Parliament Committee Chair says Bulgaria supports Georgia’s European integration
She also added Bulgaria supported Georgia’s EU integration and supported a “reversal” of the decision made last year when the country only received a European perspective. Photo: Parliamnet of Georgia
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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”.
In her comments Botchorishvili said Georgia should take advantage of the prospects provided by its bilateral relations with Bulgaria - the country she said represented an “important player” in the Black Sea region - to strengthen its own “physical connections” to the EU.
Commenting on her ongoing visit to Bulgaria, Botchorishvili noted her meetings in the country discussed the European Commission’s recommendation on the European Council to grant Georgia the status next month, and “potential positions” of EU member states about the recommendation.
She also added Bulgaria supported Georgia’s EU integration and supported a “reversal” of the decision made last year when the country only received a European perspective.
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.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday highlighted his Government's “maximum effort” in its work to meet the priorities outlined by the European Union last year for granting Tbilisi its membership candidate status, in a meeting with Charles Michel, the President of the European Council.
Nacho Sánchez Amor, a Member of the European Parliament, on Thursday said the decision of the European Commission not to grant Georgia the European Union membership candidate status last year, had been a “big political mistake”, which strengthened polarisation instead of depolarisation in the country.
Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Monday said the ruling Georgian Dream party would take “all measures” to ensure the implementation of the recommendations set out by the European Commission for the country’s European Union membership candidate status was “as inclusive and comprehensive as possible”.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Monday said the country was moving closer to the European Union by implementing reforms for integration “despite many challenges”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Sunday congratulated Bulgaria and Romania on the European Council’s decision to enlarge the Schengen area for them, lifting internal air and maritime border controls for the countries.