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EU Delegation Newsletter, 26 November 2020, No 9

25/11/2020 - 21:00
The European Union in Georgia

 

Key news include an EU disbursement of €100 million in macro-financial loans to Georgia primarily for COVID support, a new gender action plan for the EU, and EU media monitoring reports and a statement from the Ambassador linked to the parliamentary elections in Georgia.

Other news: announcement of the third annual EU supported Georgian Responsible Business Awards, a new project on climate resilience launched, and EU funded projects assist in integrating climate actions into national development planning, and helping farmers share knowledge on best agricultural practices.

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    EU disburses €100 million in macro-financial assistance to Georgia, most of it as part of COVID-19 support

    Today the EU disbursed €100 million under its macro-financial assistance (MFA) programmes to Georgia, helping its balance of payments and alleviating its budgetary financing needs. MFA is meant to help restore a sustainable external financial situation, as a complement to International Monetary Fund (IMF) financing. Since 2008, the EU has launched four MFA operations in Georgia.
    25/11/2020 - 13:32
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    EU launches new roadmap for a gender equal world introducing the new Gender Action Plan

     
    On 25 November, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy announced the new Gender Action Plan (GAP) III to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in all European Union’s member states and partner countries.
     
    25/11/2020 - 12:54
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    EU marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

    Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. It is a reminder about the challenges women still face globally, in the EU and in Georgia.

    25/11/2020 - 15:18
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    Election media monitoring: Tension mounts in Georgian media as election day approaches

    EU and UNDP research reveals growing polarization across media segments

    29/10/2020 - 08:30
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    Statement of EU Ambassador Carl Hartzell on the upcoming 2020 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

    EU Ambassador Carl Hartzell has issues a statement in regard to the upcoming Parliamentary Elections in Georgia.
     
    Please see the full transcript of the statement below.
     
    29/10/2020 - 15:23
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    The Delegation of the European Union to Georgia, in coordination with EU Heads of Mission, issues the following comments on the 2020 parliamentary elections, on 22 November 2020

    Following the announcement of the provisional results of the 2020 parliamentary elections, we reiterate our support to the joint statement issued by the international observers after the first round and we look forward to the OSCE/ODIHR final report, including their recommendations to address identified shortcomings. We regret both the mistrust that has affected the electoral process and the fact that opposition candidates did not contest seats in the second round.

    22/11/2020 - 16:57
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    Meliora 2020 - Third annual Georgian Responsible Business Awards

    We are proud to announce the third annual Georgian Responsible Business Awards - Meliora 2020!
    09/11/2020 - 21:00
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    Enhancing Resilience to natural and man-made disasters of the Eastern Partnership Countries

     
    11/11/2020 - 06:37
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    Georgia commits to a low-emission future

    EU, UNDP assist Georgia in integrating climate action into national development planning

    13/11/2020 - 06:31
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    First Biosphere Reserve in Georgia

    Protected areas (PAs) exit in Georgia for over a century, and the first one to receive the PA status was the Lagodekhi Nature Reserve.
    09/11/2020 - 06:46
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    EU and FinExCoop Georgia share the best agricultural practices with farmers

    Representatives of the Delegation of the European Union to Georgia, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Agro Art and farmers from different regions of Georgia visited a potato and fodder beet demonstration plot in the village of Artsevani, Tsalka.
    12/11/2020 - 07:11
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    New rules of origin for Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) countries

    The European Commission has adopted a new package of proposals that aims to increase trade between the European Union and neighbouring countries in the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) region, thereby facilitating to the economic recovery caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The mentioned proposals will modernise the EU's preferential trade agreements with PEM trading partners, including Georgia.
    02/11/2020 - 11:08
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    Statement by the United States Embassy and the Delegation of the European Union to Georgia

    We call on all Georgians who plan to exercise their right to assembly on 8 November to do so peacefully and with respect to COVID-19 precautions, and call on the Georgian authorities to assist in providing for such an environment.

    07/11/2020 - 14:56