Ruling Georgian Dream party MPs, PACE delegation review implementation of EU candidate status conditions
The PACE delegation also discussed the implementation of the EU recommendations with the members of the Parliamentary opposition and independent MPs. Photo via Parliament press office
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The process of fulfilling the European Union conditions for granting Georgia its membership candidate status was discussed on Wednesday by members of the Parliamentary faction of the ruling Georgian Dream party and the delegation of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Irakli Chikovani, the Deputy Chair of the Georgian Dream faction and Maka Botchorishvili, the EU Integration Committee Chair briefed the delegation on the legislative initiatives implemented for the fulfilment of the conditions, the Georgian Parliament press office said.
Chikovani emphasised the Parliament would take into consideration the recommendations of the Council of Europe's Venice Commission on “various laws”, including the deoligarchisation bill and judicial reform.
The PACE delegation also discussed the implementation of the EU recommendations with the members of the Parliamentary opposition and independent MPs.
Razhden Kuprashvili, the Chair of Georgia’s newly established Anti-Corruption Bureau, on Tuesday briefed the delegation of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe about his agency’s work and intentions.
The ongoing reforms within the Georgian Justice Ministry were discussed on Tuesday by Justice Minister Rati Bregadze and Co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
The implementation of reforms for meeting the European Union conditions for granting Georgia its membership candidate status was discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between the Georgian parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
The cooperation between Georgia and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the agenda of democratic reforms carried out in the country were discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Friday said the creation of the Anti-Corruption Bureau was “important” for the country's institutional development, in addition to being a part of the European Union conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.
The co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe praised “many reforms” implemented by Georgia since joining the Council and “good progress” made by the country to bring democratic and rule of law institutions in line with European standards, Imedi channel said on Tuesday.