Ruling party head hopes Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova will receive EU candidate status
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. Photo: 1tv.ge
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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.
We hope that a positive decision will be made for all three countries and that all three countries - Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova - will receive the status of the European Union candidate. The prospect of this is very good and therefore we have to hope for that,” the GD official said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday personally handed over the first completed part of the country’s European Union membership 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.
Georgia officially applied for membership on March 3, with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signing the country’s application.
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.
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.
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.
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.
President Salome Zourabichvili’s briefing on Tuesday was “directed against” Georgia receiving the European Union membership candidate status, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Wednesday.