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With the support of the USAID Economic Governance Program, European Business Association (EBA) is launching a new project for youth, the Economic Policy and Reforms Boot Camp, to facilitate the […]

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A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between EBA Mediation and Arbitration Center and Georgian Distributors Business Association. Based on this Memorandum, the EBA Mediation and Arbitration Center will provide free […]

EBA Chairman Mr. John Braeckeveldt and Business Ombudsman of Georgia Mr. Irakli Lekvinadze have signed the Memorandum of Understanding. Into the framework of the MOU parties will cooperate for improvement […]

CIPE is supporting democratic and economic progress in Georgia by strengthening the voice of Georgia’s small and medium-sized businesses in particular, supporting business associations. EBA has participated in the workshops […]

In December, 2019 the extended producer responsibility defined by the Waste Management Code of Georgia becomes effective, under which the producer of a product that becomes specific waste and a […]

EBA participated in the discussion of the draft amendments to the Law of Georgia on Competition, organized within the EU Project “Support to the Georgian Competition Agency”. In the framework […]

EBA attended a four-day Seminar for business advisors on “Business, Human Rights and Decent Work”, organized by the ILO – Danida: Inclusive Labour Market for Job Creation Project; and the […]

EBA – Guest Speaker at the EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly, Committee on Economic Integration, Legal Approximation and Convergence with EU Policies. Presented main challenges and expectations of the business community on […]

In November, 2019 Mariam Kuchuloria, Deputy CEO of EBA with other representatives of public and private sector, visited Germany to get the knowledge and experience how the dual education system […]

EBA Members (European companies as well as Georgian companies) identified lack of skilled labour force as the biggest challenge for their business development. They are dealing with this problem differently: […]

Within the EBA Members’ internal survey, a tax dispute resolution system in Georgia was identified as an important bottleneck for their economic activity and their possibility to compete and survive […]

EBA with the Ministry of IDP from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia and with the support of the EU technical assistance program SOCIEUX+ has organized […]

EBA Board Members meeting at the Georgian Parliament with Tamar Khulordava, Chairperson of the European Integration Committee and Dimitri Tskitishvili, Deputy Chairperson of the Foreign Relations Committee regarding the amendments […]

EBA Round Tables with European and Georgian experts have taken place on Competition, SMEs, Tourism, Mediation Arbitration, Insolvency, Tax Dispute Resolution System, VAT Changes, Waste Management, Logistics and Transportation, Labor […]

EBA Georgia has become a member of European Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises Associations (CEA-PME), which is a Brussels-based business federation and currently counts 22 European associations among its […]

The EBA joined the European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME, which is the largest confederation of voluntarily associated small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe (SMEs). CEA-PME is a Brussels-based business federation, which currently counts 24 […]

EBA Main Board Director Jeffery Kent, Honorary Consul of Ireland to Georgia and main Board Director of EBA and David Lee CEO of EBA are attending the first Georgia-Ireland Business […]

EBA Georgia & Panhellenic Exporters Association’s President Mrs Sakellaridis have signed an MOU for the Development of Greek – Georgian relations. The Panhellenic Exporters Association (PEA) is the main export […]

The EBA together with its member Deloitte organized online training – Business Plan and Investors’ pitch, financial literacy and basics of taxation for start-ups. The session was very helpful especially […]

The CEO of the EBA David Lee attended the launching event of the new USAID Industry-Led Skills Development Program. The Industry-Led Skills Development Program is $24 million project and aims […]

The EBA attended the United Nations Global Compact HQ event Making Global Goals Local Business – Georgia flagship event on March 25-26. With its regional focus, MGGLB – Georgia will […]

EBA attended the event on “Upcoming Novelties and Innovations in the Area of Public Procurement” organised under the auspices of the EU Twinning Project for “Strengthening Public Procurement Practices in […]

The EBA has become Supervisory Board member of the Skills Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, which is in charge of strategy and reform […]

Another issue to be advocated based on EBA members’ needs and expectations is obligatory Third Party Vehicle Insurance. The EU Project Manager of the EBA, Nino Ushikishvili met with the […]

Sakpatenti Chairman Mindia Davitadze met with David Lawrence Lee, Director General of the European Business Association Georgia, at Sakpatenti Headquarters, where they discussed plans and prospects for future cooperation. The […]

The Minister of Agriculture of Adjara, Giorgi Surmanidze, met with the European Business Association CEO, David Lee. Ucha Surmanidze, Head of the Policy and Analysis Department also attended the meeting. […]

The CEO of EBA Mr. David Lee together with the Founder of Neiron AI Mr. Peter Svaetichin and the Rector of the AI Academy Mr. Levan Bodzashvili met with the […]

Nini Ushikishvili, EBA Legal and Policy Officer participated in the discussion on the draft law on Entrepreneurs at the Parliament of Georgia. EBA has written a considerable library of position […]

EBA organized online meeting with the Chief Labor Inspector Mr. Beka Peradze. Invited speaker updated the audience on current labour safety regulations and shared the views of the Labor Inspectorate […]

