Time in Tbilisi: March 29, 2024 00:35
The EU has announced three new projects to help victims of domestic violence, IDPs, and persons with disabilities across Georgia cope with the Covid-19 crisis, the EU representation in Georgia stated earlier today.
The projects will be implemented by civil society partners of the EU - the Women’s Information Center, the Coalition for Independent Living, and the IDP Women Association ‘Consent’.
The EU has stood by Georgia from the very beginning of the crisis and will continue to do so. The well-being of persons especially vulnerable to the pandemic will remain a particular focus area as we develop our Covid-19 related assistance to Georgia,” Carl Hartzell, EU Ambassador to Georgia said.
The projects were selected as part of a rapid response call for a proposal announced by the EU to assist with the Covid-19 crisis.
Read the project details here.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is providing an additional $3 million in assistance to the Georgian healthcare system in response to COVID-19.The US Ambassador to Georgia, Kelly Degnan, said that the CDC has been supporting Georgia to prepare for and response to the pandemic since January.
Georgia will receive €150 million in macro-financial assistance from the European Council to help the country ‘cope with the economic fallout’ of the COVID-19 pandemic. Georgia is among the ten enlargement and neighbourhood partners of the European Union which will receive the assistance ‘in the form of loans on highly favourable terms’.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia wrote on his twitter account that Georgia-EU relations are stronger than ever. He thanked the European Commission for additional support of 150 million euros to help Georgia limit the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a COVID-19 support package for Georgia comprised of €150 million to help the country limit the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
Georgia has reported just one new case of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 801. 644 of the 801 patients have recovered, while 13 others have died. As of June 4, 144 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. The new patient belongs to the Saburtalo cluster in Tbilisi. Georgia continues to maintain a low infection rate and reopen its economy.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia says that the government has plans to conduct a large-scale study with international partners on the coronavirus’ effect on different aspects of the country.
The World Bank is allocating €45 mln to help Georgia mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus and to support the Georgian government cover unanticipated financial gaps in the budget that have arisen due to the pandemic.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has welcomed EU leaders’ agreement on a post-coronavirus recovery package, involving €750bn (£677bn; $859bn) in grants and loans to counter the impact of the pandemic in the 27-member bloc.
The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, has agreed on a memoranda of understanding on macro-financial assistance (MFA) programmes with eight partners, including Georgia.
European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi and Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Gakharia, have signed two agreements worth €129 million today in Brussels to assist Georgia in coping with the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on the country's economy.
The European Union and the World Health Organisation have sent 16,800 goggles and 10,000 medical gowns to Georgia to help in the fight against COVID-19.
The United States and Sweden are partnering with Georgian micro-financing organisation Crystal to support economic recovery from Covid-19 with a $15 million loan guarantee programme for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Georgia.
The European Union (EU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will launch a $3 million (about €2.5 million) programme to promote and defend human rights in Georgia.
The European Union is starting nine new projects to support vocational education and labor market development in Georgia.
Georgian state institutions, Public Defender’s Office, State Inspector’s Office and local authorities will be involved in the project.
As the coronavirus pandemic pushes education, healthcare and other public services online and puts huge amounts of personal data in the digital domain, the protection of citizens’ privacy has become an important issue in Georgia.
Georgia is in talks with the European Union (EU) for financial assistance for the next seven years, announces the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
The six Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine will soon benefit from a new programme launched by the European Union in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) today worth over €40 million, that aims to ensure local readiness and preparedness for a safe and effective vaccination of the population.