On February 15, 2025 Caucasus University Jean Monnet Center of Excellence EUPOLTRANS (2022-2025) organized a round table discussion: “The process of EU acquis transposition in Georgia and harmonization as a public good”.
The goal of CoE EUPOLTRANS is to promote discussions from different perspectives in order to synergistically assess what is being done, where there are gaps, and which areas are relevant in terms of the commitments under the EU Georgia Association Agreement. The objective of the current policy discussion meeting was to discuss the existing situation with representatives from the business sector.
Project team presented ongoing researches about EU-Georgia relations, consumer rights and competition policy, labor policy, environmental protection as well as public administration and EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, taking into consideration the Association Agreement demands as well as recent Council Conclusions and Commission Communications.
The discussion was attended by representatives from the business sector, specifically from the EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC), as well as professors and lecturers from various universities in Georgia specializing in business.
The purpose of the roundtable discussion, organized by the Caucasus University Jean Monnet Center of Excellence EUPOLTRANS was to provide, on the one hand, research-based and evidence-driven information on key areas of the Association Agenda to business circles interested in EU-related topics, and on the other hand, to share their perspectives and practical experience on these important issues (labor regulations, consumer protection, environmental regulations etc.) to shape synergistic and multi-dimensional future research directions. Live discussions about the EU integration process between representatives of academia and the business sector contribute to raising awareness about the importance of Georgia's commitments under the EU Association Agreement and raising awareness about the public good stemming from the fulfillment of commitments under the AA as well as draw backs stemming of non-fulfilling commitments for Georgia’s EU membership path.
