Georgia N1 performer among EU candidate states, leading from rule of law to economic freedom - Parliament Speaker
“If the EU accession process is based on merits, as theory goes”, the bloc should have launched the accession negotiations with Georgia “by now”, he stressed. Photo via Parliament of Georgia
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Georgia is the number one performer among the European Union candidate countries, leading from the rule of law to economic freedom, the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Wednesday.
In his social media post, Papuashvili noted that “in addition to vibrant democracy, effectively functioning institutions and solid legal framework”, Georgia was “quickly catching up” with economic indicators.
Georgia is N1 performer among the EU candidate countries, leading from the rule of law to economic freedom.
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) December 27, 2023
In addition to vibrant democracy, effectively functioning institutions and solid legal framework, Georgia is quickly catching up with economic indicators - GDP per capita… pic.twitter.com/v9VtkwTLGd
The Parliament Speaker added Georgia was ranked fourth among nine candidate countries in gross domestic product per capita.
If the EU accession process is based on merits, as theory goes”, the bloc should have launched the accession negotiations with Georgia “by now”, he stressed.
The European Council granted Georgia the EU membership candidate status on December 14, after the country officially applied for bloc membership on March 3, 2022, shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.