Irish Senate adopts resolution calling on EU to grant Georgia membership candidate status

The Senate of Ireland on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling on the European Union and its institutions to grant Georgia the membership candidate status.

The resolution recognised the “progress” demonstrated by Georgia and strongly recommended keeping the “political momentum” by granting the country the candidate status at the European Council meeting this month.

Irish senators also recognised Georgia’s “accomplishments” on the path of European integration and encouraged it to maintain “tangible progress” in the implementation of necessary reforms for further political and economic integration with the European Union.

We commend the people and Government of Georgia for their successful reforms in recent years towards consolidating democracy, ensuring human rights protection, rule of law, media freedom and good governance as well as strengthening government transparency and judicial independence”, the resolution said.

In the document, the legislators recommended the Irish Government to support Georgia in receiving the status, which they said would move the country closer to EU membership.

It is critical that the decisions taken on the Associated Trio countries [of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova] are synchronised. [...] Leaving any of the country behind in this process will bear a devastating effect on the society’s pro-European feelings, while giving a ‘green light’ to Russia for unpredictable destructing actions”, the document noted.