EU, Georgia mark Europe Day
Europe Day held on 9 May every year celebrates peace and unity in Europe. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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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.
Team Europe stands with Georgia on #EuropeDay. ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/aRM3u53PVT
— EU Delegation Georgia ???????? (@EUinGeorgia) May 9, 2022
EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell noted the “shared values” between the Union and Georgia, and reaffirmed European solidarity with the country, as well as with Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion of the latter.
The European Union is standing by Georgia. In support of building a strong, prosperous and democratic country. During times of Covid and other crises. And in our unwavering support for Georgia’s independence and territorial integrity. And we will continue to do so. And we will continue to count on Georgia as our friend and partner", Hartzell said.
Watch the full statement below:
My message to Georgia on #EuropeDay 2022. ????????????????https://t.co/8O6hTZinuS pic.twitter.com/m22i6cxhXj
— Carl Hartzell (@CarlHartzellEU) May 9, 2022
On the occasion of the date, the Delegation of EU to Georgia will premiere Europe and Me, a documentary showing people from four regions of Georgia “sharing the European values”, on its Facebook page.
"What we celebrate in Georgia on this special day is our close partnership and the values we have in common. With this in mind, we would like this year to show you how European values are shared by different people of Georgia. A documentary film from four beautiful regions of Georgia reflects our shared values: diversity, freedom, equality, and democracy", the Delegation said.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday congratulated the country’s European “friends and partners” on Europe Day.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
Georgia will celebrate Europe Day with events over the weekend in the country’s capital Tbilisi, the Government Administration announced on Tuesday.