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Priorities will be fulfilled by end of June, there will be “no reason” for not granting Georgia EU candidate status - Ruling party head

Kobakhidze emphasised the country deserved the granting of the membership status last year, which was confirmed by the Commission’s report on Georgia by assessing the ability of the country to assume the obligations of EU membership. Photo via Irakli Kobakhidze/Facebook

Agenda.ge, 10 Jun 2023 - 16:19, Tbilisi,Georgia

Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Saturday said Georgia would fulfil all 12 priorities set by the European Union for granting the country its membership candidate status, so that there would be “no reason left” for not granting Georgia the status in December.

In his comments to the local media, Kobakhidze noted the Georgian Government had presented its plan to fulfil the EU recommendations last year and “promised” the Georgian society and the European Commission to implement them by the end of June.

Ruling party official: EU candidate status essential for Georgia, its future

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Kakha Kaladze, the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party and Tbilisi Mayor, on Saturday said receiving the European Union membership candidate status was essential not only for its Government but for Georgia and the country’s future.

Ruling party head: Radical opposition continues to sabotage implementation of EU recommendations

28 May 2023

Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Sunday said the radical domestic opposition was sabotaging the implementation of the 12 priorities, outlined by the European Union last year for granting its membership candidate status to Georgia.

European Council: future of Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine "remains in EU"

30 Jan 2023

The European Council on Monday published Conclusions on European Union priorities for cooperation with the Council of Europe 2023-2024, with the document noting the future of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine and their citizens "lies within the EU”.

“All conditions” for Georgia’s EU candidacy will be met by end of June - ruling party head

25 May 2023

Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday claimed all 12 conditions outlined by the European Council last year for granting the European Union membership candidate status to Georgia would be fulfilled by the end of June.

Polarisation “problematic” point in EU recommendations, necessary to reduce radicalism in opposition - ruling party head

11 Jun 2023

Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Sunday said polarisation was a “problematic” issue of the 12 priorities, outlined by the European Union in June for granting its membership candidate status to the country, as it could not be resolved by the Government’s reforms, it required “reduction of radicalism” in domestic opposition.

EU “unfairly rejecting” Georgia’s candidacy would cause “public scepticism” to bloc - Ruling party Sec-Gen

12 Jun 2023

If the European Union “unfairly rejects” Georgia’s application for receiving the bloc’s membership candidate status for the second year running, the decision will lead to “disappointment and scepticism” about the bloc in the domestic public, Kakha Kaladze, the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Monday.

EU Commission’s report on Georgia’s EU candidacy conditions “confirms Gov’t efforts” - Parliament Speaker

23 Jun 2023

Shalva Papuashvili, the Georgian Parliament Speaker, on Friday said the European Commission’s oral report on Georgia’s implementation of the 12-point conditions outlined by the former body last year for granting the country the European Union’s membership candidate status had “confirmed the efforts” by domestic authorities to meet the recommendations.

Ruling party head: “important” meeting with NGOs will discuss “all topics” of Georgia’s EU integration

25 Jul 2023

Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said the party’s scheduled “important” meeting with domestic non-governmental organisations later in the day would discuss “all topics” related to the country’s European Union integration.

Ruling party head claims bill regulating hate speech, incitement to terrorism an “EU directive”

20 Oct 2023

Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday reacted to controversy over planned amendments to the Law on Broadcasting, aimed at “preventing hate speech and incitement to terrorism” by claiming the bill, approved by the Parliament in its first reading this week, was a “directive of the European Union”.

EU Ambassador: Georgian Law on Broadcasting meets standards

31 Oct 2023

Pawel Herczynski, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Tuesday said Georgia’s domestic Law on Broadcasting, approved by the country’s Parliament this month, met the related standards of the bloc.

Georgian President signs amendments to Law on Broadcasting

04 Nov 2023

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Friday signed the amendments to the Law on Broadcasting, which was approved by the country’s Parliament this month, the Presidential Administration said.

Georgia’s Intelligence Service head briefs new PM on operational, analytical activities

14 Feb 2024

Shalva Lomidze, the head of the Intelligence Service of Georgia, on Wednesday briefed Irakli Kobakhidze, the newly appointed Prime Minister of the country, on his office’s operational and analytical activities.