EU and Georgia celebrate completion of EU-funded facility for Association Agreement implementation

On 5 December, in Tbilisi, the European Union and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia marked the completion of the Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia – II (AA Facility) launched five years ago.

The AA Facility fostered policy- and law-making processes, promoted institutional reforms and upgrading standards, strengthened parliamentary oversight, enhanced donor coordination, raised awareness and invested in capacity building for public servants. 

The AA Facility’s assistance has yielded over 500 analytical and knowledge products crafted by 140 international and local experts. These joint efforts translated into some 400 diverse activities covering all key policy areas, benefiting more than 3,000 Georgian officials and professionals. 

Among the achievements is the introduction of a sophisticated electronic monitoring system, which facilitates multi-year planning of the implementation of Association Agreement commitments, in-depth monitoring of the compliance of domestic legislation with EU norms and the formation of strategic communication policy programmes.

At the ceremony, Pawel Herczynski, Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, highlighted the facility’s importance in preparing the groundwork for Georgia’s European integration.

“The basis of EU relations with Georgia continues to be the AA/DCFTA, and it was through the implementation of the agreements that your country was in a position to apply for membership of the EU. The recent enlargement report highlights how much progress you have made in implementing those commitments. The Facility has helped you with this”, Pawel Herczynski said.

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