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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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.

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).

On September 25, the EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC) organized a field visit of representatives of the business sector and the diplomatic corps accredited to Georgia to “Tbilisi Free Zone”.
The “Tbilisi Free Zone” is the only tax-free zone located in the capital, uniting 150 companies from various business sectors.
During the visit, the guests had an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the infrastructure of the Free Zone. The managing partner of the Tbilisi Free Zone, Soso Nibladze welcomed the guests and introduced benefits offered by the Zone and shared their future plans.