Georgian FM, EU Commissioner for Energy discuss country’s progress for bloc’s candidacy
The meeting focused on the importance of granting the candidate status to Georgia, with the sides expressing hope that the country’s progress on the path of European integration would be “taken into account and properly reflected” in the European Commission’s upcoming report. Photo via MFA of Georgia
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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.
At the meeting hosted as part of his ongoing Brussels trip, Darchiashvili once again expressed his country’s readiness to “make maximum efforts” in fulfilling EU priorities.
The meeting focused on the importance of granting the candidate status to Georgia, with the sides expressing hope that the country’s progress on the path of European integration would be “taken into account and properly reflected” in the European Commission’s upcoming report.
Very glad to meet @KadriSimson, EU Commissioner for Energy. We focused on the implementation of the Commission's 12 recommendations, ????????-???????? cooperation in the energy sector, as well as Georgia's increasing role in Europe's energy security. pic.twitter.com/yc4wWhIihR
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) September 26, 2023
Georgia-EU cooperation in the field of energy and the country’s “growing role” in ensuring Europe's energy security were also highlighted by the parties, the Foreign Ministry said.
The conversation also touched on the globally important energy projects with the involvement of Georgia, including the Black Sea submarine electricity cable project, as well as reviewed the importance of deepening cooperation in the direction of green energy development.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Archil Talakvadze, the Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Wednesday said “those in Europe who support postponement of granting the [EU] membership candidate status to Georgia for another year” were “acting against not only Georgia but Europe as well”.
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.
David Songulashvili, the Chair of the Sector Economy and Economic Policy Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Monday said the European Council's positive decision on granting Georgia the European Union membership candidate status next month would allow the country to contribute to Europe's energy security.