16/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - Georgia's participation in EU programmes approved by EP. By 613 votes to 29, and with 31 abstentions, MEPs gave their approval on 16 April to the conclusion of a protocol to the partenrship and cooperation agreement between the EU and its member states and Georgia, establishing the general principles for Georgia's participation in EU programmes. The protocol was signed on 12 December 2013. Its conclusion will pave the way to the gradual opening up of some EU...