Parliament Committee Chair discusses Georgia-EU relations, progress in fulfilling EU priorities with French officials
The parties discussed the EU enlargement policy and the importance of taking into account the geopolitical context in the political decision-making process. France’s support for Georgia’s European integration was also stressed, with the French side expressing readiness to provide “effective assistance” to Georgia in this direction. Photo via Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee
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Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, discussed Georgia-EU relations, the country's European perspective and expectations for obtaining bloc’s candidate membership status this year, in her meetings with French officials, the Committee said on Friday.
As part of her working visit to France, Botchorishvili also reviewed the progress achieved by Georgia in fulfilling the 12 priorities outlined by the EU last year for granting candidate status to the country.
Botchorishvili held meetings with Pieyre-Alexandre Anglade, the Chair of the European Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of France, Emmanuel Puisais-Jauvin, the Secretary General of European Affairs in Prime Minister Administration, as well as with David Cvach, the Director for European Affairs and Sylvain Guiaugué, the Acting Director of the Continental Europe Department at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
Photo via Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee
The parties discussed the EU enlargement policy and the importance of taking into account the geopolitical context in the political decision-making process. France’s support for Georgia’s European integration was also stressed, with the French side expressing readiness to provide “effective assistance” to Georgia in this direction.
The Georgian official also met Jean-Dominique Giuliani, the President of the Robert Schuman Foundation and Florent Parmentier, the senior researcher at the Sciences Po CEVIPOF - the Centre of Political Research.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee in the Georgian Parliament, on Thursday said the country’s Government was “doing its best” to facilitate its European integration and highlighted the “complicated” nature of the process.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's European Union Integration Committee, on Wednesday said the visit of the French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna to the country this week was an “opportunity” to demonstrate Georgia’s progress in efforts for European integration.
Catherine Colonna, the French Foreign Minister, on Friday arrived in Georgia to mark the first trip of a French top diplomat to Tbilisi in five years, as the visiting official was welcomed by Teimuraz Janjalia, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, said during her visit to Germany on Thursday that German officials believed Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova faced the “same” prospects in their formal applications for joining the European Union, and said the three states should be granted integration opportunities simultaneously.
Glenn Bedingfield, an MP in the Maltese Parliament, on Monday said Georgia should receive the European Union membership candidate status in December.