The Vice-Speaker, Archil Talakvadze met with the participants of the Project “Georgia and the EU” and introduced the Georgia-EU cooperation directions, the EU membership prospects and the value of the EU candidate status.

He concentrated on the role of the Parliament in the EU integration process. A. Talakvadze dwelt on the reforms on the EU integration path, the EU institutions and the role of the EU member states in the decision-making process.

“I was highly enthusiastic about the meeting with the youth and am now overwhelmed with optimism and positive impressions at the end of the day. This is the generation that is well prepared about and aware of the Georgia-EU relations and the integration progress. They expressed truly interesting arguments as to why Georgia deserves to be a member of the European family and what Europe expects of us”, - A. Talavkadze noted.

The Project “Georgia and the EU” is assigned to the EU Integration, and the Education, Science and Youth Affairs Committees in collaboration with the Parliamentary Training Center.

Within the 4-day program, the Parliament hosts up to 30 youngsters from 15 schools.