Brussels, 13/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - During a visit to Georgia, the commissioner for enlargement and neighbourhood policy, Stefan Füle, announced, on Wednesday 11 July, that additional financial aid of €22 million would be paid to Georgia as part of the new programme called EaPIC (Eastern Partnership Integration and Cooperation). Aid will support the criminal justice sector with special focus on human rights, the commissioner said. It will also cover border and migration management “so as to help Georgia fulfil its obligations within the visa dialogue”, he added.
Stefan Füle said that, in its last progress report on Georgia, the European Commission placed emphasis on reform of the justice system, in particular regarding the judiciary's independence and effectiveness. (CG/transl.jl)