This handbook explains in readily comprehensible language what the new Association Agreement between the European Union and Georgia means in legal, political and economic terms. This treaty is a milestone in the history of Georgia's place in Europe, and definitively marks the country's post-Soviet independence. It is also a new model treaty for the EU's relations with its closest neighbours.

Michael Emerson is Associate Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels.
Tamara Kovziridze is co-founder of Reformatics in Tbilisi.

Preface / Summary / Part I: Political principles, the rule of law and foreign policy 1. Political principles / 2. Rule of law and movement of people / 3. Foreign and security policy / Part II: Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area / 4. Market access for goods / 5. Trade remedies / 6. Customs and trade facilitation / 7. Technical standards for industrial goods / 8. Food safety regulations / 9. Services / 10. Public procurement / 11. Intellectual property rights / 12. Competition policy / 13. Statistics / Part III: Economic cooperation / 14. Macroeconomic context and financial assistance / 15. Financial services / 16. Transport / 17. Energy / 18. Environment / 19. Digital sector / 20. Consumer protection / 21. Company law / 22. Agriculture / 23. Employment and social policy / 24. Education, training and culture / 25. Science and technology / 26. EU agencies and programmes / 27. Cross-border cooperation / 28. Civil society / Part IV: Legal and institutional provisions / 27. Dispute settlement / 28. Institutional provisions