Greece ratifies Georgia-EU Association Agreement
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Today the Parliament of the Republic of Greece ratified the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
Greece’s newly elected Parliament gathered on October 3 for the first time. On November 9 the Georgia-EU deal was discussed and voted by the Parliament’s National Defence and Foreign Affairs Committee.
With this vote Greece became the 26th EU country to ratify the Georgia-EU agreement.
The Georgia-EU Association deal has already been ratified by European Parliament and 26 of 28 EU member states.
EU Association deals must be ratified by all 28 EU member countries before they can be fully implemented.
Georgia’s AA deal was signed by a country representative and the EU on June 27, 2014 in Brussels.
Today the French Senate ratified the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
The Austrian National Council has ratified the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
The Kingdom of Netherlands has ratified the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
The National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia has ratified the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
One country left to ratify deal
Italy has become the 27th of 28 European Union (EU) member states to ratify the Georgia-EU Association Agreement (AA).
Greek lawmakers have formed a special group within the country’s legislative body that supports Georgia’s interests.
This afternoon Usupashvili announced Belgium – the final EU state to sign the Georgia-EU deal – had penned the agreement this morning. Through this step, the Georgia-EU AA ratification process was completed.
Greece’s Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Issues decided to launch a Georgian language pilot program in some of its schools.