I had a personal meeting with Mr. Giorgi Vashadze in my office in Brussels. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the development of Georgia’s accelerated EU membership procedures. Along with Georgia’s EU integration, Mr. Vashadze wanted to discuss latest Ukrainian news as well.

I had a personal meeting with Mr. Giorgi Kandelaki in my office in Brussels. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the current situation in Georgia, especially given the war of agression in Ukraine, Georgia's stance towards it and its ambitions regarding the candidate status.

I had a courtesy meeting with the newly appointed Head of Mission of Georgia to the European Union, Ambassador of Georgia to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Mr. Vakhtang Makharoblishvili. The Ambassador Mr. Makharoblishvili went accompanied by the Embassy staff Ms. Chumbadze Ketevan and Ms. Diogidze Tamar and we met in person in the EP premises in Brussels. It was an introductory meeting.

The European Union Visitors Programme (EUVP), jointly organised by the European Parliament and the European Commission, regularly invites young leaders from outside the EU for visit programmes to the European institutions. Participants gain first-hand information on the EU's values, functioning, activities, policies and perspectives. The EUVP helps promote common EU values through strengthening long-term bilateral relations between the EU and other countries. In the framework of this programme I had a meeting with Ms. Nino TVALTVADZE from Georgia - former Deputy Mayor, Human Capital Development Manager at Kutaisi International University and Expert in planning and implementing of social programs at National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia (NALAG). Among other topics, we discussed the future of the Eastern Partnership, young people and participation in decision making process, supporting women political participation, etc.

H. E. Mr. Vsevolod CHENTSOV, Ambassador, Head of Ukraine’s Mission to the EU, kindly requested an appointment between His Excellency and me, in order to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine. Due to overlapping commitments in our agendas, the meeting was held between Mr. Demian Podolskyi (Counsellor, Mission of Ukraine to the European Union) and my policy advisor Mrs. Koubek, who attended the meeting on my behalf.

I was asked, as the rapporteur for the legislative proposal on macro financial assistance to Moldova, by the Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union to hold a meeting with H.E. Mrs Daniela Morari, Ambassador. It was a courtesy meeting and it was held online.

Paní Simona Spisarová, stálá zástupkyně PS PČR při EP, mě požádala o schůzku, která se nakonec uskutečnila prostřednictvím videohovoru. Tématem bylo nadcházející předsednictví ČR v Radě EU a jak se lépe koordinovat s europoslanci.

I had a Jitsi call with Ms. Maka Botchorishvili - the Chairperson of the European Integration Committee of Parliament of Georgia. We discussed the current political situation in Georgia, upcoming EU-GEorgia PAC and Euronest and South Caucasus delegation meeting in Armenia.

I was asked, as an INTA committee member and after having participated to the Export Control Forum hosted by the Commission last month, by representatives of Datenna to have an online meeting. Datenna is a Dutch company which develops software tools for economic intelligence on China exclusively used by governments worldwide. They wanted to share with me their new research - an analysis of China’s defence and military-civil industries and a radar on European investments in China.

Paní Lucy Hughes, zástupkyně britského velvyslance v Praze, mě požádala o schůzku na Velvyslanectví Spojeného království Velké Británie a Severního Irska. Paní Hughes se chtěla seznámit s mými prioritami, zejména pokud jde o otázky Číny, ve kterých se angažuji. Rovněž hovořila o tom, co britská strana dělá v oblasti “trusted research”.