COREPER II agreed to invite the EU Commission to present an opinion on each of the applications for EU membership submitted by Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, the French delegation to the European Council tweeted.
Coreper II is composed of each EU member states' permanent representatives. It is chaired by the permanent representative of the country holding the presidency of the General Affairs Council.
????Accord du #COREPERII pour inviter la @EU_Commission à présenter un avis sur chacune des demandes d’adhésion à l’UE présentées par l’Ukraine, la Géorgie et la Moldavie. 1/2 ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/i1lj41UNzW
— Présidence française du Conseil de l’UE ???????????????? (@Europe2022FR) March 7, 2022
Georgia officially applied for EU membership on March 3, with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signing the country’s membership application.