Finland's President approves EU-Georgia Association deal
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Finland has completed the ratification process of the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA) thanks to the country's president signing the final document this week.
The Finish parliament ratified the document in late March but it needed to be signed by the president before it could come into force.
President Sauli Niinisto signed the EU-Georgia AA, alongside the AA deals made between the EU and Moldova and the EU and Ukraine on Friday.
The AA deal was signed by Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine and the EU on June 27, 2014 in Brussels.
Georgia has already ratified its agreement. The ratification process is currently continuing in EU member states.
EU Association deals must be ratified by all 28 EU member countries before they can be fully implemented.
Countries that have ratified the Georgia-EU deal are: Finland, The Netherlands, The United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Estonia, Slovakia, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania and Bulgaria.
European Parliament approved the EU-Georgia deal on December 18, 2014.
The agreement deepens Georgia’s political and economic cooperation with the EU and its member states.
The aim of the agreement is to gradually integrate the associated country into the EU's internal market by establishing a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) between the Union and Georgia.
The agreement supports stability and democracy in Georgia and creates a framework for further deepening of economic relations.
The Parliament of Finland has ratified the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
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.
The Parliament of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has ratified the Association Agreement (AA) between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
Garibashvili described the signature of the Agreement as a "new great date in the chronicles of his homeland”.
Croatia has completed the ratification process of the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA) after the country’s president signed the final document.
Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili has met with Defence Minister of Finland Jussi Niinisto today. The pair discussed bilateral relations and cooperation between Tbilisi and the newly-launched European Center of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats in Helsinki.
The President of Finland Sauli Niinisto will visit Georgia on May 26 to mark the 100th anniversary of the First Republic of Georgia with the Georgian people.