Parliament Speaker, EU Court of Justice President review cooperation, reforms
On his part, Lenaerts welcomed the process and wished the country’s Parliament success in implementing further reforms. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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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.
Papuashvili emphasised the progress of the Georgian Government in harmonising legislation with the EU, the Parliament press office said.
Pleased to meet Koen Lenaerts, President of the EU Court of Justice. Exchanged views on ECJ, EU’s justice system, engagement of aspiring countries into ECJ processes. Glad that Georgia’s EU integration and harmonization of our legal systems progress hand in hand. @EUCourtPress pic.twitter.com/47Az9flbVn
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) December 8, 2022
On his part, Lenaerts welcomed the process and wished the country’s Parliament success in implementing further reforms.
We exchanged views on the EU's justice system [and] engagement of aspiring countries into the Court of Justice processes”, Papuashvili said, adding the harmonisation of the legal systems was progressing “hand in hand”.
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”.
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.
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.
Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday said Georgia's aspirations to join the European Union were “well received” in the Netherlands.
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.