Parliament committee chair highlights Austria’s support for Georgia’s EU integration
Maka Botchorishvili, the chair of the Georgian parliament's European Union integration committee, on Monday highlighted the Austrian government’s support for Georgia's European Union integration process. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Maka Botchorishvili, the chair of the Georgian parliament's European Union integration committee, on Monday highlighted the Austrian government’s support for Georgia's European Union integration process.
In her remarks during her visit to the country, the parliament official noted Austria was “ready to help” Georgian authorities in the process of fulfilling EU conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status to make the process “fast and effective”.
“During these meetings with representatives of the Austrian executive power, we are talking about the process of implementation of the EU recommendations and Georgi’s prospect of joining the EU”, Botchorishvili said.
Our Austrian counterparts have expressed readiness to support Georgia in the European integration process as much as possible - in the implementation of recommendations - if there is such a need”, she added.
The parliament official also noted Austria was “ready to play the most positive role” in bringing EU enlargement policy to fruition.
Regarding Georgia, we can say that Austria supports the process of Georgia's integration into the European Union. Austria is ready to help us in the process of fulfilling the EU conditions and to provide maximum assistance in terms of joining the European Union to make the process fast and efficient”, Botchorishvili concluded.
Maka Botchorishvili, the chair of the Georgian parliament's European Union integration committee, on Sunday reviewed the importance of eastward expansion of the European Union for both Georgia and Europe, the process of the country's integration into the bloc and the “historic importance” of the EU granting Georgia a European perspective, at the Salzburg Europe Summit.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, on Tuesday discussed the country’s bid for EU membership with members of the Dutch Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee as part of her working visit to the Netherlands.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, on Tuesday said Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova “deserved” to become members of the European Union.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, on Tuesday said there were “forces among European Union member states” that were against a further enlargement of the bloc and therefore not in favour of Georgia’s membership prospects.
Speaker of the Georgian parliament Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said once the European Union conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status were implemented, Georgian authorities expected the bloc to assess the process “as quickly as possible” and make an “appropriate decision”.
Georgian parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday said the domestic “radical” opposition was campaigning against the country receiving the European Union membership candidate status.
The Ambassador of Austria to Georgia, Thomas Mühlmann on Tuesday said that the European Council’s decision to grant Georgia the European perspective pushed the country forward on the European Union integration path.