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I voted in favour of granting additional aid to Georgia. This country stands out from the other countries involved in the Eastern Partnership on account of the reforms it has carried out in every area. I am particularly glad to see that the simplified legislative procedure was used during work on the report on further macro-financial assistance for Georgia, since this speeded up the entire process and made it possible to vote the report through more quickly. Georgia’s economy has recovered after Russia’s military invasion of 2008, and has done extremely well in comparison to other countries of a similar size in the difficult times of the global financial crisis.
Since the Rose Revolution, numerous reforms have been carried out in Georgia aimed at liberalising and democratising the system in such a way as to make it more attractive to business, and to make it possible for a free-market economy and a democratic society to be established. Since 2004, Georgia has taken unprecedented steps in reducing the bureaucratic burden on businesses. Restrictions have been placed on the formalities necessary to start up in business. The tax system has been reformed, which has resulted in a five-fold increase in budgetary revenue. To sum up, Georgia has been opened up for free and unhindered trade.
Georgia has practically eliminated the cancer of corruption in state institutions and the civil service by means of a series of public sector reforms (concerning the public prosecutor’s office, the judiciary and the police) and political reforms. Today Georgia is regarded as a country with a dynamically developing economy. In view of the above, we should continue to spur Georgia on to further development, not only by setting requirements, but also by granting aid."@en1
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