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Georgian Parliament has “practically completed” working on EU membership priorities - Parliament official

The Parliament press office cited the official as saying the Commission would begin working on a report which would assess Georgia’s progress on the path to receiving the status, and would “create a foundation for a political decision in December”. Photo via Parliament press office

Agenda.ge, 31 Aug 2023 - 21:49, Tbilisi,Georgia

Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Thursday said the country’s legislative body had “practically completed” its work on the priorities outlined by the European Council last year for granting the state the European Union membership candidate status.

Botchorishvili highlighted the Government’s need to "actively" work with the European Commission to provide information about the "significant progress" in its fulfilment of the recommendations, and stressed it was “important” to hear the EU's assessment of the steps already taken.

During her official visit to Brussels this week, the Committee Chair is set to meet representatives of Belgium, Spain, Lithuania and Hungary to discuss Georgia’s European integration.

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