Parliament Speaker: Georgia’s “track record of Europeanisation” makes country “deserving candidate” for EU membership
Papuashvili was commenting on the statement of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who on Monday called for enlargement of the EU to eventually include Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said Georgia’s “track record of Europeanisation” made the country a “deserving candidate” for European Union membership.
Papuashvili was commenting on the statement of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who on Monday called for enlargement of the EU to eventually include Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.
“Georgia’s track record of Europeanisation as well as its history of dedication to and sacrifice for common European cause makes Georgia a deserving candidate for the EU membership”, the head of the Georgian legislative body tweeted.
As German Chancellor Olaf #Scholz has called for #EU enlargement, including #Georgia, #Ukraine & #Moldova, ????????'s track record of Europeanisation as well as its history of dedication to & sacrifice for common European cause makes Georgia a deserving candidate for the EU membership. https://t.co/PiZ7etLVSB
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) August 29, 2022
On June 24, the European Council granted the membership candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, and said it would be ready to grant the same status to Georgia once the outstanding priorities outlined by the European Commission were addressed by the Georgian Government.
On July 1, the ruling Georgian Dream party presented its strategy for fulfilling the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Council for granting the country the European Union membership candidate status.