European Commision preparing conclusion on Georgia's EU membership bid
Garibashvili and Varhelyi recently discussed the work process on the questionnaire, which was successfully completed by Georgian authorities ahead of schedule, as well as the next steps the country must go through to get the membership candidate status.Photo: Government's Administration.
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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.
Varhelyi made the comment following his meeting with the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in Brussels, tweeting the EU continued to “support the mitigation of the effects” of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Welcomed ???????? Prime Minister @GharibashviliGe today. The ????????continues to provide support to help ????????to deal w/ the impact of Russia’s war against ????????. Immediately after receiving replies to ????????questionnaire, Commission started to prepare the Opinion on ????????’s application to EU. pic.twitter.com/5Zakf76ZhP
— Oliver Varhelyi (@OliverVarhelyi) May 18, 2022
Garibashvili and Varhelyi recently discussed the work process on the questionnaire, which was successfully completed by Georgian authorities ahead of schedule, as well as the next steps the country must go through to get the membership candidate status.
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.
Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspiration as a top priority of the country's foreign and security policy was discussed on Wednesday during a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
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.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has held a meeting with European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi in Brussels earlier today.
The significance of Georgia’s European Union membership application and future measures in the process were in focus of a meeting between Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, on Wednesday.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said the Government would make “every effort” to receive the status of an European Union candidate country, pointing out the “final political decision” on the matter was for the EU to make.