The reforms carried out in the MIA, are positively mentioned in the report of the European Commission. Such a statement made the First Deputy of the Minister of Internal Affairs.

“Cooperation with the EU agencies by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is emphasized. The reforms carried out in the Ministry of Internal Affairs regarding the separation of police and prosecutorial functions are also positively mentioned”, - said Kakahaber Sabanadze.

The EU Commission published a report on Georgia’s Implementation of the Association Agreement. The report highlighted the enhanced cooperation between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the EU agencies Europol, CEPOL and Frontex. Additionally, activities undertaken in order to ensure successful fulfilment of the Visa Free benchmarks were pinpointed, such as good cooperation on readmission; legislative amendments to the Law of Georgia on ‘Rules and Procedures for Georgian Citizens exiting and entering Georgia’, in accordance with the amendments documents and conditions envisaged by the visa free travel will be additionally examined at the Border Crossing Points of Georgia.

Furthermore, the report assessed the reforms within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, including separation of the functions of a prosecutor and an investigator, introduction of modern policing methods – expansion of Community Oriented Policing and Intelligence-Led Policing, enhanced fight against organized crime and cybercrime and international law enforcement cooperation.

The EU Commission also highlighted the efforts of Georgia in order to enhance the cooperation with the Union Civil Protection Mechanism.

For 2021, the priority for the EU Commission similarly to the priority of the MIA is to ensure effective implementation of the amendments to the Law of Georgia on ‘Rules and Procedures for Georgian Citizens exiting and entering Georgia’.