Slovenia puts Georgia on safe country list
Putting Georgia on the safe country least is a demonstration of the country’s political stability, economic development and positive environment for human rights protection and safety. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Slovenia has added Georgia to the list of safe countries of origin, joining the other 13 countries in the EU/Schengen zone to do the same.
Only 20 countries in the EU/Schengen zone have the official ‘safe country’ list, the representative of Georgian Foreign Ministry, Vladimer Konstantinidi said.
The other countries that listed Georgia as a 'safe country' are Bulgaria, France, Lichtenstein, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Iceland, Luxembourg, Ireland, Estonia, Denmark, the Czech Republic and Cyprus.
Putting Georgia on the safe country list is a demonstration of the country’s political stability, economic development and positive environment for human rights protection and safety.
Following this decision, Georgian asylum-seekers’ applications will be examined in an accelerated mode.
The Czech Interior Ministry has decided to put Georgia on the list of safe countries. The resolution has already taken effect.
The German Bundestag has declared Georgia a safe country on January 18, meaning that Georgians will not be eligible to seek asylum in Germany.
Cyprus has added Georgia to the list of safe countries. Cyprus is now the 13th country in the EU/Schengen zone to put Georgia on the safe country list. Following this decision, Georgian asylum-seekers’ applications will be examined in an accelerated mode.
From October 1, Switzerland will add Georgia to its list of safe countries, joining the other 14 countries in the EU/Schengen zone to do the same.
International SOS, the world’s leading medical and travel security risk company, has published its annual travel risk map, on which Georgia is among low-risk travel destinations in the world in terms of road safety, security and medical services.