EU annual report says Georgia continues to meet visa requirements

EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell said, Georgia continues to meet visa requirements, but further efforts needed on pre-departure checks and operational cooperation to fight illegal migration and organised crime. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Agenda.ge, 10 Jul 2020 - 22:29, Tbilisi,Georgia

The European Commission said in its recent report on the fulfilment of the visa liberalisation requirements that Georgia continues to fulfil the benchmarks.

The Commission notes in its introduction that this report focuses on specific areas where further action is necessary to ensure the sustainability of the progress achieved; therefore, benchmarks 'with a stable implementation record are not covered'.

The report released earlier today notes that Georgia has been the main country of origin of asylum applicants among Eastern Partnership countries ‘for the third year in a row’.

EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell has tweeted: