Parliament EU Integration Committee Chair: “next two weeks very important” for Georgia’s EU membership bid evaluation
The Parliament official also noted EU member states were “currently forming positions” on membership applications by Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, noting the significance of providing “as much information as possible” to partner countries about Georgia’s expectations around the decision.Photo: Botchorishvili's Facebook Page.
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Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, on Monday said the upcoming two weeks would be “very important” for the European Commission’s evaluation of Georgia’s EU membership bid.
Botchorishvili said she expected the Commission would “objectively assess the progress” Georgia had made since the signing of the Association Agreement with the Union in 2014, the Georgian Public Broadcaster said.
"Of course, we are waiting for a decision from European Union member states, and in the process, there will probably be speculation about any idea [regarding the evaluation of the membership bid]”, the MP said.
The Parliament official also noted EU member states were “currently forming positions” on membership applications by Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, noting the significance of providing “as much information as possible” to partner countries about Georgia’s expectations around the decision.
The Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday said the European Union should demonstrate a “long-term interest” in the Black Sea region by granting membership candidate status to Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
Georgia is a leader in European Union integration among countries of the Black Sea region in “many directions” and is even ahead of Balkan states that have membership candidate status, Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, said on Wednesday.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, on Tuesday accused opposition MPs of “feeding” the groups lobbying within the European Union against Georgia being granted a member status with their “negative statements”.
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”.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Georgian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, on Monday said granting Georgia the European Union membership candidate status would be a “good motivation” to pursue “necessary reforms”.
Gunther Krichbaum, an MP from the Christian Democratic Union in the Bundestag, on Monday said it was “in Germany’s interest” to “open a path” to the European Union for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said the country would not deviate from the path of European integration regardless of the decision of the European Commission on Georgia’s European Union membership candidate bid.
Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger on Tuesday urged German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to support Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova as European Union membership candidates, while also calling on the German leader to see the horrors of the war in Ukraine with his “own eyes”.