European Parliament “welcomes” EU membership bids from Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine - President Metsola
She also noted the EU legislative body was in “constant contact” with Georgian partners and representatives of the Georgian Parliament over the country’s bid. Photo: Reuters
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Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, on Thursday said the lawmaking body welcomed the recently submitted formal European Union membership bids from Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
[W]e were the institution to welcome the application from all three countries [Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine]. We understand the difficulties, and the challenges, and the threats that those countries are under,” Metsola said.
She also noted the EU legislative body was in “constant contact” with Georgian partners and representatives of the Georgian Parliament over the country’s bid.
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 Moldova and Georgia.
Georgia officially applied for membership on March 3, with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signing the country’s membership application.
The European Council on Friday 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.
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.
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, 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.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili expressed her gratitude to Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, for approving the Georgia Support Act on Thursday.
Zourabichvili noted the Act reaffirmed the US’ support for Georgia, highlighting the importance of strategic partnership between two countries.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and her Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu discussed the latest developments in Moldova on Thursday.
During a telephone conversation, Zourabichvili expressed solidarity with Moldova, saying the “European path is what brings us together.”
Kelly Degnan, the United States Ambassador to Georgia, on Saturday said the country’s European Union membership was a process that needed to involve the entire society.
Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, on Friday said people in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and the Western Balkans were looking to Europe "with hope" amid the Ukraine crisis.
The Citizens opposition party and their “colleagues'' are “ready to reaffirm” support on behalf of the political opposition for the country to receive European Union membership candidate status, Levan Ioseliani, the Vice Speaker of the Parliament, said at a plenary session at the legislative body on Tuesday.
Georgia’s bid for European Union membership is not a “whim of the Government” or a “cynical exploitation” of a growing European sympathy toward Ukraine amid the Russian invasion of the country, Nikoloz Samkaharadze, the Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Georgian Parliament and Deputy Chair Giorgi Khelashvili said on Thursday.
The European Union needs to “keep preparing the ground” for enlargement for the Western Balkan states as well as Georgia, Roberta Metsola, the president of the European parliament said at an informal meeting of the European Council in Prague on Friday.
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Tuesday said the path Georgia was taking in its European Union integration should ultimately “lead the country” to the EU.