Ireland ratifies EU-Georgia Association Agreement
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Ireland is the latest country to ratify the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA), that was signed in June last year.
Last week the Georgian-EU treaty was considered by the Dáil Éireann lower house of the Irish Parliament (Oireachtas) by Ireland's Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The vast majority of Dáil Éireann members voted to ratify EU AA deals with Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, stated the press centre of Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The AA deals were all signed on June 27, 2014 in Brussels.
Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine have already ratified their respective agreements. The ratification process is currently continuing in EU member states.
European Parliament approved the EU-Georgia deal on December 18, 2014.
To date 12 EU member states have already ratified AA deals between Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine with the EU. These countries are: Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Estonia, Slovakia, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania and Bulgaria.
EU Association deals need to be ratified by all 28 EU member countries before they can be fully implemented.
European Parliament has approved the EU-Georgia Association Agreement (AA). The deal was approved today in Strasbourg.
When it comes into force, the AA will help establish deeper political association and economic integration between the EU and Georgia, including the progressive opening up of their respective markets.
Denmark has ratified the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA).
Sweden has ratified the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA).
The vast majority of members of the Hungarian Parliament voted to ratify the AA deals with Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, stated the press centre of Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
From today Georgia is able to export its products to the European Union’s (EU) marketplace, which boasts a population of 500 million, with no custom tariffs.
Bulgaria is the latest country to ratify the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA).
Parliament of Lithuania has ratified Association Agreements (AA) of the European Union (EU) with Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.
Poland is the latest country to ratify the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
The official ratification process took place today in the Polish Sejm - the lower house of the country's Parliament.
The upper house of the Parliament of Poland (the Senate) has ratified the Association Agreement (AA) made between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
The German Bundestag (parliament) has ratified the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
The Parliament of Finland has ratified the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).