EU Ambassador: “Personal New Year’s wish” came true - Georgia starts 2024 as EU candidate country
“Further progress should lead to the fulfilment of another wish – Georgia becoming a member of the EU. By joining forces and advancing reforms, I truly believe this common wish will come true”, the EU Ambassador emphasised. Photo via EU Delegation to Georgia
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Paweł Herczyński, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Saturday said his “personal New Year’s wish did come true” and Georgia was starting 2024 as an EU candidate country.
In his New Year message, Herczyński noted that during his time as the EU Ambassador, he had “not met a single Georgian” who did not wish for the country’s candidacy, “so let’s celebrate the New Year and Christmas with this historic achievement [being granted the bloc’s candidate status in December] by Georgia”.
Happy #NewYear from the EU ???????? Delegation in Georgia????????!
— EU Delegation Georgia ???????? (@EUinGeorgia) December 30, 2023
May the coming months be filled with joy, success, and new beginnings! Cheers to a thriving and harmonious 2024! pic.twitter.com/1hojOdMAfz
Further progress should lead to the fulfilment of another wish – Georgia becoming a member of the EU. By joining forces and advancing reforms, I truly believe this common wish will come true”, the EU Ambassador emphasised.
On behalf of the EU Delegation in Georgia, the official wished Georgians “a prosperous and harmonious 2024 filled with joy, success, and new beginnings”.
Charles Michel, the European Council President, on Thursday said the Council granted Georgia the European Union membership candidate status.
The European Union Ambassador to Georgia, Paweł Herczyński on Wednesday said “we are one family [...] the future of Georgia is in the EU”, noting the bloc was “fully committed” to help the country build “a better future” after the European Commission recommended the European Council to grant Georgia its membership candidate status next month.
The voice of the people of Georgia is “clearly heard” in the European Union, Paweł Herczyński, the Ambassador of the European Union to the country, on Friday told the public at the event celebrating the European Council’s decision to grant the country the EU candidate status.
Paweł Herczyński, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia and the ambassadors of the EU member states on Thursday congratulated Georgia on being granted the bloc’s membership candidate status.
Robin Dunnigan, the United States Ambassador to Georgia, on Sunday said as the New Year was coming, she wanted to once again congratulate all Georgians for the tremendous achievement the country made this year in attaining the European Union membership candidate status in December.
Pawel Herczynski, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Friday said he hoped a “prompt initiation” of accession talks between the country and the bloc could be facilitated, stressing the pace of the transition was contingent upon Tbilisi’s fulfilment of the nine conditions set out by the European Commission in November.