On 4-8 March 2019 delegation of the Federation of Municipalities of Catalonia (FMC) is visiting Georgia. Spanish delegation composed of Mr. Eduard Rivas Mateo, mayor of Esparreguera, FMC board, Mr. Juan Ignasio Soto Valle, secretary general of FMC and Mr. Olivier Terrien – consultant will participate in the meetings planned in Georgia.

Today Mr. David Melua, executive director of the National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia (NALAG), Ms. Natya Ghvinashvili, deputy executive director of NALAG, Ms. Nino Zurabishvili, expert of NALAG and other members of association are hosting delegation at their office. During the meeting Mr. David Melua will make a presentation on NALAG. Participants will also discuss international cooperation of NALAG and local governance system in Georgia. Member of Catalan delegation will share Spanish system of local governance with the participants of this meeting. 

On the same day, Catalan delegation will meet with Ms. Nino Kavtaradze, member of executive board of NALAG, deputy chairman of Rustavi city council and Mr. Amiran Janjghava, member of Rustavi city council.  During the meeting participants will discuss ongoing reforms in their municipality.

The agenda of their visit includes meetings at the Parliament of Georgia, at the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure (MRDI) and at Tbilisi City Assembly. They will also visit several municipalities.