Bulgaria ratifies Georgia-EU Association Agreement
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Bulgaria is the latest country to ratify the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA).
At a Parliamentary session today, the National Assembly of Bulgaria became the fourth European country to ratify the AA with Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.
The vast majority of Members of Bulgarian Parliament voted to ratify the agreement today, said the press centre of Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The main topic of discussion at today’s Bulgarian Parliament session was the resignation of Cabinet member Plamen Oresharski however the ratification of the three AA was pushed to the top of the agenda.
Bulgaria is the fourth EU member country to ratify the agreement, after Latvia, Lithuania and Romania.
The AA deals were signed by Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova and EU representatives in Brussels on June 27 in Brussels.
EU association deals need to be ratified by all 28 EU member countries before they can be fully implemented.
Parliament of Latvia has unanimously ratified European Union (EU) Association Agreements (AA) with Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.
Parliament of Lithuania has ratified Association Agreements (AA) of the European Union (EU) with Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.
Georgia’s Foreign Minister has welcomed Romania as the first European Union (EU) member state to ratify the EU’s Association Agreement with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
From today Georgia is able to export its products to the European Union’s (EU) marketplace, which boasts a population of 500 million, with no custom tariffs.
Slovakia is the fifth European country to ratify the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA).
The European Parliament is ready to ratify the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA) by the beginning of December, says a Georgian official.
The cabinet of the Federal Government of Germany has approved a number of bills that would lead to the ratification of European Union (EU) Association Agreements (AA) with Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.
Sweden has ratified the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA).
German Bundestag (Parliament) will supposedly ratify the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU) in the first half of next year.
Hungary’s National Assembly’s ratification of the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA) deal has come into force after the country’s President Janos Ader signed the document yesterday.
Denmark has ratified the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA).
Ireland is the latest country to ratify the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA), that was signed in June last year.
Poland is the latest country to ratify the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
The official ratification process took place today in the Polish Sejm - the lower house of the country's Parliament.
Bulgaria has simplified visa issuing procedures for citizens of Georgia and five other countries. The decision was made by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov and Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova.
The upper house of the Parliament of Poland (the Senate) has ratified the Association Agreement (AA) made between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
Croatia has completed the ratification process of the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA) after the country’s president signed the final document.
The Senate of Czech Republic has completed the procedure for ratifying the Association Agreement (AA) made between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
The German Bundestag (parliament) has ratified the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
The Parliament of Finland has ratified the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
Georgia is celebrating the first anniversary of signing its Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union (EU); an occasion described by Georgian leaders as a "giant step towards free Europe”.
Georgia and Bulgaria are intensifying bilateral relations. Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has left for the Bulgarian capital Sofia today, where he will be welcomed by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.
Bulgaria has reconfirmed its "firm support” for Georgia’s visa free travel to Europe and the country’s western aspirations. Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov voiced words of support as he hosted his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili in Sofia today.