Bjørn Berge, the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Lasha Darsalia, the  First Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, on Thursday launched the CoE’s fourth Action Plan for Georgia, which aims to support the country’s efforts to meet its obligations as the Council member through further promotion of European standards and values. 

Designed for 2024-2027, the document was adopted in October during the 1478th meeting of the ministers' deputies of CoE following “close cooperation” with the Georgian authorities to address reform priorities and help introduce legislative changes that would bring the country closer to CoE standards and European Union integration requirements, the officials said. 

Bjørn Berge, the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Lasha Darsalia, the  First Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, on Thursday launched the CoE’s fourth Action Plan for Georgia, which aims to support the country’s efforts to meet its obligations as the Council member through further promotion of European standards and values. 

Designed for 2024-2027, the document was adopted in October during the 1478th meeting of the ministers' deputies of CoE following “close cooperation” with the Georgian authorities to address reform priorities and help introduce legislative changes that would bring the country closer to CoE standards and European Union integration requirements, the officials said. 

The meeting, attended by representatives from Georgia's executive, legislative and judicial authorities, along with members of the CoE and diplomatic corps, pointed out the primary objectives of the Action Plan was to reinforce human rights, rule of law and democracy in Georgia, promote implementation of democratic reforms and facilitate alignment of domestic legislation and state institutions with European standards.

The document also outlined initiatives for confidence-building projects for Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions. 

The CoE “positively evaluated” Georgia’s implementation of the previous, 2020-2023 plan, the Georgian foreign office noted.

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