EU-Georgia Business Forum 2022

The forum was attended by over 200 people, including the EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell, representatives of the Georgian Parliament, Government, Business Support Organisations, European Businesses from different sectors, Diplomatic Corps, International Organizations and Financial Institutions. A specially arranged space was dedicated to B2B meetings between forum participants. The Trade show of products of successful European companies also took place at the same time.

The forum featured the presentation of the EU Business Climate Report 2022, prepared by the European Business Association that summarizes the future steps of the country's development and assesses the reforms from the perspective of both public and private sector representatives. In addition, the European Business Association presented to the audience the concept of the European Economic Cooperation Platform (EECP) as a unique mechanism to strengthen cooperation between business sector associations. 

“Among its findings, the survey points to the need for a broader and more formalised role of business support organisations and more cooperation between enterprises. The European Union has long been advocating for a stronger voice of European businesses and Georgian businesses engaged in trade with the EU. This has been the basis for our work to create the European Economic Cooperation Platform, together with the European Business Association. As we are launching this platform, we are taking a qualitative step forward in realising these ambitions” - mentioned Carl Hartzell, the EU Ambassador to Georgia. 

“The recent developments in the neighborhood and the process of Georgia's application for EU membership have further intensified the importance of a close cooperation between the business support organizations and the need for joint advocacy mechanism. For this purpose, considering the results of the research, the European Economic Cooperation Platform has been created to consolidate efforts of the business support organizations and work on further developments in this direction” – stated John Braeckeveldt, the Chairman of the European Business Association. 

The event is organized by the EBA within the framework of the project “Promoting European Business and Economic Interests in Georgia” supported by the European Union.

For further information please contact:

Nino Ushikishvili, European Business Association; +995557519577, Nino.ushikishvili@eba.ge