Govt’s “well-defined” EU integration plan involves fulfilment of European Commission priorities - PM candidate
Kobakhidze was recommended by the Congress of the ruling Georgian Dream party to replace outgoing PM Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday. Photo: Georgian Dream press office
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Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of the Prime Minister of Georgia, on Thursday said the Government’s “well-defined” plan for ensuring the country’s European Union integration involved fulfilment of the nine priorities set out by the European Commission in November for the purpose.
In his comments to the media, Kobakhidze said the Government was in “constant communication” with EU representatives in order to move to the next step of opening accession negotiations with the bloc, and added the Government was “doing everything” for the purpose.
Kobakhidze was recommended by the Congress of the ruling Georgian Dream party to replace outgoing PM Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday.
Charles Michel, the European Council President, on Thursday said the Council granted Georgia the European Union membership candidate status.
The Georgian Government on Monday approved an action plan for fulfilling the priorities set out by the European Commission in its recommendation for the country to be granted the European Union membership candidate status.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said the Government would send the European Union its “detailed” action plan for fulfilling the priorities set out by the European Commission in its recommendation for the country to be granted the EU membership candidate status.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said the ruling team was “open to any work process” with the domestic opposition on fulfilling priorities set out by the European Commission in its recommendation for the country to be granted the European Union membership candidate status.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Thursday highlighted the “direct involvement” of Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of the Prime Minister of Georgia, in the implementation process of the 12 recommendations, outlined by the European Union for Georgia before granting the country the membership candidate status.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of the Prime Minister of Georgia, will on Friday present his Government programme to the Parliament bureau.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of the Prime Minister of Georgia, on Friday presented his Government composition to the Parliament bureau.
The Georgian Parliament on Friday published the Government’s new state programme titled For Building the European State, which highlights the main goals of the Government - maintaining “a stable and safe” environment for citizens, strengthening democratic institutions, stimulating the economy “more” and taking “effective steps” necessary for the country’s integration into the European Union.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday expressed the legislative body’s “readiness” to promote building of “bridges of cooperation” between the Western Balkans and the Eastern Neighbourhood of the European Union.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's European Union Integration Committee, on Monday said the path towards the country’s European Union membership was “neither quick nor easy”.
David Matikashvili, the First Deputy Chair of the Legal Issues Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Monday said fulfilling the nine conditions set out by the European Commission in November for opening European Union accession talks with the country was the Government’s “priority”.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Tuesday said the country was committed to strengthening its role as the European Union’s “reliable” energy transit partner, supplier of green energy and a “key” actor in the transport axis.