Georgian PM hands over EU membership questionnaire to EU Delegation Head
Carl Hartzel wished Georgia success and noted that he was “honoured” to participate in the “historic process”. Photo: Government Administration
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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.
I have the honour to hand you over our answers to the European Commission questionnaire in order to prepare a conclusion on Georgia's application for EU membership,” the Prime Minister said to the EU official.
Carl Hartzell wished Georgia success and noted that he was “honoured” to participate in the “historic process”.
I want to thank you and emphasise that it is a great honour for me to be part of another historic moment and to stand by your side on the path to this civilisational choice,” the EU Ambassador noted in his response.
Garibashvili said the Georgian Government and “all relevant state agencies” continued to work “intensively” to complete the second, sectoral part of the questionnaire, which includes 33 chapters and up to 2300 questions. He added the Government wanted to deliver the second part of the questionnaire to the EU ahead of the scheduled deadline of May 13.
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.
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.
Thea Tsulukiani, the Vice Prime Minister and Georgian Minister of Culture, on Tuesday said Georgia had “very high, reasonable and legitimate” expectations of joining the European Union if the latter showed the "necessary fairness" in its decision on the matter.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday thanked state agencies and individuals who “spared no effort” in completing the second, more voluminous part of the country’s European Union membership questionnaire “in the shortest possible time”.
The Georgian Government will hand over the second completed part of the country’s European Union membership questionnaire to the European Commission by Tuesday, Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said at a briefing on Friday.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, said on Tuesday she expected the conclusion of the European Commission on Georgia’s EU membership bid would be “positive”.
Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili said on Tuesday Georgia “truly deserves” a “positive decision” from the European Union on its ongoing membership bid.
President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili on Tuesday said her country would “join the European family” in comments that followed the delivery of the first completed part of Georgia’s European Union membership questionnaire this week.
The German Bundestag on Monday approved a resolution supporting the Associated Trio countries of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia "on their European path”, the German Embassy to Georgia said.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday said by delivering the first completed part of the country’s European Union membership questionnaire, Georgia had commenced a “new chapter” on its path of European integration.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on Monday marked the delivery of the first completed part of the country’s European Union membership questionnaire as “the paramount stage” of its European integration.
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 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 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.
Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Tuesday said he hoped the European Union would make a “historic and correct” decision by granting the Associated Trio countries of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova the status of membership candidates.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili handed over the second completed part of Georgia's European Union membership questionnaire, filled out by the country ahead of schedule, to Carl Hartzell, the Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia, on Tuesday.