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Support to Georgia's participation in EU Fiscalis and EU Customs Programmes Contract related to: Support to Georgia's participation in EU Fiscalis and EU Customs Programmes - Georgia remains committed to the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement[1] (AA) and the legislative reforms associated to it. Through this Action, the EU is supporting the country¿s approximation with the EU acquis as well as Georgia¿s reform efforts as regards particular challenges in the area of justice, migration management and public administration. The goal of this Action is to improve the living conditions of Georgian citizens by gradually aligning Georgian legislation to European standards. Furthermore, this Action aims at strengthening the country¿s migration management system and increasing institutional transparency and effectiveness in the justice sector. The Rule of Law as well as Public Administration Reform (PAR) and Public Accountability are at the core of this Action. As a whole, the programme supports Georgia¿s continued commitment to the Association Agreement and helps the country reap the full benefits of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area.The following components are planned:- Support for further legislative approximation and reforms within the EU-Georgia Association Agreement/Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA); - A consolidated migration package will build on current support, support the new national Migration Strategy for 2021-2030, and focus on the continuous implementation of the visa liberalisation benchmarks. It will also address the recommendations in the Commission¿s reports under the visa suspension mechanism, in particular the issue of unfounded asylum applications;- Enhancing the capacity of the justice sector/law enforcement at various levels and increasing accountability of sector specific institutions, watchdog organisations. This component is subject to the outcome of the ongoing dialogue on judiciary and other justice reforms in particular a demonstration of genuine will to carry out sustainable, comprehensive and meaningful reforms in the justice sector in line with European standards&nbsp;, outcomes of the implementation of ongoing EU funded programmes and ongoing work with the Council of Europe;- Support to Public Administration Reform (PAR) and Public Accountability, as reliable, accountable and transparent institutions are crucial for sustainable growth and a well-functioning economy;- Support for Georgia¿s participation to EU programmes in order to bring Georgia and the EU closer together and improve opportunities for Georgia.  [1] Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, OJEU, L261, 30.8 2014
The Eastern Partnership European School UNOPS will be entrusted to implement the majority of tasks related to the set up of the Eastern Partnership European School in Georgia.
Review the implementation of Integrated Territorial Development Budget Support Contract related to: Review the implementation of Integrated Territorial Development Budget Support - The Proposed Action is in line with the two overall objectives of the Sectors 1 and 2 of the new Single Support Framework (SSF) for Georgia 2017-2020. In regard to Sector 1 ''Economic development and market opportunities'' Specific Objective 5: ''to reduce disparities, especially in terms of competitiveness, growth and jobs, between the levels of development of the various regions by means of a multi-sectoral approach, including investment related ..'' and under the Sector 2 '' to consolidate P
Civil Society for Resilient and Safer Communities (CiSSCo) The proposed action aims to fostering safety and resilience of communities through contributing to successful implementation of Drug National Strategy and Juvenile Justice (JJ) reform in Georgia.
EU4Georgia 4 - Communicating the European Union in Georgia <p>The purpose of the contract is the development and delivery of a positive and impactful communication approach, including an overarching communication strategy and campaign activities based around the EU's support for Georgia. The overall approach will encompass the implementation of communication campaigns, media placements and public events, as well as general communication support to EU funded projects.</p>
Support to Georgia's participation in Horizon Europe Programme <p>The objective of this contract is to support Georgia's particiaption in Horizon Europe Programme via reimbursement of up to 50% of Georgia's participation fee</p>
Accelerated Rural Development in Imereti & Kakheti <p>To strengthen vulnerable groups of population&nbsp;in Kakheti and Imereti region by creating a favorable environment for employment,&nbsp;&nbsp;improving rural economic diversification, growth of the social purpose-driven business, enhancing the competitiveness of agriculture, and promoting regional development, particularly at the local level.</p>
Extension of the Georgian Transmission Network <p>The project's objectives are provision of grid infrastructure for promotion of net integration of hydropower plants, increase of electricity transmission capacities, including cross-border trade, and improvement of security of energy supply in Georgia. </p>
Strengthening Human Capital Development in Georgia Contract related to: Strengthening Human Capital Development in Georgia - This action is the 2022  annual  contribution  to  the Neighbourhood  Investment  Platform  (NIP) for the Neighbourhood East.The   NIP   forms   an   integral   part   of   the   European   Fund   for   Sustainable   Development  ("EFSD+")  being  its  blending  arm  in  the  Neighbourhood  in  complementarity  of  budgetary guarantees.The  Overall  Objective  of  the  NIP  is  to  mobilise  investments in  infrastructure  in  transport, energy, environment, with a particular focus on climate change mitigation and adaptation, and to  support  social  and  private  sector  development  in  Eastern  and  Southern  Partner  Countries. In particular, the NIP will support the implementation of the Economic and Investment Plan (EIP) and its country flagships.The  NIP  is  designed  to combine  EU  grants  or  financial  instruments  with  other  public  and private financing. By reducing, through co-financing, the overall cost or risk of the project or by   subsidising   interest   rates   or   financing   technical   assistance   or   providing   financial instruments,  the  NIP  will  encourage  the  partner  country  governments,  private  sector  and/or public institutions to carry out essential investments that would otherwise not happen.
