Gov’t to send EU “detailed” action plan for fulfilling priorities - ruling party head
Kobakhidze said meetings were being held with representatives of the non-governmental sector to discuss the priorities, and noted it was “important” to ensure consensus on decisions on their implementation. Photo: Georgian Dream Press Office
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Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said the Government would send the European Union its “detailed” action plan for fulfilling the priorities set out by the European Commission in its recommendation for the country to be granted the EU membership candidate status.
In his comments to the media Kobakhidze stressed “everything” would be done “in the interests of the country, its European integration and rule of law”.
Kobakhidze said meetings were being held with representatives of the non-governmental sector to discuss the priorities, and noted it was “important” to ensure consensus on decisions on their implementation.
The main topic of discussion is the nine priorities outlined by the Commission after its recommendation on the candidate status. Interesting discussions are being held on each topic. There have already been such discussions on two topics”, he said.
Kobakhidze added parliamentary formats and cooperation platforms with NGOs would be created around “specific topics”.
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Tuesday said the Georgian Government was “actively” working in capitals of European Union member states to secure support of partners for the European Council decision on whether to grant the country the EU membership candidate status on December 15.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said it was “unlikely” for any European Union member state not to back the European Commission’s decision to recommend the European Council to grant the country the membership candidate status in December.
Georgia’s road to the European Union is one of the priority directions for the country, “if not the most important one”, Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Committee on Human Rights, said on Wednesday at the Conference titled Georgia’s Road to the EU.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Thursday said Bulgaria supported the country’s European integration and believed the “mistake” of the European Commission not granting the country the European Union candidate status in 2022 “should be corrected”.
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Friday said “not a single issue” would be discussed by the Government “at the cost of giving up the territorial integrity” of the country.
The Georgian Government on Monday approved an action plan for fulfilling the priorities set out by the European Commission in its recommendation for the country to be granted the European Union membership candidate status.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday said domestic opposition parties were “doing nothing” to contribute to the work for the country’s European integration, ahead of the European Council’s decision next month on the European Union membership candidate status for Georgia.
Peter Fischer, the German Ambassador to Georgia, on Sunday said his country wanted Georgia to receive the European Union membership candidate status next week and to join the bloc.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Friday said the Georgian Government was “doing everything” to fulfil the nine priorities set out by the European Commission in November for the country’s European Union integration.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of the Prime Minister of Georgia, on Thursday said the Government’s “well-defined” plan for ensuring the country’s European Union integration involved fulfilment of the nine priorities set out by the European Commission in November for the purpose.
David Matikashvili, the First Deputy Chair of the Legal Issues Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Monday said fulfilling the nine conditions set out by the European Commission in November for opening European Union accession talks with the country was the Government’s “priority”.