Georgian President welcomes ‘historic deal’ of EU on post-coronavirus recovery package: ‘it's a signal of hope for us’
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has responded to the recent agreement of EU leaders on a post-coronavirus recovery package for the bloc. Photo: president’s press office.
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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.
Zurabishvili says that the agreement, which came on the fourth night of talks yesterday, has once again demonstrated the EU’s unanimity and ‘is a signal of hope’ for countries like Georgia who aspire to EU membership.
The deal was cited as the ‘biggest joint borrowing’ ever agreed by the EU. Summit chairman Charles Michel said it was a ‘pivotal moment’ for Europe.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili encourages citizens to be more careful amid the recent coronavirus outbreak in the world, which has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation.
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.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili have discussed NATO-Georgia relations during the global crisis caused by COVID-19. President Zurabishvili noted that despite the crisis, Georgia’s relations with the European Union and NATO are strengthening.
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.
Healthcare workers on the frontlines of battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia received supplies for the effort from the European Union and the World Health Organisation this week.
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.