TOPICS and QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED: benefits and challenges of implementation of the AA/DCFTA and the Association Agenda - progress achieved and lessons learned, coordination and monitoring mechanisms; the role of the Parliament in overseeing the implementation process; transparency and best practices of cooperation with civil society; and the way forward: new Association Agenda - priorities, expectations and further progress.
What are the main benefits and challenges of implementation of the AA/DCFTA e.g. benefits of DCFTA for SMEs? How is DCFTA implementation linked to access of the new products to the EU market? How could societal ownership and transparency in the process of AA/DCFTA implementation be increased? What are the major priorities and expectations of the new EU-Georgia Association Agenda?
FORMAT: Moderated discussion
MODERATOR:
Ms. Tamar Khulordava – Chair of the Committee on European Integration of the Parliament of Georgia
SPEAKERS:
H.E. Giorgi Gakharia – Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
H.E. Eduard Kukan – Member of the European Parliament in the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats); Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (D-RS); Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Mr. Luc Pierre Devigne – Director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia and OSCE, Deputy Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia, European External Action Service – EEAS
Mr. Jakub Dürr – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
Ms. Ketevan Vashakidze – Chairman, EaP CSF Georgian National Platform, President of Europe Foundation
Followed by Q&A