EU ambassador stresses membership conditions implementation should involve all stakeholders in Georgia
In his remarks over the matter, Herczynski noted the implementation would only be assessed in the spring, with an official conclusion from the European Commission expected in October and followed by a review of the progress achieved by Georgia by the European Council in late 2023. Photo: EU Delegation to Georgia
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Pawel Herczynski, the European Union's ambassador to Georgia, on Thursday expressed his desire to see the process of the implementation of the bloc’s conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status held “inclusively and constructively” with the involvement of all stakeholders.
In his remarks over the matter, Herczynski noted the implementation would only be assessed in the spring, with an official conclusion from the European Commission expected in October and followed by a review of the progress achieved by Georgia by the European Council in late 2023.
So there is still time, but I know that the Georgian side has set itself a very ambitious deadline and that work on the implementation of the 12 priorities is underway in the parliamentary committees”, Herczynski said.
“We want this process to be held inclusively and constructively, with the involvement of everyone, both the ruling party and the opposition parties, and non-governmental organisations and civil society should also be properly involved”, he concluded.
Georgian economy minister Levan Davitashvili on Monday said there was a “definite progress” in the country’s implementation of conditions for receiving the European Union membership candidate status, and stressed the priorities would be fulfilled at a “high level”.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said the European Council granting European Union membership candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova “in advance” in June had been a “political decision”.
Oliver Varhelyi, the European Union commissioner for neighbourhood and enlargement, on Friday tweeted the partnership between Georgian authorities and the EU was preparing the country for membership in the bloc.
Pawel Herczynski, the European Union’s ambassador to Georgia on Thursday said the EU commissioner for neighbourhood and enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, during his official visit to the country, had had a “very clear” message to everyone in regard to the need for national consensus for implementing the conditions outlined by the EU for granting Georgia the membership candidate status.