Increased Capacities of Georgian Civil Society and Identified Challenges for Georgian Small and Medium Enterprises to Access the EU Single Market

Georgia on European Way: Creation of Effective Model for DCFTA and SME Strategy ImplementationProject Findings & Recommendations for Further Action...
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GIP trainings in Batumi for journalists, editors and NGO representatives

On January 31 – February 1, 2019 the Georgian Institute of Politics (GIP) organized a 2-day training in Batumi  for journalists, editors and NGO representatives working in the western part of Georgia who are interested in EU-Georgia relations. Training is a part of the GIP project “Experience...
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What could change in the composition of the European Parliament? Should Georgia be worried?

Ketevan Goletiani* Citizens of the 27 EU member states will elect a new European Parliament in 2019. Internal tensions within the European Union and Brexit will influence these elections, as will turbulence on the international stage and migration-related and social challenges, which will result in ...
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EaP CSF Working Groups 2 & 5 Meets in Brussels

GIP policy analyst, Mariam Grigalashvili, participated in the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) Working Groups 2 and 5 meetings held in Brussels on May 15-16, 2018. Meetings of these working groups, consisting of 6 sub-groups (youth unemployment, activities of SEMs, AA implementatio...
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Georgia in European Discourses: An Austrian Perspective

Johann Wolfschwenger For the past several years, Georgia has been a ‘model student’ of EU integration. The country’s firm pro-European stance contributed to the signing of the Association Agreement (AA) with the EU in 2014. However, Georgia’s European aspirations are not always adequatel...
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“Europeanization beyond Process: Bringing Georgia Closer to Europe”  

Project Donor: Open Society Initiative for Europe   Project Timeframe: 01/01/2018 – 31/12/2019  Project’s Budget: 61,784 USD  Project Partners: Institute for European Politics (IEP), Berlin, Germany    Georgian Institute of Politics (GIP) is starting a two-year program supported...
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