On September 9 th , 2022, Dr. Mzia Kutateladze, Director of the Eliava Institute attended a meeting at the European Parliament organized by European Member of Parliament (EMP), Dr. Michele Rivazi. The focus of the meeting was perspectives on the development of bacteriophage therapy and possibilities for approval of phage treatment within the EU. Experts from Institute Pasteur, France; Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Belgium; University of Athens, Greece; the company “Pherecydes Pharma,” France; and a representative of the JRC attended the meeting.