All 28 EU member countries ratify Georgia-EU Association Agreement
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All 28 member states of the European Union (EU) have ratified Georgia’s Association Agreement (AA) with the EU, confirms Georgia’s Parliament Speaker David Usupashvili.
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.
Georgia's Minister of Defence Tinatin Khidasheli shared this good news on her official Twiiter account:
Congratulations! Belgian Parliament ratifies #Georgia-#EU Association Agreement pic.twitter.com/PlcjGUG6io
— Tina Khidasheli (@tinakhidasheli) December 24, 2015
The Federal Parliament of Brussels, Belgium has ratified the deal. The last, formal, procedure for completing the process is for news about the ratification to be published in a local newspaper, but as I said, this is just a formality,” announced Georgia's Ambassador to EU Natalia Sabanadze.
Now Georgia must wait for the release of this information, but this was expected to happen in the coming days, before the end of the year, the Ambassador added.
Georgia signed its AA deal with the EU in June 2014.
Part of the AA came into force on September 1, 2014. However, the deal could not fully come into play until all 28 EU nations ratified the deal.
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 Parliament of the Republic of Greece ratified the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
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 European Union (EU) and Georgia are working together to grow trade relations and increase the amount of Georgia-made products to the EU market and its 500 million consumers.
Georgia’s state-operated railway company will ensure the Caucasus is connected with Europe and Scandinavia, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili says.
Last night the EU Foreign Affairs Council announced its decision to end the procedures needed for ratification of the EU-Georgia AA deal. The Council said the Agreement would come into force on the first day of July 2016.
The main angel in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius is wearing Georgian scarf to mark the full force of Georgia’s Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union (EU).
Today is one of the most important days for Georgia on its European Union (EU) integration path as the country’s Association Agreement (AA) with the EU is fully and officially coming into force.
Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Georgia Janos Herman believes Georgia has never been so close to Europe as it is now.
Four years have passed since the signing of the historic Association Agreement deal between Georgia and the EU.Georgia has received more than €400 million in financial support from the EU since the signing of the agreement on June 27, 2014, the Georgian Foreign Ministry says. The Foreign Ministry says that Georgia has progressed much in terms of legal and institutional integration with the EU and has become a member of Europe’s energy union.
Lawmakers of the European Parliament (EP) have stated that Georgia is on a good reform track.MEPs made the statement yesterday when the EP Foreign Affairs Committee took stock of the implementation of the EU association agreements with Moldova and Georgia, which entered into force two years ago.
Six years ago on June 27, Georgia signed the Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union in Brussels, which includes the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). The agreement fully came into force on July 1, 2016.