“We are a trio; “Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia”
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said that Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova will join the European Union at the same time.
“I don’t know if this will happen in 2030, 2031 or 2029, but this horizon will be the next horizon of the big bang, as they say. (with a big explosion. – socialbites.ca)The following members will meet approximately. “We are the trio of Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia, and we created this trio,” he said. report French channel LCI.
10 November Zurabishvili spoke Granting candidate status for EU membership should not become a “thrown bone” for Georgia:
“Europe should not give us status so easily and turn it into a bone. “This situation should be followed by European support.”
According to him, the key moment in relations between Tbilisi and Brussels will be the parliamentary elections in 2024. According to their results, the republic will either transition from single-party rule to coalition government or not.
Conditions of EU membership
8 November, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Recommended Initiation of negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the European Union and granting EU candidate status to Georgia if the conditions are met. These include the need to “increase the consistency of Georgia’s actions with the common foreign and security policy of the European Union.”
11 November, German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz statedHe said that the EU should provide support to Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia on the reforms necessary for joining the union.
“We must make peace and stability a reality. At the same time, we must support everyone in the realization of reforms,” he emphasized.
Georgia “between two fires”
Georgia filed for EU candidacy in March 2022, at the same time as Moldova and a few days after Ukraine. In June, Chisinau and Kiev received this status. Tbilisi was rejected, but 12 recommendations were published that had to be fulfilled in order to receive it.
In particular, the country needs to solve the “problem of political polarization”, ensure the full functioning of all state institutions, reform the judicial system, carry out “de-oligarchization”, guarantee media freedom, and “work more actively to guarantee human rights”. , etc.
Giorgi Lomia, leader and political secretary of the Georgian Alliance of Patriots party, believes that the EU will demand that Tbilisi also participate in sanctions against Russia.
Apart from sanctions, there will be many demands on Georgia. “The Georgian Dream tries to maneuver between two fires and choose the lesser of two evils, but it is difficult to estimate how well it can do this; The leaders of the Georgian Dream have large financial capital abroad, and this capital serves as leverage. “There is pressure on the party,” he said. “Izvestia”.
Georgia’s candidate status has been controversial, including disagreements with Brussels, particularly over the arrest of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, the bill on foreign agents, and the resumption of air traffic between Georgia and the Russian Federation.
Source: Gazeta
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