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Facts and Figures About Eu-Georgia Relations FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT EU-GEORGIA RELATIONS The European Union and Georgia’s close relationship is based on the EU Georgia Association Agreement including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which entered into force in July 2016 and strives for political association and economic integration. Through its firm support for Georgia’s territorial independence within its internationally recognised borders, its political dialogue, cooperation and assistance programmes, the EU remains committed to supporting a strong, independent and prosperous Georgia. ECONOMY GOVERNANCE Economic development and job creation are key priorities. The The EU works with the Georgian government to establish EU is Georgia’s main trading partner, with a 27% share of its total an efficient, accessible, and fair state that safeguards citizens’ trade. The ongoing opening of the EU market to more Georgian rights and makes it easier for them to pursue their lives and products continually offers Georgians new export and income ambitions. opportunities. To ensure equal access to justice for all citizens regardless Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the of their income, the EU supported the establishment of the Georgian economy. To support their development, the EU provides State Legal Aid Service. With over 20 offices across the country, funding, training, and export support through its EU4Business the service has offered free assistance to over 330,000 people, initiative. In 2019, 36,234 SMEs were supported through the including court representation in more than 150,000 cases. EU4Business Initiative in Georgia, generating an extra €414.8 million In many cases, these were citizens unable to afford a lawyer in income and 31,443 new jobs, growing their turnover by 14.4%, and otherwise. increasing their exports by 3% as a result. The EU has trained over 5,000 judges, prosecutors, prison Through its ENPARD programme, the EU is modernising and probation staff, police investigators, public defenders, and Georgian agriculture by supporting the rollout of the agriculture lawyers to increase their skills and efficiency and further protect cooperative model, leading to the establishment of 1,200 Georgians’ rights. cooperatives in Georgia. The EU’s financial and technical support The EU has supported the Government in its reforms of the to them aims to help farmers improve their working conditions juvenile justice system. This has led to 3,000 juvenile offenders and income. EU support has also helped establish 59 information benefitting from diversion and mediation activities allowing them and consultation centres around the country, which have trained to atone for their crimes while avoiding the possible negative over 250,000 farmers. aspects of criminal prosecution. Through Local Action Groups, the EU has supported over 500 The EU is supporting the Public Defender and the State local development initiatives in rural areas, which have provided Audit Office of Georgia to strengthen the system of checks and better employment conditions for over 1,000 households and balances. improved living conditions for over 10,000 people. To facilitate access to Government services, the EU has supported the establishment of 76 Government Community ENVIRONMENT AND CONNECTIVITY Centres in smaller towns and villages across the country. These centres offer 200 public and banking services, as well as free The EU provides large grants to Georgia for the development internet and libraries to over 90,000 Georgians living in remote of its transport connections, electricity and water infrastructure, areas. including the East-West highway, large scale water infrastructure in Adjara, Kakheti, and Imereti, and the modernisation of the Enguri SOCIETY dam and other electricity infrastructure across the country. The European Union is committed to fighting climate change Since the entry into force of visa liberalisation for Georgians and supporting Georgia in its green energy production. Not only on 28 March 2017, more than 500,000 Georgian citizens have has the EU significantly contributed to the modernisation of travelled to the EU without a visa on a total of over 1 million trips, key hydropower stations, Georgia is now also home to the first according to the Georgian authorities. commercial wind farm in the Caucasus. Under Erasmus+, over 11,000 students and academic staff The EU supports large programmes on waste management exchanges have taken place between Georgia and the EU. Over including promoting the adoption of the Extended Producer 9,300 young people and youth workers from Georgia have been Responsibility strategy and the development of landfills. The EU involved in joint exchanges, training and volunteering projects. is also helping address transnational challenges: the Black Sea Since 2018, Georgia hosts the European School in Tbilisi, Basin Cross-Border Cooperation Programme brings together bringing together students from across the Eastern Partnership municipalities in neighbouring countries to face common region, who receive a high quality education inspired by European challenges such as marine litter. and international teaching standards. EU STANDS BY GEORGIA IN FOCUS: DURING COVID-19 examples of what has already been PANDEMIC delivered EU initiatives mobilised resources quickly to produce The EU reacted fast and responded to the urgent needs or provide much-needed medical equipment: of countries in the Eastern Partnership during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of Team Europe, the EU has Nuns from mobilised an ambitious support package totalling over Kakheti worked €980 million of grants to help tackle immediate needs, A Georgian together to make such as support to the health sector and vulnerable company was able to communities, as well as short-term needs to support the produce 5,000 social and economic recovery of the six countries. masks for people at risk 40,000 and medical staff in As part of this, a tailor-made COVID-19 response package medical gowns within a week their municipality. specifically for Georgia worth over €183 million of grants thanks to additional sewing machines provided through were mobilised using a mix of existing and new funds to More support from the EU and the deliver concrete support to people. than German Government. SUPPORT TO THE HEALTH SECTOR AND EMERGENCY 40,000 NEEDS: protective face shields • Almost 2 million pieces of medical supplies, including were produced from ventilators, medical masks and gowns were delivered to recycled plastic bottles Georgian front-line healthcare workers and laboratory with support from the staff, as well as training for healthcare professionals EU and UNDP. through a cooperation between the EU and the WHO. • Supporting vaccine and vaccination roll-out to ensure efficient and effective deployment in Georgia, together EU supported initiatives are providing support with WHO. Also, Georgia will receive COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable: through the EU supported COVAX facility. • Helping ensure equal access to healthcare for Georgian Local Action 3 Groups in new projects citizens, through innovative solutions, including remote providing specific care and telehealth approaches. 12 regions support to persons with and civil society partners have SUPPORT TO CIVIL SOCIETY AND VULNERABLE GROUPS: disabilities, victims of mobilised to provide COVID-19 • Working through civil society partners, the EU has so domestic violence or related information in Georgian internally displaced and far set up programmes to support vulnerable groups and minority languages and conflict affected during the COVID-19 crisis, including victims of domestic organised local resources to persons. violence, children, elderly, internally displaced persons aid elderly and people and people with disabilities. with disabilities. SUPPORT TO SMEs AND TO SMALL FARMS: • Through the EU4Business Initiative, SMEs and the self-employed can access GEL-denominated grants, loans and business advice to withstand the crisis. • Rural areas have access to over €20 million worth Local funding schemes made available: of grants for both agriculture and non-agriculture activities to help with development and recovery. Over Non- agricultural SUPPORT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND GREEN €1.1 million businesses in 8 rural available in TRANSITION: remote municipalities can apply • More green recovery measures including advisory mountainous regions (Svaneti, for over services for SMEs; technical assistance to the Racha-Lechkhumi, Upper Government of Georgia; more support to develop a Imereti) for economic €3 million circular economy. recovery through organic in grants available to farming. stimulate economic SUPPORT TO FISCAL RESILIENCE: development and • The EU provides up to €75 million in grants to support EU-supported recovery. the Government of Georgia’s Anti-Crisis Economic Plan loans to SMEs through aimed at socio-economic recovery. It includes social Bank of Georgia, TBC, support for citizens, recovery actions for businesses Basis bank, Liberty, Procredit, and tools and equipment for the healthcare system. Crystal, Credo have been expanded to be available SUPPORT TO MACRO-FINANCIAL STABILITY: to more businesses and • Georgia will have access to a further €150 million of provide more local new emergency Macro-Financial Assistance loans from currency lending. the EU on highly favourable terms to cover immediate, urgent financing needs. IN FIGURES More than 500,000 Georgian citizens have benefitted from visa-free travel to the Schengen area since
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