Council of Europe and the European Union presented eight projects to be implemented in Georgia in the next two years to the media in Tbilisi on 6 November 2015.

In addition to these country-specific projects, Georgia also participates in 14 regional actions covering several Eastern Partnership countries. The total budget of these projects is 3.6 million Euros; they are funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe.

The projects will be implemented by the Council of Europe and carried out under the Programmatic Cooperation Framework for Eastern Partnership countries. They focus on the application of the European Convention on Human Rights; civic  integration of national minorities; support to the Georgian Bar Association; improving social reintegration of prisoners; countering money laundering; promoting freedom, professionalism and pluralism of the media; protecting internet freedom, as well as assisting elections.

Cristian Urse, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia; Janos Herman, European Union Delegation to Georgia, Megi Tabatadze, from the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Arkadi Sytine, Council of Europe Coordinator of the Programmatic Cooperation Framework presented the projects to the media.

For more information on the PCF projects in Georgia