Europe has learned a lesson from the conflict in Georgia. The EU now wants to bind its neighbors to the east more closely to the union. Although joining the EU is still a distant dream,countries like Ukraine,Belarus,Georgia,Moldova,Azerbaijan and Armenia are receiving support from Europe — especially economic support -- to restructure the political and business institutions in their societies. Get to know more about these countries in this new European Journal series. Part II: Georgia -- Occupation and Destruction Georgia is still scarred by the devastation of war. Many of the people here are still living in refugee camps. Our journey begins in the buffer zone between South Ossetia and Georgia,where the security situation remains precarious. In a valley not far from the zone,wine-growers are still struggling to get production up and running again. But the capital Tiflis has recovered quickly. Luxury goods fill the shops,and things seem to be looking up.