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Black Sea Ports and Logistics Exhibition and Conference will take place at the Paragraph Resort & Spa Shekvetili, Georgia from Tuesday, 11 March to Thursday, 13 March 2025.
Hosted by APM Terminals Poti, in collaboration with strategic partner, International Association “Trans-Caspian international transport route”, this event promises to be a hub of knowledge exchange and business networking opportunities.
The Black Sea Platform initiated by EU – Georgia Business Council is supporting organization of the event.
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Black Sea Platform Conference 2025

On January 23rd, 2025, the annual Black Sea Platform Conference was convened by the EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC) with the support of the USAID Economic Governance Program.
The participants of the conference discussed the challenges and opportunities related to the effective functioning of the Middle Corridor. Specific projects and reforms that will facilitate trade with the EU via the Black Sea and strengthen interconnections were put under special focus.
Over 100 representatives from the diplomatic corps accredited to Georgia, business associations, the private sector and civil society organizations participated in the event.
General Partners of the Black Sea Platform are:
  • PACE Group
  • APM Terminals Poti
  • Wondernet Express Investment Group
  • Coremar
  • BMF Port Burgas
  • ITMC
  • E60 Shipping Line;
  • Tbilisi Free Zone 
  • Nautica Crew
  • Prime Marine
  • DTS Logistic Services
  • Poti Free Industrial Zone
  • AFEZ- Alat Free Economic Zone
  • CTE – Caucastransexpress 
  • BDO Georgia
 Partners of the Black Sea Platform are:
  • JSL Logistics
  • Elit Transit
  • The Association of International Road Carriers of Georgia (GIRCA)
  • U&G Agency
  • Gianti Logistics
  • Georgia-Romania Chamber of Commerce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roundtable Regarding the Socio-Economic Effects of the Political Crisis

On December 20th, 2024, at the initiative of the EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC), a roundtable discussion was held on the topic of the socio-economic effects of the political crisis.
Representatives of businesses, along with the civil society and the academic sector participated in the event.
The participants of the meeting expressed their positions on the current developments and discussed the short, medium and long-term consequences of the ongoing crisis. The discussion also touched upon the options for de-escalation of the situation.
The parties emphasized the importance of discussions in similar format and agreed to hold regular meetings.

EUGBC at the EU4BUSINESS Conference in Moldova

On October 24, the Executive Director of EUGBC, Giorgi Kacharava participated in the Closing Conference of “EU4BUSINESS: CONNECTING COMPANIES”, which was held in Chisinau, Moldova.
The “EU4Business: Connecting Companies” (EU4BCC) project is co-funded by the European Union and implemented by Eurochambres. It aims to deepen and strengthen trade relations among the EU, its member states, and the countries of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. The project was launched in December 2019 and will run till December 2024.
Closing event, held in Moldova, summarized the activities of the EU4BCC project and showcased its achievements. At the conference, the Executive Director of EUGBC delivered a presentation detailing the activities carried out, including the study visits and highlighting the positive experience of the project beneficiaries. EUGBC had implemented the project in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pécs-Baranya (CCIPB).