Georgia Makes Voluntary Contribution of €500,000 to CoE

In the framework of their Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, the Government of Georgia had made a voluntary contribution of €500,000 towards CoE projects, the Council of Europe reports. 

CoE says the funds will support the priorities of the Georgian chairmanship: human rights and environmental protection; citizen participation in decision-making; child-friendly justice - converging experience on restorative justice in Europe, strengthening democracy through education, culture and youth engagement.

From November 27, 2019, until May 15, 2020, Georgia chairs the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), a decision-making body composed of the ministers of foreign affairs of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe or their permanent representatives in Strasbourg.

The agreement was signed by David Zalkaliani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, and by Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

By Ana Dumbadze