Oliver Varhelyi, the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, said on Saturday he would hand over the questionnaires for European Union membership to authorities in Georgia and Moldova on Monday.
Varhelyi added the questionnaire had already been given to Ukraine on Friday by Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission.
The EU Commissioner explained the questionnaires would help the European Commission to prepare opinions on EU applications of the applicant countries.
President @vonderleyen handed over the questionnaire to #Ukraine yesterday and I will hand the questionnaire over to #Georgia & #Moldova on Monday. The answers will help @EU_Commission to prepare opinions on #EU applications of the three countries, as asked by #EUCO. pic.twitter.com/4fHwWcEIs5
— Oliver Varhelyi (@OliverVarhelyi) April 9, 2022
The European Council invited the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, to submit its opinions on the EU membership applications of the Republic of Moldova and Georgia.
Georgia officially applied for EU membership on March 3, with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signing the country’s membership application.