Georgian PM to personally hand over completed section of EU membership questionnaire to EU Delegation Head
He also said work was already underway on the second part of the document, set to be submitted to the EU by May 13, the Government Administration said.Photo: Government's Administration.
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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.
The Georgian Government completed the work on the first part of the questionnaire, with Garibashvili extending his gratitude to “everyone who was involved” in the process at the weekly Government meeting.
He also said work was already underway on the second part of the document, set to be submitted to the EU by May 13, the Government Administration said.
The second part is a more extensive document and includes 2,300 questions and 33 chapters in technical and sectoral directions of the country.
Based on the questionnaire, the European Commission will prepare an evaluation report on granting the candidate status to the country, with the relevant decision expected by the end of June.
The draft resolution on Georgia’s European Union integration will be approved by the country’s Parliament today, with the document at the top of the plenary session’s agenda.
Georgia and Moldova have received the same “green light” from the European Union concerning their membership applications as Ukraine, Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Friday, following EU leaders’ decision to invite the European Commission to submit opinions on the applications.
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.
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.
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.