DCFTA Information Centers have been established within the frames of cooperation between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the project SME Development and DCFTA in Georgia. DCFTA Information Centers are located  in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Signagi, Gori and Zugdidi.

On 17 November 2016, Yerevan hosted the 8th informal Eastern Partnership (EaP) Ministerial meeting, which besides the Foreign Ministers’ session, provided for the session on research, science and innovation with the participation of the ministers of science and technology.

High Representative Federica Mogherini has proposed today an Implementation Plan on Security and Defence, to turn into action the vision set out in the EU Global Strategy. 

Many parts of Georgia still suffer from irregular water supply, with a significant impact on the lives and livelihoods in the towns and villages affected. Now, with EU support through a water infrastructure modernisation project, the taps are beginning to run again, delivering clean water to homes and businesses, improving living standards and contributing to regional development.

Parliament calls on the Council to start negotiations on exempting Georgian citizens from EU visa requirements “without any further delay”. In a letter sent on Wednesday to the Slovak Presidency, Civil Liberties MEPs invite the Council to open trilogue talks “as soon as possible at the beginning of November”.

Ambassador Janos Herman, Head of EU Delegation to Georgia series on European Union values and cooperation with Eastern Partnership countries.

The Minister of Energy, Mr.Ilia Eloshvili attended the Ministerial Council meeting held in Sarajevo in the frame of the Energy Community. The meeting included a signing ceremony of the protocol concerning the accession of Georgia to the Treaty Establishing Energy Community. Following a relevant procedure Georgia became an official and full-fledged Contracting Party of the Energy Community.