Parliament Committee Chair expects European Council’s positive decision on opening accession talks with Georgia
In an interview with Imedi TV channel, Botchorishvili noted Georgia remained on the EU agenda and the Commission's report assessing the country's progress since obtaining the bloc's membership candidate status in December 2023 would be published in the autumn. Photo via Parliament of Georgia
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Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's European Union Integration Committee, on Saturday said she expected that the European Council’s further decisions on Georgia, including opening accession negotiations with the country, would be positive, and stressed the need for positive evaluations from the European Commission.
In an interview with Imedi TV channel, Botchorishvili noted Georgia remained on the EU agenda and the Commission's report assessing the country's progress since obtaining the bloc's membership candidate status in December 2023 would be published in the autumn.
She also pointed out the official accession negotiations expected to be opened with Ukraine and Moldova by the EU in the near future and the importance of all this for the bloc’s enlargement in general, emphasising “the EU needs to make decisions in order to take further steps [in the direction of enlargement policy]”.
Oliver Varhelyi, the European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy, on Wednesday said Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia had started the process of joining the European Union “despite challenges”.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Wednesday said a resolution on the European integration of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova at the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly had failed due to its “rejection” by the Georgian opposition and the Ukrainian delegation.
Paweł Herczyński, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Wednesday said the country’s citizens would have “full labour rights” throughout the EU once it joined the bloc.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's European Integration Committee, on Monday said the European Union’s accession talks with “all candidate countries” should start “immediately” to ensure “success” of the bloc’s enlargement policy.