Le Figaro poll: Are Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia destined to join EU?
The Associated Trio format unites Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova and aims to enhance their cooperation with the EU. Photo: Interfax Ukraine
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The French newspaper Le Figaro launched a poll yesterday on whether the Associated Trio countries - Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia - are “destined to join” the European Union.
Readers can vote on the question through the official website of the paper.
Launched in 2021, the Associated Trio format unites Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova and aims to enhance their cooperation with the EU.
Georgia officially applied for EU membership on March 3, with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signing the country’s membership application.
Moldova and Ukraine have also applied for a "fast-track" process to join the Union.
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.
Georgia has “very good” chances to obtain the status of a European Union membership candidate state, ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party Head Irakli Kobakhidze said on Friday, expressing hope the Union would make the decision soon.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has praised a “historic day” for Georgia with his signing of the country’s bid for European Union membership on Thursday, saying the move “continues the efforts of our ancestors, which was aimed at unification in a common European family.”
“The Associated Trio will work together on common interests for European integration, including the implementation of Association Agreements with the EU and the further development of the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative. Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova will work together to strengthen political and economic dialogue and sectoral integration with the EU,” the Georgian Foreign Ministry has reported.
Slovakia fully supports the Georgian people’s will to become members of our European family, Ivan Korčok, the Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, said on Saturday.