The European Union and Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance 2019-2021 held its second Steering Committee for Georgia on 10 December 2020. The meeting aimed to present the state of implementation and the results of the Programme and discuss plans for 2021.
The participants also had an opportunity to assess the impact of COVID 19 pandemic on the PGG implementation and to discuss the mitigation measures undertaken by the project teams to address the most urgent needs of the Georgian authorities with regard to the domestic reforms in the field of judiciary combating corruption and discrimination.
Two PGG country-specific projects are implemented in Georgia between 2019 and 2021 with a total budget of 2.4 million EUR, funded by the EU (80%) and Council of Europe (20%). These projects assist the Georgian authorities with the improvement of the systems of prevention and fight against corruption, money laundering and terrorism financing, as well as with the implementation of judicial reforms and the efforts towards a more efficient and more accountable judicial system in Georgia.
In addition to these country-specific projects, Georgia is also taking part in four regional projects aimed at fighting against economic crime, strengthening the profession of lawyers, combatting discrimination and facilitating access of women to justice with a total budget of 3.7 million euros.
Pilar Morales, Head Department at the Office of the Directorate General of Programmes, Council of Europe and Sigrid Brettel, Head of Cooperation, European Union Delegation to Georgia as well as Ana Dzotsenidze, PGG National Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and Natalia Voutova, Head of the Council Europe Office in Georgia opened the meeting.
