Moldovan PM: Moldova behind Georgia, Ukraine in harmonisation of law to European standards
In her comments to the Moldovan local media, Gavrilița said both Georgia and Ukraine had begun the harmonisation process “earlier”, as the countries’ governments had set European integration as their priority, stressing Moldova had to “catch up” with them and “go a long way” to adjust the country’s legislation to the EU requirements. Photo: Natalia Gavrilița/Twitter
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Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița on Saturday said Moldova “lagged behind” Georgia and Ukraine in harmonising legislation with European standards.
In her comments to the Moldovan local media, Gavrilița said both Georgia and Ukraine had begun the harmonisation process “earlier”, as the countries’ governments had set European integration as their priority, stressing Moldova had to “catch up” with them and “go a long way” to adjust the country’s legislation to the EU requirements.
The European Council in June recognised the European perspective and granted the status of candidate countries to Ukraine and Moldova, while also “likewise recognising” the European perspective of Georgia and “confirming” the Council’s readiness to grant the country candidate status once the recommendations would be fulfilled.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said the past year had been marked by the “very important, positive” event of the “success” of the country’s European integration, in comments at the Ambassadors Conference, an annual event bringing together heads of Georgian diplomatic missions and units of the foreign office.
The future of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia and of their citizens lies within the European Union, a document published on Tuesday by the Council of the EU said following a meeting of Government ministers involving the bloc’s member states.
Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Moldovan president Maia Sandu on Thursday reaffirmed the close friendship and partnership of the two countries, considering their common challenges and goals, including the European Union integration, at the high-level meeting within the framework of Darchiashvili’s visit to Chișinău.
Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday said his country was united with Ukraine and Moldova by common European integration goals.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will feature in the second European Political Community Summit in the Moldovan capital of Chișinău on Thursday, with the event bringing together 47 heads of state and government across the continent.
Levan Diasamidze, the Georgian Ambassador to Moldova, on Thursday said Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili would hold bilateral meetings with European partners on the sidelines of the European Political Community Summit in Chișinău during the day.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday hailed his Government's “first successful mediation” between the neighbourly Azerbaijan and Armenia following their most recent conflict in 2020 over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said his Government's “peaceful” policy on the backdrop of challenges sparked by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict was leading to reunification of the country.
Georgia and Moldova on Tuesday signed memorandums on cooperation in economic, technical and scientific fields and on boosting investment and export opportunities between the countries, as part of the second session of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation.