Georgian, European Council presidents discuss implementation of EU recommendations
Zourabichvili emphasised the importance of granting the status to Georgia and once again expressed the “unwavering” will of the Georgian people to join the EU. Photo via Presidential Administration
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Georgia’s European future and implementation of the 12 priorities outlined by the European Union last year for granting its membership candidate status to the country were discussed on Tuesday by Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and the President of the European Council Charles Michel.
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Zourabichvili emphasised the importance of granting the status to Georgia and once again expressed the “unwavering” will of the Georgian people to join the EU, the Presidential Administration said.
Charles Michel recalled the European Council’s “historic” decision of the last year to grant Georgia the European perspective and stressed he “firmly believed the future of the country lies in the EU”, hailing Zourabichvili’s role on the path of European integration.
European values run through the veins of the Georgian people.
— Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) May 30, 2023
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He noted the European Commission would prepare a report on Georgia's candidate status in the fall, as part of the EU enlargement package, upon which Michel said he would propose further steps for the Council’s agenda in the last quarter of 2023.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday told a panel at the Bratislava Global Security Forum the European Union not granting Georgia its membership candidate status by the end of this year would be a “big political mistake”.
Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili will meet officials of the European Union in Brussels after departing for the official visit to the city on Monday, the President’s Administration said.
Oliver Varhelyi, the European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, on Friday extended his congratulatory message on Georgia’s Independence Day by saying the country “belongs to the EU”.
Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, on Tuesday reaffirmed the bloc’s commitment to Georgia’s European integration path after his meeting with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili in Brussels on Monday.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Tuesday reiterated the “unwavering will of the Georgian people to join the European family” at the meeting with Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission.
The European Union stands by Georgia and is ready to support the country in its journey to become an integral part of the bloc, supporting its European path by providing “all the necessary assistance”, Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, said on Wednesday.
Georgia’s “historical” European choice is “not only legitimate, [but] it has no alternative”, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said on Wednesday, addressing the European Parliament in Brussels.
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said it was “important” to use international platforms to support the objective of Georgia receiving the European Union membership candidate status later this year.