The business delegation of the Republic of Korea will visit Georgia on 25-27 April 2012. Georgian-Korean business forum, organised by Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and Georgian National Investment Agency (GNIA), will be launched on 26 April 10:00 at the Courtyard Marriot Hotel (Freedom Square 4).

The economic mission of the entrepreneurs from the Wielkopolska Region, Poland is being planned to take place on April 23^rd to 27^th, 2012 in Tbilisi. Companies from the IT and food processing sector will visit Tbilisi. The companies will also participate in the International Local Economic Development Forum on 25-26 April, launched by the City Hall of Tbilisi.

EUGBC member law firm Gvinadze & Partners is pleased to announce the arrival of Thomas Dimitroff as Partner. Thomas Dimitroff is a US qualified lawyer with over 20 years of international experience and previously a Senior Legal Advisor to BP plc.

On 17th of November 2011, the European Parliament adopted the Resolution on Georgia in Strasburg. The resolution is based on a report presented by the Polish Member of European Parliament Lisek Krzysztof from the group of the European People's Party and contains set of recommendations to EU’s key institutions, including its diplomatic service, European External Action Service (EEAS).

The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement today:

A Georgian-Italian Business Forum organized by Georgian National Investment Agency and Embassy of the Republic of Italy to Georgia took place on October 10^th, 2011 at Radisson Blu Iveria hotel.

Eastern Partnership Summit of heads of states and governments of EU member states and the Eastern Partnership countries was held in Warsaw on 29-30 September, 2011. The President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev and President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan attended this important event. Moldova was represented by the Prime Minister Vlad Filat.

The First Eastern Partnership Business Forum (EaP BF) was held in Sopot on 30 September 2011, as an event accompanying the official Eastern Partnership Summit. The Eastern Partnership Business Forum (EaP BF) as a joint initiative of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Polish Confederation of Private Employers LEWIATAN and co-organized by BUSINESSEUROPE was a special event of the European Forum for New Ideas (EFNI), an international meeting for representatives of business communities, politics and academia to debate on the role and future of Europe.

The Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Georgia in association of entrepreneurs from region of Mažeikiai will host a Lithuanian Business Mission in Tbilisi next week. The presentation of Lithuanian businesses and a contact fair will take place on Monday, 26 September at 15:00 in Tbilisi Marriot. 

The First Eastern Partnership Business Forum (EPBF) will be held in Sopot on 30 September 2011, as an event accompanying the official Eastern Partnership Summit. EPBF is an international meeting for representatives of business communities, politics and academia and a debate on the role and future of Europe. The Forum is a joint initiative of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Polish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan, and is co-organized by BUSINESSEUROPE.

The European Union would like to draw the attention of the Permanent Council to the statement by the spokesperson of the EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on the elections in the breakaway region of Abkhazia in Georgia, issued on 27 August, in which it was stated:

On 26th of August, 2011, the French diplomat, Philippe Lefort was appointed by the Council of European Union as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia. A former French Ambassador to Georgia (2004-2007) and Deputy Chief of Mission at the French Embassy in Moscow (2007-2010), Philippe Lefort replaces French diplomat Pierre Morel who served as EUSR for the crisis in Georgia and Swedish Diplomat Peter Semneby who served as EUSR for the South Caucasus.

Following the presidential elections in the breakaway region of Abkhazia in Georgia, the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek stated: "These elections do not change the position which the European Parliament holds on the breakaway region of Abkhazia in Georgia. Abkhazia is an autonomous region part of Georgia and the European Parliament is committed to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia.

Since 2007 the Office of the State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration organizes regular conferences in order to demonstrate progress, achievements and challenges of the European Neighbourhood Policy Action Plan (ENP AP) implementation process in Georgia, which enable both the Government and its European partners to have an active dialogue on all the ENP AP issues.

In scope of the visit of the Board Members to Brussels, EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC) organized a roundtable meeting on EU-Georgian Business relations and doing business in Georgia. The event took place on November 23 in Brussels.

Delegation of the European Union to Georgia and EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC) organized a round-table discussion on business environment in Georgia on the occasion of the visit of Gunnar Wiegand, European External Action Service (EEAS) Director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia Regional Cooperation and OSCE, Chief Negotiator of the Association Agreement with Georgia, on 18 May, at Europe House in Tbilisi.

The EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC) with the support of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in cooperation with Biological Farming Association "Elkana” is organizing a seminar – "Specific issues of the Export of the Organic Products from Third Countries to the EU Market”. The seminar will take place on April 14, at 11:30 (registration of the participants will start at 11:00) at the German House Conference Hall, 4 Elene Akhvlediani Agmarti, Tbilisi. 

EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC) with the support of the EU Delegation to Georgia in cooperation with the National Service of Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia has organizing a seminar on "What the Georgian Exporters Should Know to Access EU Market”. The seminar took place on October 28, at the Conference Hall of the National Service of Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia. 

On September 22, Tbilisi Mayor, Gigi Ugulava met with members of the International Chamber of Commerce at Radisson BLU Iveria Hotel. Upon the invitation of ICC-Georgia, EUGBC and its members also participated in the event.

EUGBC and the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia, with the support of EUGBC Honorary Member Arve Thorvik has organizing a seminar on "What the Georgian producers of alcoholic beverages should know to access Norwegian Market”. The seminar took place on September 9^th at the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia. 

The EU Delegation to Georgia and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) will organize a Workshop on "How to export to the European Union", which will take place in Tbilisi on Monday 28 June at 10h00 hours, at the GTZ premises (German House).

Since 2007 the Office of the State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration organizes regular semi-annual international conferences entitled The European Way of Georgia - Georgia’s European Neighbourhood Policy Action Plan Implementation, in order to demonstrate progress, achievements and challenges of the European Neighbourhood Policy Action Plan (ENP AP) implementation process in Georgia, which enable both the Government and its European partners to have an active dialogue on all the ENP AP issues. The 6^th conference was held in Tbilisi on February 11-12, 2010.

On February 11th, EU-Georgia Business Council and its Member Rakia Georgia, in cooperation with Business Association of Georgia (BAG) and Amcham Georgia, organized a joint event on Poti Free Industrial Zone (FIZ) presentation.

AmCham - EUGBC inter-organizational SME committee announced the formation of the committee at a press event on Thursday, December 17, at the Radisson SAS Iveria Hotel.

EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC), in the framework of the project supported by the European Union, organized a seminar: "What Georgian Exporters Should Know to Access EU Market” in Batumi. The seminar took place on September 24^th, at the Office of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Adjara Autonomous Republic.

Rakeen Development Georgia is participant of a global four day networking exhibition, Cityscape Dubai, dedicated to the real estate industry. This annual exhibition takes place in Dubai from 5^th to 8^th October, 2009.

In 2008-2009 with the support of Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Civil Movement "Solidarity” implements a project on SME issues. The organization has carried out a case study and also held meetings with the representatives of government, entrepreneurs, experts, organizations of economic profile, etc. A draft law on "Small Business” was prepared based on these studies and meetings. The draft law has already been presented to the parliament of Georgia as a legislative proposal.