Georgia Marks 60th Anniversary of European Union

On March 25 the European Union (EU) celebrated the 60th anniversary of the bloc’s founding treaty. Twenty seven national leaders gathered in the Campidoglio palace where the six founding states signed the Treaty of Rome on March 25, 1957.

In connection to the EU jubilee and the 10th anniversary of Tbilisi State University Institute for European Studies, a special event – ‘EU 60—Past, Present and Future’ – was held at the NATO-Georgia Information Center in Tbilisi.

The event was hosted by the European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Minister of Georgia, Victor Dolidze, and NATO-EU Information Center Director Nino Bolkvadze.

“Georgia is a vivid part of Europe and I am sure it will become the member of the European and Euro-Atlantic community,” Dolidze said.

The guests were are also addressed by the Deputy Head of the EU Delegation, Carlo Natale; the Italian Ambassador to Georgia, Antonio Bartoli; and the Tbilisi State University rector, Giorgi Sharvashidze.

An exhibition was also presented at the event, which showed the main stages and achievements of EU history through photographs, texts, and documents. At the end of the event, discussions were held about the EU-Georgia Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA).

 By Thea Morrison