Georgian FM, European Commission official discuss EU integration, recommendations
Koopman “positively assessed” the efforts of the Georgian side in the process of fulfilling the priorities, with the parties noting they hoped the efforts would be reflected in the next report of the European Commission. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Georgia’s European integration and the implementation of the priorities outlined by the European Union for granting the country its membership candidate status were discussed on Monday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Gert Jan Koopman, the head of the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission.
The Georgian foreign office said Darchiashvili “thoroughly informed” Koopman on the recent steps taken by the country’s Government to implement the recommendations, both in terms of legislative and institutional reforms.
During my working visit to Brussels, had a very productive meeting with @GertJanEU, where we discussed the progress on implementation of the EU Commission's 12 recommendations. We continue active cooperation with the EU, as we are waiting for the Commission's Opinion. Hope that… pic.twitter.com/2NU77U0c8t
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) September 25, 2023
Koopman “positively assessed” the efforts of the Georgian side in the process of fulfilling the priorities, with the parties noting they hoped the efforts would be reflected in the next report of the European Commission.
The officials expressed satisfaction with the recent visit of Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative, to Georgia earlier this month, which they noted as “another demonstration” of the EU's support for the country.
The parties agreed on “close cooperation” in the exchange of information and assessments regarding the implementation of the EU priorities.
Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, Georgia's Ambassador to the European Union, on Monday said the upcoming visit of the country’s Foreign Minister to Brussels served to inform the European Union institutions about the implementation of the bloc’s conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status later this year.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili will be on a visit to Brussels from Monday to Tuesday to hold high-level meetings in the European Commission.
Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Monday reviewed his visit to Georgia last week by saying the bloc wanted to “see Georgia succeeding on its European path”.
Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative on a visit to Georgia, on Friday stressed “Georgia no doubt belongs to European family”, before revealing the bloc’s “key messages” ahead of its decision later this year on whether to grant Tbilisi its candidate status.
Gert Jan Koopman, the head of the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission, on Wednesday said the Commission welcomed the Georgian Government’s “keen interest” in making “further progress” on the bloc’s conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status later this year.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday briefed Věra Jourová, the European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency, and Ylva Johansson, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, about his country’s “successful reform” and “progress” achieved on the implementation of the 12-point conditions outlined by the bloc last year for granting Tbilisi its membership candidate status.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Kadri Simson, the European Commissioner for Energy, on Tuesday discussed Georgia’s progress on the implementation of the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Union last year for granting the country its membership candidate status.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Tuesday said his Government had achieved “specific and tangible” results in fulfilling the priorities set by the European Commission for granting the country the European Union membership candidate status.
Georgia's progress on the European Union accession path and implementation of the bloc’s conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status were discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Oliver Varhelyi, the European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said the country “deserved” to be granted the European Union membership candidate status considering the reforms and progress in the efforts for achieving the objective and its challenging geopolitical situation.
Georgia’s progress in the implementation of the priorities outlined by the European Union for granting the country its membership candidate status was discussed on Tuesday by Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Gert Jan Koopman, the Head of the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said his Government had made "a lot of progress" on obtaining the European Union membership candidate status later this year and added expectations were “quite positive” about the outcome of the work.