EU Commissioner: membership questionnaire “first step” on Georgia’s European path
Varhelyi, who handed over the questionnaire to the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili, said the EU was “ready” to work with Georgia “very fast” to deliver the Commission’s opinion on the filled-out questionnaire to the European Council as requested. Photo: EU Commission
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The questionnaire handed to Georgian authorities as part of the country’s European Union membership bid is the “first step” on Georgia’s European path, Oliver Varhelyi, the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, said on Monday.
Varhelyi, who handed over the questionnaire to the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili, said the EU was “ready” to work with Georgia “very fast” to deliver the Commission’s opinion on the filled-out questionnaire to the European Council as requested.
I handed over the questionnaire on #EU ???????? application to Foreign Minister of #Georgia ???????? @iliadarch in Luxembourg today: ‘This is the first step on your European path. We are ready to work with you very fast to deliver the opinion to the European Council as requested.´ pic.twitter.com/qfANjr4H7V
— Oliver Varhelyi (@OliverVarhelyi) April 11, 2022
The questionnaire for Georgia contains 369 questions, significantly less than ones received by other EU partners. Previously, forms including about 2,000-5,000 questions were received by countries aspiring to join the Union.
After the Georgian authorities respond to the questionnaire, the European Commission will prepare its report and forward it to the European Council. Georgia has 1.5 months to complete the questionnaire.
Georgia will “spare no effort” to fill out the European Union membership questionnaire and proceed to the next stages of the application process, Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said on Monday.
The submission of the questionnaire for Georgia’s European Union membership bid is a “very important process” that will be completed in the “shortest possible time”, Lasha Khutsishvili, the Minister of Finance of Georgia, said on Monday.
Oliver Varhelyi, the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, handed over the European Union membership questionnaire to the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday.
Georgia will provide comprehensive answers to the questionnaire for its European Union membership bid, Irakli Kadagishvili, the Chairman of the Rules and Procedural Issues Committee of the Parliament, said on Monday.
Georgia's official application for European Union membership, and the European Parliament's support for the country were discussed in a meeting between Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and a delegation of the European Parliament in Tbilisi on Monday.
Georgia has made tangible progress toward European Union integration, Parliament Vice Speaker Archil Talakvadze said on Monday as Georgian authorities received the questionnaire for the country’s EU membership.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has called on “everyone” in the country to unite, making the plea in a briefing over Georgian authorities receiving the questionnaire for European Union membership on Monday.
The reception of the European Union membership questionnaire by Georgian authorities marks an “important and historic” step on the country’s path to EU integration, Maka Botchorishvili, the Chairwoman of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, said on Tuesday.