Georgian President marks delivery of EU membership questionnaire as “big step”
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”. Photo: Presidential Administration
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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”.
“Big step today as Georgia submits its EU membership questionnaire, joining Ukraine and Moldova. This is what brings our three countries together. What matters is that our nation is and remains united in this historical process,” the Georgian President said.
Big step today as Georgia submits its EU membership questionnaire, joining Ukraine and Moldova. This is what brings our three countries together.
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) May 2, 2022
What matters is that our nation is and remains united in this historical process.
Congratulations!
Earlier today Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili personally handed over the first completed part of the questionnaire to Carl Hartzel, the Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia.
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 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 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.
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.
The experience and support of the Czech Republic for Georgia’s European integration process will be especially valuable for the country, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili said on Monday following a meeting with Miloš Vystrčil, the President of the Czech Senate.
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.
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.
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.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Wednesday said the country’s Government was being “realistic” about what it could do for Ukraine at this stage of the war in the latter, in comments on recent controversial statements by some Ukrainian authorities.
Nothing will change Georgia’s determination to pursue its path toward the European Union and NATO membership, President Salome Zourabichvili said on Thursday in an interview with the French magazine Marie Claire.
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 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.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Monday said it was “important to show the world” that the country’s “European choice” was “unshakable,” and stressed “all political forces” in the country must be “united under this goal”.