Greece puts Georgia on safe country list
As of now, 16 European countries have recognised Georgia as a safe country of origin. Photo: greece10best.com.
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The Greek government has put Georgia on its safe country list, joining the other 15 EU/Schengen zone countries to do the same.
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, says the Embassy of Greece in Georgia.
As of now 16 European countries have recognised Georgia as a safe country of origin: Bulgaria, France, Lichtenstein, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Iceland, Luxembourg, Ireland, Estonia, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Slovenia and Switzerland, Greece.
In January 2019, the German Bundestag passed a bill declaring Georgia a safe country meaning that Georgians will not be eligible to seek asylum in Germany.
The Czech Interior Ministry has decided to put Georgia on the list of safe countries. The resolution has already taken effect.
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.
Luxembourg has added Georgia to the list of safe countries. The local immigration service has studied the current situation in Georgia and defined that the county has all the necessary preconditions for being defined as safe.
Belgium has reviewed its asylum system and for the first time awarded Georgia the status of ‘Safe Country of Origin’, meaning Georgia is now regarded as a safe country and it meets top international standards of law and judicial requirements.
Georgia is among the 'green' countries from which Israelis may return home without having to go into 14-days mandatory quarantine, announced Minister of Transport of Israel Miri Regevhe who set August 16 as the target date for reopening, reports Israeli media outlet Globes.
Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, Georgia's Ambassador to the European Union, on Tuesday said Belgium’s decision to remove Georgia from its list of safe countries was “subject to change” and posed “no threats” to visa-free travel for Georgian nationals.