The best way to address the European Union’s currently weakened geopolitical and economic positions is to step up the game and enlarge to strategically critical geopolitical areas — the Balkans and the Black Sea.
Shalva Papuashvili: “The best way to address the European Union’s currently weakened geopolitical and economic positions is to step up the…”
On the recordJuly 9, 2026
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Shalva Papuashvili
Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia
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Concluding his speech at the conference.
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