Georgian PM, EU Commissioner discuss Georgia’s membership bid
The meeting also focused on the security situation in the Black Sea region, with the Prime Minister reiterating Georgia's solidarity with the Ukrainian people. Photo: Government Administration
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Georgia's application for the European Union membership, the completed questionnaire handed in by the country’s Government, and the European Commission report on Georgia's readiness for a candidate status were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Oliver Varhelyi, the EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement.
Garibashvili and Varhelyi discussed the work process of completing the questionnaire, successfully completed by Georgian authorities ahead of schedule, as well as the important next steps that the country must go through to get the membership candidate status, the Government Administration said.
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— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) May 18, 2022
The head of the Georgian Government said it was “important” that the process of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine joining the EU was accompanied by the “unwavering support” of the EU institutions.
The meeting also focused on the security situation in the Black Sea region, with the Prime Minister reiterating Georgia's solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, said the European Union was committed to “further strengthen” its partnership with Georgia, following a meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in Brussels earlier today.
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Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said the country’s prospects for European Union candidate status and “tangible mechanisms” for deepening its EU integration would be discussed within the framework of meetings during his two-day visit to Brussels starting today.
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Oliver Varhelyi, the European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, on Wednesday said the European Commission had begun preparations of producing its conclusion on the EU membership questionnaire it had received from the Georgian Government.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, said during her visit to Germany on Thursday that German officials believed Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova faced the “same” prospects in their formal applications for joining the European Union, and said the three states should be granted integration opportunities simultaneously.