Italy: 27th EU state to ratify Georgia-EU Association Agreement
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).

Today the Senate of the Republic of Italy, one branch of Parliament, ratified the AA deal.

The Italian Parliament consists of two houses; the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic. Prior to today’s decision, the Chamber of Deputies ratified the Georgian-EU deal on July 29, 2015.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili shared this news on his official Twitter account:

One more country - #Italy ratified #AA between #Georgia and #EUpic.twitter.com/sRPb2Aqyxr

— Irakli Garibashvili (@PrimeMinisterGE) November 26, 2015

With this vote Italy became the 27th EU country to ratify the Georgia-EU agreement.

The Georgia-EU Association deal has already been ratified by European Parliament and 27 of 28 EU member states.

Belgium is the only remaining EU country to ratify the deal.

Belgium’s support for the Georgia-EU deal was crucial, as EU Association deals must be ratified by all 28 EU member states 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.