Parliament to consider draft resolution on Georgia's accelerated accession to EU this week
The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party hopes to adopt the resolution jointly with the support of the opposition. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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The Georgian Parliament will consider the draft resolution on Georgia's accelerated accession to the European Union this week.
The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party hopes to adopt the resolution jointly with the support of the opposition.
The scheduled hearing comes after the Parliament’s Committee on European Integration on Friday supported the draft resolution on the country’s accession to the EU.
The draft resolution contains 13 points and calls on EU member states and institutions, as well as the Georgian Government, to take all necessary steps to accelerate Georgia's accession to the Union.
Georgia officially applied for membership on March 3, with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signing the country’s membership application.
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.
Georgia and Moldova have received the same “green light” from the European Union concerning their membership applications as Ukraine, Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Friday, following EU leaders’ decision to invite the European Commission to submit opinions on the applications.
The European Council on Friday invited the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, to submit its opinions on the EU membership applications of the Republic of Moldova and Georgia.
The Committee on European Integration of the Parliament of Georgia on Friday supported the draft resolution on the country’s accession to the European Union.
The ongoing situation in Ukraine, European Union sanctions against Russia and Black Sea region security issues were discussed during a meeting between Nikoloz Samkharadze, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) MP who chairs the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, and Hubert Knirsch, Germany’s Ambassador to Georgia on Monday.
The draft resolution on Georgia’s European Union integration will be approved by the country’s Parliament today, with the document at the top of the plenary session’s agenda.
The Georgian Parliament has approved the resolution on the country’s European Union integration during the plenary session on Tuesday.
A total of 111 MPs voted in favour of the resolution, with no votes against.
Georgia “deserves to receive” the European Union membership candidate status and the expectations of the Georgian citizens “must be met,” Levan Ioseliani, the Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament and a member of the opposition Citizens Party, said on Monday.