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.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday called for an enlargement of the European Union to eventually include Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.
European Union Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell on Thursday said it was "very important for everyone in Georgia to realise” that the EU’s decision to “open the door” to Georgia with the European Council’s move to grant the country the European perspective was a “truly historic” moment.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday marked the 8th anniversary since the signing of Georgia’s Association Agreement with the European Union, calling it “successful in unleashing the potential of Europeanisation" of Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday highlighted a “historic” day as the European Council granted the country the “European perspective” to become a member of the European Union.
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said domestic opposition parties were “trying their best to sabotage” the process of the implementation of the European Union conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said it was a “paradox” that a Commonwealth of Independent States member state enjoyed the European Union membership candidacy, while Georgia, which he said was “advanced in terms of reforms and democracy”, had yet to receive the status.
The ruling Georgian Dream party is ready to implement the rule for electing a Prosecutor General with a 3/5 quorum, as agreed by the Georgian political groups last year, within the framework of the EU-mediated agreement, proposed by European Council President Charles Michel, said Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the ruling party on Thursday at a briefing.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, on Friday said Georgia was at a “new stage” in its relations with the European Union and called for making “full use” of “new opportunities” as part of the EU enlargement policy.
The next meeting of the European Union-Georgia Association Council will host discussions on relations between the sides, reforms and sectoral cooperation and more in Brussels on Tuesday, the Council of the EU said on Friday.
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Friday said the Georgian Government had not deviated from the path that “involves joining the European family”.
Anri Okhanashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said the Parliamentary majority was “ready to cooperate” with the opposition in the lawmaking body on work for implementing the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Union for granting the country the membership candidate status.