PM says gov’t will “fulfil all EU conditions” for granting country candidate status
In his remarks over the matter, Garibashvili noted the government was “engaged and highly motivated” to implement the 12 recommendations “as soon as possible”. Photo: Government Administration
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Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said his government would fulfil all conditions outlined by the European Union for granting the country the membership candidate status.
In his remarks over the matter, Garibashvili noted the government was “engaged and highly motivated” to implement the 12 recommendations “as soon as possible”.
The head of the government also called on the domestic opposition to participate in the parliamentary working groups created for the implementation of the conditions.
The day after tomorrow I will participate in the EU leaders' summit in Prague. I will have the same message there that we are actively involved in this process, that all doors are open for the opposition parties, and that now the main thing is to ensure their involvement”, Garibashvili said.
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 would be addressed by the Georgian government.
Domagoj Hajduković, the chair of the European affairs committee of the Croatian parliament who is on a visit to Georgia, on Tuesday said he was “very disappointed” that Georgia had not been granted the European Union membership candidate status in June, while expressing his confidence that once necessary reforms are implemented, the country will receive the status.
Peter Fischer, the ambassador of Germany to Georgia, on Monday said his government would work “very closely” with Georgia on the country’s European integration.
Georgia’s European Union integration progress and the country’s implementation of the EU recommendations for granting it the membership candidate status were discussed on Monday in a meeting between Maka Botchorishvili, the chair of the Georgian parliament’s EU integration committee, and a delegation of the national security and defence committee of the Lithuanian parliament.
Pawel Herczynski, the European Union ambassador to Georgia, on Friday said the “doors to the European Union” were “open” for Georgia.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili will feature in the inaugural summit of the European political community, initiated by the European Union and set to be hosted in Prague between Thursday and Friday, the government administration said.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday attended the opening event of the first plenary session of the European Political Community in Prague.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday co-chaired a “high-level” thematic discussion in a roundtable format on the peaceful and secure future of the European Union, with his Estonian counterpart Kaja Kallas, within the framework of the first session of the inaugural summit of the European Political Community in Prague.
Frank Schwabe, a member of the German Bundestag, on Monday said Georgia was a “part of Europe” and added his country supported European integration aspirations of the former.
The ruling Georgian Dream party will participate in the international congress of the Party of European Socialists, set to run in Berlin between Friday and Saturday and feature high-ranking European politicians marking the anniversary of the PES.
Current and planned reforms in Georgia and the importance of the financial support of the European Investment Bank were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili and Maciej Czura, the head of the EIB regional representation for the South Caucasus.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Georgian parliament's foreign affairs committee chair, on Friday said the domestic opposition should become engaged in working groups for meeting European Union conditions for granting Georgia the membership candidate status “if they want a European future” for the country.
Peter Fischer, the German ambassador to Georgia, on Wednesday said the European perspective offered to the country by the European Council was a “very great and very fortunate thing”.
Irakli Chikovani, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Friday said the “absolute majority” of conditions outlined by the European Union for granting the country the membership candidate status would be implemented by December.