SESSION III: EU FOR GEORGIA – ASSISTANCE, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

TOPICS and QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED:the EU DevelopmentCooperationpolicy and itsimplicationsfor EaP countries; mainpriorities for EU assistance in the 2017-2020 indicativeperiod; and EU4Bussiness and EU4Energy initiativesasthemaindrivers for transformation.

How to make the EU assistance programmes more tangible and visible for the population? How to ensure more differentiation in the context of EU development cooperation? How to make the EU Community programmes and agencies more accessible for the EU associated partners?

FORMAT: Moderated discussion

MODERATOR:

Ms. Amanda Paul – Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre

SPEAKERS:

H.E. Victor Dolidze – State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
H.E. János Herman – Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia
Dr. Heinz Olbers–Director, Lending Operations in EU Neighbouring Countries, European Investment Bank
Mr. Francis Malige– Managing Director for Eastern Europe & Caucasus,  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Ms. Nino Zambakhidze –Chairwoman, Georgian Farmers’ Association

Followed by Q&A

CLOSING REMARK: H.E. Victor Dolidze – State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration