According to the tender data, European specialists intend to expand the possibilities of the Georgian authorities in matters of the country's territorial development.
“Promoting the empowerment of authorities at the national and local levels, as well as the administrations of state attorneys (governors. -
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) to develop, implement, monitor and highlight measures in the field of integrated development of territories and other new / relevant EU platforms,” the document says.
In addition, the authors note, the program will focus on improving governance through "more comprehensive, transparent and accountable systems" in small and medium-sized communities.
Political scientist Yuri Svetov, in a conversation with RT, noted that such initiatives are aimed at keeping the attention of the Georgian authorities on the prospects of possible entry into the EU.
“The main goal is to maintain the illusion of the Georgian leadership that the country is, as they say, on the right path to join the EU.
She has been in this position for a long time.
There were grievances that Ukraine was given a higher status, but not Georgia.
For the West, everything that concerns the territorial structure of Georgia is, first of all, that Abkhazia and South Ossetia return to its composition, ”the expert said.
Earlier, the Council of Europe announced its intention to launch online courses for representatives of local authorities in Georgia.
For this purpose, the Council of Europe announced a tender among IT specialists to develop the relevant content.