Latvia declares full support to Georgia’s EU association
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Georgia is an Eastern Partnership front-runner, says Latvian Foreign Minister and vows his country will do "its best” to help Georgia reach its European aspirations.
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics made his supportive statement two days before the ratification of the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA) by the European Parliament (EP).
Rinkevics said he was sure the EP would ratify the document as "I do not see any obstacles in this regard.”
"We are moving forward to the full implementation of the Association Agreement,” the Latvian Minister said.
"I believe that Georgia has made tremendous progress in terms of the implementation of reforms, but it's just the start and not the end. Too much time is needed in order to carry out all the reforms. Maybe not at the Riga summit, however, Georgia has a prospect to be closer to the European Union.”
"Of course, we have a discussion with the Georgian government on many issues, including the judiciary-related topic and some aspects of the implementation of the Association Agreement, but Georgia and Moldova are frontrunners of the Eastern Partnership and we’ll do everything to support you."
The ratification of the Georgia-EU AA was scheduled for December 18 at the EP plenary session. One day earlier the EP planned to adopt two important resolutions in support of Georgia.
The European Parliament will ratify the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU) next week.
The European Parliament will vote on whether it will ratify the European Union (EU)-Georgia Association Agreement (AA) deal next month.
Today Parliament ratified the AA with 123 votes in favour and 0 against.
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.
The Parliament of Estonia (Riigikogu) ratified the EU-Georgia Association Agreement, including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) on November 4.
Georgians might be able to travel to the European Union’s (EU) Schengen zone with no visa required next year, says Latvia’s Foreign Minister.
Today is a big day for Georgia. By the end of the day the country will know whether or not the European Union (EU) has decided to grant Georgian citizens visa free travel to the Schengen area.
Georgia’s efforts to achieve visa free travel to European Union (EU) states appears to be resonating with EU leaders, particularly Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The Prime Minister of Georgia is holding high-level meetings with European leaders at the Eastern Partnership (EaP) Summit in Riga.
The main and final document of the meeting consists of 30 points and includes several important messages on how Georgia can develop its relationship with the European Union (EU).
The Prime Minister of Georgia had a busy day today attending several meetings with top European officials at the Eastern Partnership (EaP) Summit in Riga.