Foreign Agents Law: Georgian ministries received 10 times more EU funds than civil society, EU says 

The EU Delegation to Georgia has published data on EU support to the country “to clarify in context of the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence”. 

The data shows that the ten largest beneficiaries of 2019-2024 assistance – Georgian ministries and state agencies – received the most financial support from the EU in Georgia.

“Ministries were allocated 10 times more funds than civil society,” a Facebook post by the EU Delegation to Georgia says.

According to the EU Delegation, from 2019, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure and local governments have received €111.55 million from the EU. The EU has allocated €101.4 million to the Georgian Finance Ministry and €62 million to the Defence Ministry. The Ministry of Environment and Agriculture and its agencies received €57 million. The Georgian Parliament has received €4.8 million from the EU, coming 11th on the list of beneficiaries. 

Altogether, the Georgian public sector received €517.82 million from the EU, including €75 million in support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The EU has allocated €46.1 million to Georgian civil society and €6.1 million to the country’s private sector.

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