Georgia to receive EU membership questionnaire today

The Georgian Government will receive the European Union membership questionnaire, the next step in its process of application to join the Union, today from Oliver Varhelyi, the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement. 

Varhelyi will hand over the questionnaires for to authorities in Georgia and Moldova, who recently applied for membership along with Ukraine. 

The EU official said the questionnaires would help the European Commission to prepare opinions on EU applications of the applicant countries.

Maka Bochorishvili, the Chairwoman of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, called the application “the most important event” that would open the door for the country to join the Union.

It is really appreciated that the EU has prepared questionnaires for Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova in an unprecedented short time,” she noted.

On March 11, 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.