Sunday, November 17, 2019
The national conference on Georgia’s EU Integration Policy was held in Tbilisi on November 9th & 10th. This two-day conference was designed to inform and update Christian-democrats on Georgia’s foreign policy prospects, Christian-democrat foreign policy line and to hear more from expert speakers and national leaders on Georgia’s EU aspirational prospects. Namely, how to make best practical use of the Association Agreement (AA), Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) and visa free travel to the Schengen zone. - How to make best use of AA and DCFTA. - Visa Free Travel and Free trade with the EU - How can Georgia become a EU candidate country? - Russia’s regional policy vs Georgia’s EU aspirations. Through the conference lively discussions were generated. The regional leaders and participants left with better knowledge and understanding of EU, AA and DCFTA, as well as Georgia’s future prospects for further integration with the EU.
The Conference had 4 panels. Each of them were followed by a Q and A session and open discussion. Panel topics were as follows: