Georgian PM briefs EU Ambassador, European diplomats on Gov’t efforts for candidate status
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday met with European diplomats to discuss the country’s EU integration process. Photo: Government press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday briefed Pawel Herczynski, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, and heads of missions of European Union member states in the country over his Government’s efforts to ensure the bloc’s membership candidate status later this year.
The Government Administration said the working lunch, hosted by the diplomats in Tbilisi, reviewed the implementation of the 12-point conditions outlined by EU authorities last year for granting the status to Georgia.
Georgian PM has reviewed the country's efforts for the EU membership candidate status with European diplomats. Video: Government press office
The head of the Government detailed the steps his team planned to take until the European Commission issues its recommendation to the European Council on whether to grant Georgia the status.
The discussion also highlighted the “successful reforms” carried out by the Government over the years and Georgia's “progress” on its European integration path, the Government press office said.
Georgia officially applied for EU membership in March 2022, along with Ukraine and Moldova, shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili welcomed the EU Council’s decision to ask the European Commission to examine applications for Union membership submitted by Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine on Twitter, stating “This new chapter in our relations motivates us to accelerate our reform agenda”.
Georgia's submission of an official application for European Union membership marks a new stage of the country's relationship with the EU and in the process of its integration into the Union, the Head of the Georgian mission to the EU, Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, said in an interview released by Imedi channel on Thursday.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili has signed the application for European Union membership on behalf of the country, noting the “historic day” in his address to citizens.
Georgia's accession to the European Union is a “civilisational choice” of the country’s citizens and is not simply a matter of the Government, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said at a World Economic Forum panel in Davos on Wednesday.
Oliver Varhelyi, the European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, on Tuesday said all political forces in Georgia had to cooperate to implement the European Union conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.