EBA members meeting with Kakha Kuchava – the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia Parties highlighted the significance of closer cooperation and communication between the government and private sector. It […]

John Brackeweldt, Chairman of the European Business Association and Irakli Lekvinadze, Chairman of the Georgian National Competition Agency held a working meeting. The parties discussed current and planned issues in […]

The EBA Chair John Braeckeveldt met with the Chair of the Sector Economy and Economic Policy Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, Mr. David Songhulashvili. The discussion focused on Public […]

The CEO of EBA David Lee met the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia Kakha Kuchava. The parties discussed the challenges towards the business environment of the country in times […]

At the beginning of 2021 the EBA Chairman John Braeckeveldt had the series of meeting with the representatives of European Embassies in Georgia in order to discuss the economic situation […]

The EBAYouth together with the its member EY Georgia organized online career panel moderated by the Chair of the EBAYouth Board Nana Goguadze. Participants of the event had the opportunity […]

The European Business Association in partnership with the USAID Economic Governance Program, organized annual youth project – “Online Summer School on Economic Reforms and Advocacy”. The students had an opportunity […]

EBAYouth Vision – “Youth Leads European Values in Georgia” At the Second EBA Youth Board Meeting hosted by the ProCredit Bank, board members elected the Chair and Vice Chair and […]

The EBA together with the Economic Governance Program by USAID launched “Girls for Change,” an initiative to help young women build careers in the business sector. USAID/Georgia Acting Mission Director […]

The EBA officially launched youth wing of the association. First Board Meeting of EBAYouth held at Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi. EBAYouth, brings together member/non-member companies of EBA to work […]

The European Business Association hosted Pre-Christmas Event attended by the members of the association, partner organizations and diplomatic corps. The event started with the annual brief reporting and progress check […]

The EBA together with the Neiron AI organized Roundtable on Defining the Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Georgia, attended by the information technology companies and key international and local experts. The […]

European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi met business and youth representatives in Tbilisi. The meeting was moderated by the Chair of the EBA John Braeckeveldt. Ten members of […]

Members of the European Business Association met with EU Ambassador Carl Hartzell to discuss important business issues, including digitalization, development, public procurement and export opportunities created by the DCFTA. According […]

The EBA, in coalition with the Infrastructure Constructor Companies’ Association, presented a joint document Remarks and Positions on the Draft Law on Public Procurement in compliance with the EU Directive […]

The EBA team and the EBAYouth Board members participated in ‘Black Sea Connectivity Talks’ held in Batumi. Participants discussed the future of the Black Sea and the potential for better […]

The Parliament of Georgia hosted the Economic Policy and Reforms Bootcamp – launching event The event was opened by the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Mr. Shalva Papuashvili Welcoming […]

EBA hosted the Minister of IDPs from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia Mr. Zurab Azarashvili -as a part of the Public-Private Dialogue Series. The event […]

The EBA hosted a Working Lunch aimed at creating European Partnerships between its members and partner organizations The event was organized by the European Business Association within the framework of […]

Members of the EBA met the Minister of Economy Levan Davitashvili and the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, Carl Hartzell at the Rooms Hotel Tbilisi, in order to […]

The European Business Association organized a conference – “Youth for Change” to summarize the Association’s youth activities and launch a new student project – 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩. The […]

Advantage Austria is the trade promotion organisation of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. in cooperation with the Advantage Austria, EBA has organized Green Tech Study Visit of Georgian companies to […]

In the period of June-August, 2020, EBA Georgia has implemented the project “DCFTA as a Mitigation Tool for Business Recovery from COVID19 Effects in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine” in cooperation […]

Following the call for expression of interest “Promoting European business and economic interests in Georgia” of 4 March, the EU announced that the European Business Association Georgia was the organization […]

The EBA, in coalition with the Infrastructure Constructor Companies’ Association, presented a joint document Remarks and Positions on the Draft Law on Public Procurement in compliance with the EU Directive […]

THE USAID ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE PROGRAM With support of USAID Economic Governance Program, EBA will start new project for youth which will be related to the economic empowerment of young people […]

USAID Industry-Led-Skills Development Program-funded project “Piloting a Platform of Cooperation in the Construction Sector to Improve the Skills Match in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region” Implementing organization: European Business Association (EBA), Ltd […]

The European Business Association has prepared an unprecedented document – the EU Business Climate Survey. The study summarizes the future steps of the country’s development and assesses the reforms from […]

The European Business Association hosted the EU-Georgia Business Forum 2022 – main business event of the year. The forum was attended by over 300 people, including the EU Ambassador to […]

The EBA together with the Embassy of the Czech Republic to Georgia jointly organized event – “𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐳𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐳𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬“ The event was opened […]

The EBA and the USAID Economic Governance Program together with Women for Tomorrow, launched the second cycle of Girls for Change. Students were welcomed by The USAID Economic Growth Office […]

