Gov't EU integration commission discusses prospects of Georgia’s EU membership bid
The meeting, led by PM Garibashvili, noted Georgia-EU relations had entered a "new stage" and the country was successfully continuing to implement the reforms envisaged in the 2014-signed Association Agreement with the EU. Photo: Government Administration
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The prospects of Georgia’s European Union membership bid were discussed on Friday in the 61st meeting of the Government Commission for Georgia's Integration into the EU.
The meeting, led by PM Garibashvili, noted Georgia-EU relations had entered a "new stage" and the country was successfully continuing to implement the reforms envisaged in the 2014-signed Association Agreement with the EU.
The Government meeting also decided to set up permanent working groups within the Commission to work on the implementation of the questionnaires received from the European Union as part of the process.
In addition, the process of an individual dialogue with EU member states will be intensified. The Prime Minister of Georgia is in "active communication" with senior officials of EU member states, the Government Administration said.
At today’s meeting the Commission approved Georgia's 2022 National Action Plan for EU Integration and discussed Eastern Partnership flagship projects and the prospects for their implementation.
The Government Commission for Georgia's Integration into the Union is the main decision-making body on EU integration issues, tasked to oversee the integration process.
The European Union should encourage Georgia's European perspective, the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, said in an article published on Thursday by Euractiv.
Georgia not only wants to join the European Union formally, but the membership is a "historic choice" of the country, Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, said on Thursday in a meeting with Belgium's Speaker of the House of Representatives Eliane Tillieux and the Speaker of the Belgian Senate Stephanie D’Hose.
Russia's aggression has “failed to stop” Georgia from moving towards Europe, and the newly created “window of opportunity” is the European Union's “rightful response” to this aggression, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said on Thursday in a meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod.
Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova “belong” to the European family, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said on Wednesday following her meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili in Brussels.
The Georgian Government has already started taking steps for “individual dialogue" with European Union member states as part of the process of the country's EU membership bid, David Zalkaliani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, said on Friday.
Measures to be taken to complete the European Union membership questionnaire submitted to Georgian authorities by the European Commission on Monday were discussed at the 62nd session of the Governmental Commission on EU Integration on Friday.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has convinced the Georgian population that the country will benefit more from closer ties with the European Union and NATO than with Russia, a new survey released on Thursday by the US National Democratic Institute and CRRC Georgia said.