eastern Partnership states from the current amount of €14 million to €17 million, announced Dirk Wiese, the Coordinator for Intersocietal Cooperation with Russia, Central Asia and the Eastern Partnership Countries of the Foreign Ministry of Germany.

Wiese stated today at a Friedrich Ebert Foundation organised event "Georgia is Striving to Europe” that the country has a "very clear vision” about its European future.

It is welcomed that the government of Georgia has a very clear vision about Georgia’s future and that the country is striving towards Europe. The Government of Germany supports the way Georgia has chosen. It is exciting that more than 90 percent of the Georgian people support the country’s European integration,” Wiese stated.

.@DirkWiese4#Germany at the @FESonline event "#Georgia going West": share strong & good relationship. We have high exchange on political level, we are increasing budget for coop. btw Eastern Partnership countires -very good signal for future coop. possibilities pic.twitter.com/shGJZGc9mH

— MFA of Georgia (@MFAgovge) July 3, 2018

Wiese said that Georgia has a strong civil sector which is actively involved in the state development process.

He spoke about the importance of the Georgia-EU visa waiver for the enhancement of people-to-people relations.

Wiese praised Georgia for its steps to remove possible threats for its visa-free travel in the Schengen Zone.

Wiese positively evaluated Georgia’s economic policy and the country’s intentions to settle conflicts peacefully.

The Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani is scheduled to complete his trip in Germany on July 5.

The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a joint initiative involving the EU, its member states and six Eastern European Partners: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.

The Eastern Partnership aims at building a common area of shared democracy, prosperity, stability and increased cooperation.