28/05/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Saturday 26 May, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced additional European funds to support Georgia. Saying that the more the country reformed, the more the EU would support it, Juncker announced "an extra €40 million worth of funds for this year's bilateral allocation". "This brings to €597 million the total of our financial support for Georgia from 2014 to 2018", he stated at a press conference with Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, on the occasion of the country's centenary. Juncker also announced "fresh macro-financial assistance worth €45 million". This is reportedly the fourth time the country has been given macro-financial assistance since 2008. In addition, Juncker and Kvirikashvili agreed to organise an annual meeting between the Commission and the Georgian government. (CG)