Parliament Speaker highlights Netherlands’ support for Georgia’s EU aspirations
In his remarks, coming during his visit to the country, Papuashvili noted Georgia could count on Dutch support in its EU candidate bid. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday said Georgia's aspirations to join the European Union were “well received” in the Netherlands.
In his remarks, coming during his visit to the country, Papuashvili noted Georgia could count on Dutch support in its EU candidate bid.
He also noted the partners' favourable assessments and expectations regarding the European perspective of Georgia.
Our objective is to establish stronger ties with the Dutch Parliament. A close relationship between the parliaments is crucial, since the Netherlands is one of the countries that has a major influence and a say in how the EU expands”, Papuashvili said.
Papuashvili on Monday said the June decision of the European Council to grant Georgia a European perspective had “removed all question marks” about the country’s European future and reaffirmed Georgia “firmly belongs to Europe”.
Speaking at the Clingendael Institute in the Netherlands, the Georgian official said “many generations have dreamed and fought” for the country’s European integration, and noted the Government was “doing its utmost” to meet the bloc’s 12-point conditions to obtain the EU membership candidate status.
Georgia's integration into the European Union, the “severe” situation in the Russian-occupied territories of the county and the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, and Urška Klakočar Zupančič, the Speaker of the Slovenian Parliament.
Russian aggression in Ukraine, regional challenges, Georgia’s European Union membership bid and relations with NATO were discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, and Tanja Fajon, the Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said the June decision of the European Council to grant Georgia a European perspective had “removed all question marks” about the country’s European future and reaffirmed Georgia “firmly belongs to Europe”.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said the country’s legislative body and the Government were “doing everything” to fulfil the European Union conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's European Union Integration Committee, on Wednesday said Luxembourg would be a contributor to the integration of Georgia into the European Union.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, on Thursday said the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine had changed the existing security environment, “further increasing the importance” of the Black Sea and South Caucasus regions.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday highlighted his meeting with counterparts in the Luxembourg Parliament by saying “along with their hearts, their voices also support Georgia’s European perspective”.
Georgia's path to joining the European Union was discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Koen Lenaerts, the President of the EU Court of Justice.
Seeking for a pragmatic policy of EU enlargement replaced the so-called Euroscepticism that some European Union countries had. Now Georgian society and political leaders must consolidate to achieve the common goal of joining the EU, Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Thursday.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili will feature in a ministerial meeting of the Eastern Partnership on Monday, with the event bringing together European Union foreign ministers and their counterparts from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Friday said the legislative body had adopted 291 laws this year, including 82 designed for obtaining the European Union membership candidate status next year, in his end-of-year comments on lawmaking work throughout 2022.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday held a farewell meeting with the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Georgia, Maaike van Koldam, with the latter’s diplomatic term in the country coming to a close.
Meline Arakelian, the newly appointed Dutch Ambassador to Georgia, on Friday presented her letter of credence to the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili to formally start the diplomat’s stint in the country.
Relations between Georgia and the Netherlands, as well as the process of the former’s European integration were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and the newly appointed Dutch Ambassador Meline Arakelian.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday hosted Meline Arakelian, the new Ambassador of the Netherlands to Georgia, and discussed the “dynamically developing” bilateral ties and his country’s European integration prospects ahead of the European Union’s forthcoming decisions on Georgia's candidate status later this year.