We are glad to announce that Mr. Patrick Naughter – General Manager at Hilton Batumi will be joining the EBA as a member of the Advisory Board. Mr. Naughter is […]

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The Chairman of the EBA John Braeckeveldt together with the Chair of the Association of Georgian Virtual Zone Persons – Shorena Kopaleishvili, met the representatives of the Methodology Department at […]

Ms. Nino Ushikishvili has been promoted to the Deputy Managing Director of the EBA. She will be responsible for general management, legal and policy issues. Nino Ushikishvili joined the EBA […]

Ms. Mariam Tsiskadze is appointed to the position of Deputy Managing Director (DMD) at EBA. She will lead the Youth Wing of the Association and will additionally be responsible for […]

Members of the European Business Association met with the EBRD Regional Director for the Caucasus – Catarina Bjorlin Hansen. EBRD executive team introduced financial and consulting products available for businesses. Attendees […]

With support of USAID Economic Governance Program and in cooperation with the Sector Economy and Economic Policy Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, the EBA successfully implemented unique project aimed […]

USAID’s Economic Governance Program, the European Business Association and Business Federation Women for tomorrow are holding an award ceremony for the “Girls for Change” program participants.Successful students will receive a […]

EBA has already successfully implemented unique projects aimed at raising awareness on economic reforms, entrepreneurship and soft skills relevant for current business environment. We’re glad to announce that different working […]

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EBA organized working discussion to exchange views and agree on EBA Members’ strategy towards Georgia’s European integration and the role of business engagement in this process.The meeting was hosted by […]

The Ambassador of the Netherlands to Georgia, H.E. Maaike van Koldam and the Chair of the European Business Association, Mr. John Braeckeveldt, hosted NL company representatives and EBA members from […]

EBA organized meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament H.E.Shalva Papuashvili in order to discuss the role of business in Georgia’s European integration and the possible ways of strengthening cooperation […]

Today members of the EBA met with the Ambassador of the European Union, Pawel Herczynski to deepen collaboration and exchange views on the challenges businesses face.  Chairman of the EBA […]

European Business Association Georgia and its member company Prime Concrete held a closeout event with the Program for their joint initiative, “Piloting a Platform of Cooperation in the Construction Sector […]

EBA members attended the meeting of business representatives with the Labour Inspection Service of Georgia organized by CIPE Europe & Eurasia and Solidarity Center.Inspection team updated the audience on current […]

The EBA with the support of the EU organized a conference “𝐃𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚” at Pullman Hotel Tbilisi.The event brought together representatives of the […]

The EBA is participating in public private discussion on the public procurement reform.The ecosystem created by the adoption and full implementation of the draft Law on Public Procurement will give […]

The EBA Sustainability Committee held a working meeting to agree on its agenda and priorities.The committee members discussed current challenges related to the Sustainability topic such as integrated compliance; sustainable […]

1st March 2023 Re: the law ‘on Transparency of Foreign Influence’ Dear Speaker Papuashvili, We are writing to you now, as representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia, […]

Within the framework of the memorandum, parties express their readiness to strengthen and develop close cooperation in the fields of various educational projects and trainings.The document was signed by Chairman […]

Nino Jolia, a member of Legal Committee at EBA and Head of Legal Advisory at Grant Thornton Georgia participated today at PPD regarding discussion of the draft law on Electronic […]

Chairman of the EBA John Braeckeveldt attended Investors Council meeting chaired by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili aimed at discussing Council’s plans for 2023-2024.Topics discussed included internationalization of Georgia’s education […]

As a member of the Investors Council, the EBA participated in a meeting with the newly appointed Head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration, Ms. Maia Omiadze.Ms. Maia Omiadze delivered […]

On March 1, EBA together with three other Business Associations, sent a letter to Speaker Papuashvili regarding the draft law that requires the registration of externally financed NGOs as ‘agents […]

EBA Deputy Managing Directors Nino Ushikishvili and Mariam Tsiskadze participated in the Investors Council’s Gender Equality and Green Economy Transition working group meeting with the representatives of the UN Global […]

EBA Sustainability Committee held working meeting aimed at discussing various topics including extended producer responsibility and issues related to packaging materials.The event was hosted by the EBA member BDO and […]

The Ambassador of the Lithuania to Georgia, H.E. Andrius Kalindra hosted EBA member company representatives at the networking reception.Ambassador Kalindra made the presentation about Lithuania and Georgian-Lithuanian relationships. Guests also […]

EBAYouth representative Tekle Mamatsashvili met the UNDP Resident Representative in Georgia Nick Beresford and the Head of UNDP Economic Development team George Nanobashvili.Tekle made presentation about the EBAYouth initiative and […]

Chairman of the EBA and Honorary Consul of Belgium John Braeckeveldt together with the Deputy Managing Director of the Association Mariam Tsiskadze visited the Dutch Language and Culture Center of […]

European Economic Cooperation Platform (EECP) representatives shared their views and comments with the EU Delegation, in terms of Georgia’s progress, thus contributing to the preparation of the Annual Report 2023.The […]