EU to allocate €12mln for Georgia to strengthen its defence
Georgia will receive the funds over the period of 36 months. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The European Union will allocate funds for Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and the Republic of Mali to strengthen their military and defence capabilities.
Georgia will receive 12.75 million euros over a period of 36 months to strengthen the capacities of its defence forces, including their ability to provide services to civilians in crises or emergency situations.
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In particular, it will provide non-lethal medical and engineering equipment and civilian-type mobility assets,” the European Council said.
Ukraine is expected to receive 31 million euros, Moldova will get seven million euros and Mali 24 million euros from the EU.
Infrastructure projects are being conducted in six Georgian municipalities in the Imereti and Guria regions with a value of 2.5 million GEL, which are part of the first phase of the Georgian government’s 220 million GEL Pilot Integrated Regional Development Grant Programme (PiRDP), of which 186 million GEL comes from EU funding.
"These are very difficult times not only for the EU, but for our partner countries as well. We are doing all we can to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on human lives and livelihoods. We are responding both to the immediate needs of the health systems, as well as longer term needs to the most vulnerable groups in society and small and medium-sized enterprises, which are the backbone of the economies in the six countries,” Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi said.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will loan €100 million in order to upgrade and modernise key healthcare infrastructure in Georgia, provide professional training to new medical staff, and finance the procurement of essential medical equipment for the country’s healthcare system during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The EU has disbursed a €60 million grant as part of the EU’s €75 million Covid-19 Resilience Contract for Georgia to assist in the implementation of the government’s Anti-Crisis Economic Plan, announces the EU Delegation to Georgia.
The Georgian Defence Ministry calls the cooperation between the EU and Georgia ‘dynamic’, after the Council of the European Union allocated €12.75 million in support for Georgia, comprising medical and engineering equipment, as well as civilian mobility assets.
A programme supporting Georgia’s sustainable and inclusive growth, balanced territorial development and good governance has been launched with the financial support of the European Union and the German Government, with the project worth €9.5 million.
The Council of the European Union on Thursday adopted two assistance measures under the European Peace Facility in support of the Armed Forces of Moldova and the Georgian Defence Forces to enhance “national security, stability and resilience” in both countries.
The latest assistance measure adopted by the Council of the European Union for the Georgian Defence Forces was discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and the bloc’s Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski.