Georgian FM hands over report on EU enlargement package progress to bloc’s Ambassador
The document details the country's progress on the EU integration path and “major steps” made in this process, the Georgian foreign office said. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday handed over the report on Georgia’s progress under the European Union enlargement package to Pawel Herczynski, the bloc’s Ambassador in the country.
The document details the country's progress on the EU integration path and “major steps” made in this process, the Georgian foreign office said.
It was approved on Tuesday at a meeting of the country’s EU Integration Commission, led by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, and consists of 35 chapters detailing efforts carried out within the framework of integration with the EU over the past year.
Handed over Georgia’s Progress Report under the EU Enlargement Pack to the EU Ambassador Pawel Herczynski. The document reflects our country's progress on the ???????? integration path and the major steps ???????? has made in this process. @EUinGeorgia pic.twitter.com/xbLYb0EIUc
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) April 19, 2023
Its compiling began in late February in accordance with the request of the European Commission, with all state agencies, legislative bodies and judicial authorities involved in the process.
The report describes the legislative, institutional and other types of activities carried out in connection with the rapprochement with the EU from May 2022 to the present day, including information on work in various sectoral areas.
The European Commission will publish its evaluation report on the country’s efforts in the fall of 2023, before the European Council decides whether to grant Georgia the membership candidate status based on the document.
The pace of Georgia’s progress on the path to European Union integration depends on the implementation of “key reforms”, Oliver Varhelyi, the EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy, said on Tuesday.
Questions of the cooperation between Georgia and the European Union were discussed on Tuesday at a meeting of the country’s EU Integration Commission, led by the Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Tuesday said the path Georgia was taking in its European Union integration should ultimately “lead the country” to the EU.
The European Union has confirmed its commitment to the Eastern Partnership and willingness to make it “more flexible and tailored” to the needs of partners, the European Council said on Monday following a meeting of foreign ministers of member states and EaP.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday said Georgia’s progress report under the European Union enlargement package would be “a very important support mechanism” for the European Commission to make a “relevant” decision on the country and grant it the membership candidate status.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday said the Georgian Government, during the last visit to Brussels, had received “concrete signals” that the country’s progress on the European integration path was “noticeable” to its European partners.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday said the “open support” of the United States for Georgia’s European integration was “unequivocal” and said he was confident the backing would continue.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday said the political spectrum and non-governmental organisations of the country must be “engaged in convincing” the European Union that the bloc should “correct the mistake” of not granting Georgia its membership candidate status last year.
Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, Georgia's Representative to the European Union, on Monday said the participation of Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili in the latest session of the bloc’s Council of Foreign Affairs was a “special case and particularly important”.