Georgia european union. Mission of georgia in brussels european union the embassypage for georgias mission in brussels has updated contact details for the mission including address telephone number fax number and email address as well as information about the missions website and social media presence. The action plan was formally approved at the eugeorgia cooperation council session on 14 november 2006 in brussels. A european union monitoring mission was sent to georgia in the wake of the 2008 south ossetia war.
Georgia and the european union have maintained relations since 1996 in the inogate framework and in 2006 a five year action plan of rapprochement was implemented in the context of the european neighbourhood policy enp. 64b ilia chavchavadze avenue 0179 tbilisi georgia tel. In our meeting today the prime minister and i confirmed our determination to further deepen our cooperation on the basis of the ambitious association agreement and take into account the strategic character of georgias political association and economic integration with the union.
The eu georgia association agreement entered into force in july 2016 and strives for political association and economic integration between the eu and georgia. The european union and the united nations development program are launching gel 9 million grant program to help georgias rural regions respond to the economic and social challenges emerging amidst the covid19 crisis. It is based on the eastern partnership priorities to achieve a.
The eu and georgia have also entered into a deep and comprehensive free trade area dcfta while georgian citizens have benefitted from visa free travel to. The european union and georgia enjoy a very close and positive relationship. A more comprehensive association agreement entered into force on 1 july 2016.
On 2 october 2006 georgia and the european union signed a joint statement on the agreed text of the georgiaeuropean union action plan within the european neighbourhood policy enp. The association of georgia with horizon 2020 was an important milestone in the field of research and innovation cooperation with the eu. Georgia is a partner country in the european neighbourhood policy enp and also included in the eastern partnership eapgeorgia has been associated to horizon 2020 since 2016.
The european union and georgia are close partners and friends.