Creating Better LLL Opportunities through Local Partnerships The overall objective of the action is: Strengthening employability for men and women in capital and rural areas through increased access to high quality services which is achieved through the results chain comprising with 2 outcomes, 3 outputs and 14 activities designed around 3 pillars: accessibility, quality and relevance of skills.Outcome 1. Strengthened institutions contribute to delivery of high quality live-long-learning provision in selected regions is achieved through 2 outputs: Output 1.1. Accessibility on skills of youth, women and men, including vulnerable groups, in selected regions is strengthened through new types of formal and non-formal education-related service provision and Output 1.2. Quality of skills development is improved through institutional and human capacity strengthening of the service providers.Outcome 2. Youth and selected vulnerable groups have access to the flexible services of formal and non-formal learning in targeted regions is achieved through 1 output: Output 2.1. Employability of youth is enhanced through developed key competences including digital and entrepreneurial competence.
Strengthening Capacity of Civil Society for Expanded Social Services (SuCCESS) Overall Objective: Contribute to developing civil societys potential for promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms of the most vulnerable personsSO
EU Green Connectivity: Improvement of Air Quality instruments and Vehicle Emission Standards to better protect the health of citizens in Georgia Contract related to: EU Green Connectivity: Improvement of Air Quality instruments and Vehicle Emission Standards to better protect the health of citizens in Georgia - In the early stages of political and economic transition in Georgia, high growth rates and urban expansion often took place at the expense of the environment. Today, deteriorating environmental conditions and pollution are having a direct, negative impact on the health of Georgian citizens, and environmental protection and its impact on health have become an increasing priority for the Georgian population and the Government, as illustrated by the third National Environment and Health Action Plan approved in 2018. Georgia is also contributing to the global fight against Climate Change, the Paris Agreement on climate change having entered into force for Georgia in 2017. At the same time, Georgia aims to reinforce and improve its connectivity internally and with the European Union. Previous and ongoing large-scale infrastructure investments have shown the need for a sophisticated programme assuring quality of project preparation as well as aiming to protect citizens¿ health and environmental rights.This action aims to improve environmental conditions with a view to better protect natural resources and the health of citizens. It will also contribute to the development of sustainable connectivity infrastructure that can improve the quality of life of Georgian citizens, while at the same time reinforcing the competitiveness of the Georgian economy.The programme will help to reinforce the impact of current infrastructure projects in the area of Environment, Energy and Transport, as well as to prepare upcoming projects that could be co-funded by the EU together with European Financial Institutions within the framework of the Team Europe approach. Building on the Team Europe approach, joint efforts of the Member States, EIB and EBRD will help create increased and more coherent impact of EU support in this area. Team Europe Initiatives on Green &amp; Health have been suggested to build back better in a post-pandemic context.The components envisaged for this action are:1. Sustainable infrastructure for better connectivity2. Better air and water quality for citizens¿ health3. Green and Circular Economy4. Fight against climate change and behavioural change
Support to Integrated Border Management in Georgia Contract inherited from multiple actions, related to: Support to Integrated Border Management in Georgia - This programme will contribute to strengthening good governance and the rule of law in Georgia, and ultimately increase the security of the citizens through capacity building of state security institutions and strengthening effective oversight
Development of youth coding and tech entrepreneurial club networks The overall objective of the action is bridging the gap in coding skills and tech entrepreneurship capacities development opportunities for regional youth in Georgia.The action is aiming at creating sustainable, decentralized and replicable model of basic coding and tech entrepreneurship teaching through school-based coding clubs in all target regions of Georgia. The action plans to implement the model in 100 locations across all target regions for the action, excluding Tbilisi.The Specific objectives: Demanded on the global market Coding skills development and tech entrepreneurship knowledge is accessible for regional youth; and supply of IT talent pool has better foundations across the country;Extracurricular club culture for IT and Tech is improved in the target regions and educational institutions;Youth involvement in developing tech solutions for regional and local environmental, gender inequality  and social problems is increased.
