Georgian PM thanks state agencies, individuals involved in completing EU questionnaire
Garibashvili handed over the first completed part of the questionnaire to Carl Hartzel, the Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia, on May 2. Photo: Government Administration
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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”.
Earlier today, Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said the work on the second part of the questionnaire had been completed, with only the “technical part” of the document requiring preparation before submission.
The sectoral part of the European Commission questionnaire included 33 chapters and up to 2,300 questions. The EU had set May 13 as the deadline for its submission, however the Georgian Government aimed to complete the document earlier.
Garibashvili handed over the first completed part of the questionnaire to Carl Hartzel, the Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia, on May 2.
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 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.
Georgia's bid for European Union membership and the expectations of the upcoming NATO Summit were discussed on Friday in a meeting between a delegation of the Georgian Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Relations led by Chair Nikoloz Samkharadze, and Bertel Haarder, the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Danish Parliament.
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”.
Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, on Friday said people in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and the Western Balkans were looking to Europe "with hope" amid the Ukraine crisis.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday congratulated the country’s European “friends and partners” on Europe Day.
Georgian and European Union officials on Monday marked Europe Day, commemorating the historic 1950 Schuman declaration that laid out a vision for a peaceful postwar Europe and led to the formation of the EU.
Georgia's European integration choice is a decision of both the Government and citizens of the country and has “no alternative,” Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said at an event dedicated to celebrations of Europe Day on Monday.
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.
Georgia will receive European Union member status at the end of June, Irakli Zarkua, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Tuesday.
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 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.
Leaders of political groups of the European Parliament on Thursday appealed to the Council of the European Union to “show courage” in its upcoming decision on the membership applications of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.