Subject: Embassy of Georgia to the U.S._ Newsletter - August 2016
From: Sofia Gegechkori <[email-masked]>
To: Sofia Gegechkori <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:37:28 +0000

Embassy of Georgia to the United States

Newsletter – August 2016

In This Issue:

1.
Georgia
Moves Up in International Rankings

2.
US
continues to support Georgia’s Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity

3.
Georgia
Creates Favorable Conditions for the International Film Industry

4.
Georgia
is Making its Mark on the World Cultural Calendar

Georgia Moves Up in International Rankings

From 2012 to 2016, Georgia implemented numerous systematic reforms and achieved significant improvements in areas such as human rights (including
freedom of speech and freedom of media), transparency, absence of corruption, effective governance, and macro-economic stability. Important measures have also been taken to ensure the independence of the judiciary as well. Successful and efficient implementation
of systemic reforms has given Georgia a significantly improved position in various key international rankings:

·
The World Bank “Doing Business 2016” -
24th (among 189 countries)

·
Heritage Foundation “2016 Index of Economic Freedom”
- 23rd freest economy in the world

·
Institute for Economics and Peace “Global Peace Index
2015” - improved position by 20 steps.

·
World Justice Project “Open Governance index” -
29th (among 102 countries) and 1st (among the Eastern Europe and Central Asia)

·
Transparency International “Corruption Perception Index
2015” - 48th

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US continues to support Georgia’s Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity

On July 14th, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed a bipartisan Resolution (H.Res.660) in
support of Georgia’s territorial integrity. The Resolution, led by Co-Chairs of the U.S. House Georgia Caucus – Ted Poe (R-Texas) and Gerald Connolly (D-Virginia), had bipartisan support and was co-sponsored by 31 members – both Republican and Democratic members
of the House of Representatives.

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Georgia Creates Favorable Conditions for the International Film Industry

Georgia is emerging as a highly attractive Eastern European filming destination as major players in the international film industry travel to Georgia
to learn more about the country’s unique filming environment. Hollywood, Bollywood and European movie industry representatives have increased their travel to Georgia this year to learn more about the Georgian Government’s initiative to stimulate its film sector
by offering favorable conditions to local and international film-makers.

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Georgia is Making its Mark on the   World Cultural Calendar

Georgia is becoming a hot spot on the world cultural calendar. The reason is the large scale project Check-in-Georgia launched in April 2016 with
the support of the Government of Georgia and organized by the Cultural Development Investment Fund. Check-in-Georgia encompasses a series of large-scale cultural events to be held in the capital city Tbilisi as well as in others regions of the country.

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Media Coverage

NATO, 9 Aug 2016, Georgia’s Unresolved Conflict

RFE/RL, 8 Aug 2016, The Daily Vertical: An Anniversary Of A Warning

Center for European Policy Analysis, 7
Aug 2016, Georgia: frontline specters revisited

NewEurope, 30 July 2016, Georgia emerges as Europe’s Launchpad to Asia

The White House, 9 July 2016, FACT SHEET: U.S. and NATO
Efforts in Support of NATO Partners, including Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova

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