Strengthening Cybersecurity Capacities in Georgia The overall objective of the project is to strengthen Georgias preparedness and resilience towards cyber threats and attacks, by capacity building of Georgian stakeholders and creating enabling cybersecurity frameworks, in line with the EUs approach, standards, and relevant legal and policy framework, notably but not limited to the NIS Directive.
Support to the Rural Development in Georgia Contract related to: Support to the Rural Development in Georgia - To support Georgia in eradicating poverty, promoting sustainable and inclusive growth, creating employment and livelihoods in the rural areas and improving food safety and enhanced export opportunities under the DCFTA.
Investment Support to the Kutaisi Waste Water Project (KWWP) <p>The Project's objective is to collect and treat the wastewater of Kutaisi, the second largest city in Georgia. The sewerage network will be rehabilitated and a new wastewater treatment plant will be built. The EU grant will be used for the environmental/climate change component which consists in the treatment and digestion of the sludge generated during the wastewater treatment process to produce biogas to be used to produce heat and electricity and soil fertilisers to be used in agriculture</p>
EU 4 Sustainable Governance and Resilience The Action ¿EU 4 Sustainable Governance and Resilience¿ contributes to the overall financial stability and socio-economic welfare of the country, thus supporting resilience against external shocks, such as the pandemic or Russia¿s war of aggression against Ukraine.The EU is a long standing and leading partner of Georgia in the area sustainable governance and public administration reforms. Today, Georgia¿s level in the management of public finances can be considered as having a strong foundation and progressing towards more advanced policy levels ¿ and the role of EU cooperation in this achievement has been underlined by recent evaluations[1]. Core functions of the public finance management system and practices are established and operational. However, constant progress is needed requiring more complex approaches and inclusive policy dialogue. The areas that need improvement are inter alia, budget coverage and credibility, performance information and gender responsive budgeting (GRB), managerial accountability and internal financial control, state owned enterprise management, public investment management, external audit and financial oversight.&nbsp;PFM relates to the governance pillar of the Economic and Investment Plan, but also has a bearing on its economic pillar.Sustainable governance at local level is also a pre-condition for evidence-based measures and longer-term climate impact mitigation. In fact, cities have a high potential for improvement of their energy/climate impact and should directly contribute to the global fight against Climate change. They nevertheless often miss human and financial capacities to implement projects contributing to making them more sustainable. Activities in this field, would relate directly to the Economic and Investment Plan, in particular Flagship 5 on improving air quality and Flagship 6 on energy efficiency for Georgia.&nbsp;External shocks such as those ongoing caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and then the Russia¿s war of aggression against Ukraine have a serious negative impact on the economic growth, exports and job creation, especially when they overlap and for the more vulnerable communities and regions. Increased Georgia¿s resilience and capacity to harbour and deal with such changes are key to enabling progress of key internal reforms.The objective of the Action is to improve governance with a more comprehensive, transparent and accountable system of state finances and contribute to sustainable living conditions, increased resilience and development in small and medium cities and communities.
