Georgian FM, European Commission official discuss EU integration
Koopman expressed readiness to continue assisting Georgia in the implementation of relevant reforms to achieve further progress on the European integration path. Photo via MFA of Georgia
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Gert Jan Koopman, the Head of the Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission, on Thursday discussed Georgia’s integration into the European Union and the country’s current agenda.
The parties reviewed the steps taken by the Georgian authorities in carrying out the necessary reforms for joining the EU, including the implementation of nine priorities set out by the European Commission in November for opening accession negotiations with the bloc.
Koopman expressed readiness to continue assisting Georgia in the implementation of relevant reforms to achieve further progress on the European integration path.
The sides agreed to continue the successful and active communication between Georgia and the Commission for the realisation of Georgia’s European agenda.
Implementation of the nine steps outlined by the European Commission for opening European Union accession talks with Georgia was discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Gert Jan Koopman, the Head of the Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission.
Cooperation between Georgia and the European Union was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Gert Jan Koopman, the Head of the Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission.
Gert Jan Koopman, the Head of the Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission, on Thursday called on everyone in Georgia “to lower the temperature” in the country amid the protest rallies against the bill on transparency of foreign influence.
Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Wednesday said the Western Balkans, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia had a “historic window of opportunity” to “strongly bind their future” to the EU.