Georgian Culture Centre in Belgium is a non-governmental organization with strong ideals. . We make every attempt to contribute to these endeavors.
The Centre is a reaction to Georgia's aspiration to become a respectable member of European and Euro-Atlantic institutions. We firmly believe in Georgia as a part of a free and peaceful Europe. OUR MISSION
- Advocate Georgia’s EU/NATO membership, through day-to-day communication.
- Participate in European Politics, through working with EU/NATO institutions to eliminate Russian hybrid threats to G
eorgia’s membership, and promote Democratic values in the country.
- Networking with Georgian Diaspora in Belgium to increase awareness about the process.
- Communicating with International professionals for further progress. WHY WE LAUNCHED
Georgia has been seeking EU/NATO membership since its independence. Georgian local drivers and political context have important value for the Centre. The nation went through three civil wars following the fall of the Soviet Union, yet it continued to go in a pro-Western direction. 'I am Georgian therefore I am European,' as stated by Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania in 1999 at the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, represents the nation's historical intention to join the European and Euro-Atlantic institutions. Georgia's stance on foreign policy was significantly influenced by its history. Since the Rose Revolution in 2003, pro-Western foreign policy has intensified and grown in scope. The nation's first national security strategy document, which carefully anticipated the objectives outlined in the NATO-Georgia Individual Partnership Action Plan, was adopted in 2005. In 2006 NATO offered intensive dialogue to Georgia. The NATO-Georgia Commission was subsequently founded in 2008, after five days Russo-Georgian war. Both the Warsaw Summit in 2016 and the Wales Summit in 2014 underlined Georgia's progress toward its Euro-Atlantic aspirations. After the NATO summit in Madrid in 2022, Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary-General of the alliance, noted that Georgia needed more assistance because it is especially vulnerable to Russian threats following Russia's unjust war in Ukraine. The Constitution of Georgia states in Article 78 that ‘The constitutional bodies must take all necessary steps to ensure Georgia's full integration into the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.’
Despite these ambitions, the nation is still not a member of the EU and Alliance in 2022. The thesis examines the obstacles Georgia faces on the road to becoming a NATO member. The Russian Federation is a contributing component in this matter. Therefore we founded the Georgian Cultural Centre in Belgium to make our contribution to the process, because we believe that it is our core responsibility.