Activity under preparation Support to Personal Data Protection Service (twinning) Contract related to: Support to Personal Data Protection Service (twinning) - Georgia remains committed to the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement[1] (AA) and the legislative reforms associated to it. Through this Action, the EU is supporting the country¿s approximation with the EU acquis as well as Georgia¿s reform efforts as regards particular challenges in the area of justice, migration management and public administration. The goal of this Action is to improve the living conditions of Georgian citizens by gradually aligning Georgian legislation to European standards. Furthermore, this Action aims at strengthening the country¿s migration management system and increasing institutional transparency and effectiveness in the justice sector. The Rule of Law as well as Public Administration Reform (PAR) and Public Accountability are at the core of this Action. As a whole, the programme supports Georgia¿s continued commitment to the Association Agreement and helps the country reap the full benefits of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area.The following components are planned:- Support for further legislative approximation and reforms within the EU-Georgia Association Agreement/Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA); - A consolidated migration package will build on current support, support the new national Migration Strategy for 2021-2030, and focus on the continuous implementation of the visa liberalisation benchmarks. It will also address the recommendations in the Commission¿s reports under the visa suspension mechanism, in particular the issue of unfounded asylum applications;- Enhancing the capacity of the justice sector/law enforcement at various levels and increasing accountability of sector specific institutions, watchdog organisations. This component is subject to the outcome of the ongoing dialogue on judiciary and other justice reforms in particular a demonstration of genuine will to carry out sustainable, comprehensive and meaningful reforms in the justice sector in line with European standards&nbsp;, outcomes of the implementation of ongoing EU funded programmes and ongoing work with the Council of Europe;- Support to Public Administration Reform (PAR) and Public Accountability, as reliable, accountable and transparent institutions are crucial for sustainable growth and a well-functioning economy;- Support for Georgia¿s participation to EU programmes in order to bring Georgia and the EU closer together and improve opportunities for Georgia.  [1] Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, OJEU, L261, 30.8 2014
EU Green Connectivity Programme for Georgia In the early stages of political and economic transition in Georgia, high growth rates and urban expansion often took place at the expense of the environment. Today, deteriorating environmental conditions and pollution are having a direct, negative impact on the health of Georgian citizens, and environmental protection and its impact on health have become an increasing priority for the Georgian population and the Government, as illustrated by the third National Environment and Health Action Plan approved in 2018. Georgia is also contributing to the global fight against Climate Change, the Paris Agreement on climate change having entered into force for Georgia in 2017. At the same time, Georgia aims to reinforce and improve its connectivity internally and with the European Union. Previous and ongoing large-scale infrastructure investments have shown the need for a sophisticated programme assuring quality of project preparation as well as aiming to protect citizens¿ health and environmental rights.This action aims to improve environmental conditions with a view to better protect natural resources and the health of citizens. It will also contribute to the development of sustainable connectivity infrastructure that can improve the quality of life of Georgian citizens, while at the same time reinforcing the competitiveness of the Georgian economy.The programme will help to reinforce the impact of current infrastructure projects in the area of Environment, Energy and Transport, as well as to prepare upcoming projects that could be co-funded by the EU together with European Financial Institutions within the framework of the Team Europe approach. Building on the Team Europe approach, joint efforts of the Member States, EIB and EBRD will help create increased and more coherent impact of EU support in this area. Team Europe Initiatives on Green &amp; Health have been suggested to build back better in a post-pandemic context.The components envisaged for this action are:1. Sustainable infrastructure for better connectivity2. Better air and water quality for citizens¿ health3. Green and Circular Economy4. Fight against climate change and behavioural change
Better Goods and Services Contract inherited from multiple actions, related to: Better Goods and Services - Georgia remains committed to the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement[1] (AA) and the legislative reforms associated to it. Through this Action, the EU is supporting the country¿s approximation with the EU acquis as well as Georgia¿s reform efforts as regards particular challenges in the area of justice, migration management and public administration. The goal of this Action is to improve the living conditions of Georgian citizens by gradually aligning Georgian legislation to European standards. Furthermore, this Action aims at strengthening the country¿s migration management system and increasing institutional transparency and effectiveness in the justice sector. The Rule of Law as well as Public Administration Reform (PAR) and Public Accountability are at the core of this Action. As a whole, the programme supports Georgia¿s continued commitment to the Association Agreement and helps the country reap the full benefits of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area.The following components are planned:- Support for further legislative approximation and reforms within the EU-Georgia Association Agreement/Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA); - A consolidated migration package will build on current support, support the new national Migration Strategy for 2021-2030, and focus on the continuous implementation of the visa liberalisation benchmarks. It will also address the recommendations in the Commission¿s reports under the visa suspension mechanism, in particular the issue of unfounded asylum applications;- Enhancing the capacity of the justice sector/law enforcement at various levels and increasing accountability of sector specific institutions, watchdog organisations. This component is subject to the outcome of the ongoing dialogue on judiciary and other justice reforms in particular a demonstration of genuine will to carry out sustainable, comprehensive and meaningful reforms in the justice sector in line with European standards&nbsp;, outcomes of the implementation of ongoing EU funded programmes and ongoing work with the Council of Europe;- Support to Public Administration Reform (PAR) and Public Accountability, as reliable, accountable and transparent institutions are crucial for sustainable growth and a well-functioning economy;- Support for Georgia¿s participation to EU programmes in order to bring Georgia and the EU closer together and improve opportunities for Georgia.  [1] Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, OJEU, L261, 30.8 2014
Strengthening accountability of security sector through effective civil society oversight More specifically, the Action aims at developing and implementing effective security sector oversight mechanisms, to provide expertise to policymakers, including on community needs and interests related to security issues and on gender-responsive policies and actions, to strengthen the role of civil society to hold the security sector accountable and to promote responsible media reporting practices on the security sector.