Speed, quality of EU rapprochement “in hands of aspirant states” - German Ambassador
German Ambassador to Georgia Peter Fischer said the EU was “ready” to help Georgia on its EU path. Photo: German Embassy, Tbilisi
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German Ambassador to Georgia Peter Fischer on Wednesday commented on Tbilisi's European Union integration prospects and said that “speed and quality” of rapprochement with the bloc was in the hands of the states aspiring for its membership.
He noted the European Commission was expected to publish its final report on Georgia’s implementation of candidacy conditions in November, which would be used as a “basic document” by the European Council in December to decide on Georgia’s status.
My wish is that we come to a positive decision as calmly as possible. But we always say that the speed and quality of rapprochement with the EU is in the hands of the countries that are approaching us. So, this work should be done by Georgia. We are ready to help. I hope that the answer will be positive", said the diplomat.
Georgia officially applied for the bloc’s membership in March 2022, shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Peter Fischer, the German Ambassador to Georgia, on Tuesday lauded the importance of the European Union in his address at the reception in Tbilisi dedicated to his country’s Unity Day, and stressed the bloc was “available” to Georgia.
Georgia’s European integration and the progress achieved by the country were discussed on Tuesday by Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, the legislative body’s Environmental Protection Committee Chair Maia Bitadze and Sven Giegold, the State Secretary at the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
Peter Fischer, the German Ambassador to Georgia, on Monday said his Government wanted to see Georgia receive the European Union membership candidate status in December.
Peter Fischer, the newly appointed ambassador of Germany to Georgia, on Wednesday said the European perspective - granted to Georgia by the European Council in June in response to the country’s application for European Union membership - was a “great opportunity” for Georgia, with the path to eventual membership candidate status being “very clear”.
Davit Matikashvili, an MP for the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said the country would receive the European Union membership candidate status later this year, leading to a "bitter defeat" for the domestic “radical” opposition.