Gov’t publishes second part of EU membership questionnaire following PM decision
The Government completed the first part of the questionnaire and will submit it to Karl Hartzel, the Head of European Union Delegation to Georgia, on Monday.Photo: Government's Administration.
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The Government of Georgia has published the second part of the European Commission questionnaire for Georgia’s European Union membership on Friday, following a decision by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili to make the document public.
The decision to release the questionnaire was made at today's meeting of the Government Commission on EU Integration, led by the PM. The published part of the questionnaire focuses on topics and compatibility with the EU legislation of specific sectors of the country, the Government Administration said.
The Government completed the first part of the questionnaire and will submit it to Karl Hartzell, the Head of European Union Delegation to Georgia, on Monday.
May 13 has been set by the EU as the date for submission of the second part of the questionnaire, but the Georgian Government is aiming to submit the completed document “as soon as possible”.
The questionnaire can be accessed at the following link
The Georgian Parliament has approved the resolution on the country’s European Union integration during the plenary session on Tuesday.
A total of 111 MPs voted in favour of the resolution, with no votes against.
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.
Carl Hartzel, the head of the European Union Delegation to Georgia, has said he expects the European Commission will present its opinion on granting the EU membership candidate status to the Associated Trio countries of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova next month.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday congratulated media professionals on the World Press Freedom Day and pointed out the country’s media was “pluralistic and free” with “all conditions created” for the strengthening and further development of the field.
Georgian authorities hope the European Union will make a “positive decision” to grant candidate status to Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, ruling Georgian Dream party head Irakli Kobakhidze said on Monday.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Monday marked the delivery of the first completed part of the country’s European Union membership questionnaire as a “big step”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday personally handed over the first completed part of the country’s European Union membership questionnaire to Carl Hartzell, the Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will personally hand over the first completed part of the country’s European Union membership questionnaire to Karl Hartzel, the Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia, on Monday.
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.
The Georgian Government has completed the first part of the questionnaire for the country’s European Union membership bid and will submit it to the Head of European Union Delegation to Georgia Karl Hartzel on Monday, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Friday.
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 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.