The European Union and Council of Europe joint programme Partnership for Good Governance II 2019-2022 (PGG) held the third Steering Committee meeting for Georgia on Friday 11 March in online format. The aim of the meeting was to present the state of implementation and the results of the programme and discuss plans for 2022.
During the meeting, participants assessed the impact of the work carried out by the PGG projects (country specific and regional) during the past year in the field of judicial reform and combating corruption and discrimination.
The programme is implementing two country specific projects in Georgia for the period 2019-2022 with a total budget of 2.4 million euros. 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 the country.
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, combating discrimination and facilitating access of women to justice with a total budget of 3.7 million euros.
The European Union provides 80% of the funding for these projects, whilst the Council of Europe provides 20% and is in charge of their implementation.
Sigrid Brettel, Head of Co-operation at the Delegation of the European Union to Georgia, Ana Doborjginidze, Head of the Council of Europe Division, Department of International Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, and Delphine Freymann, Head of the Programming Department a.i., Office of the Directorate General of Programmes, Council of Europe opened the meeting.
Partnership for Good Governance II (2019-2022) projects in Georgia
Partnership for Good Governance II (2019-2022) regional projects
