Members of the European Commission have so far denied Georgia’s membership in the EU, because the country’s democratic state does not meet Copenhagen’s standards, and the state must implement changes to obtain this status.
The head of the ruling Georgian Dream, Irakli Kobakhidze, congratulated Ukraine and Moldova on the European Commission’s positive conclusion on applications for EU membership. This was reported by Rustavi2.
“We congratulate Ukraine and Moldova on obtaining EU candidate status, which will finally be confirmed by the Council of the European Union in a week. Regarding the decision on Georgia: Georgia has been waiting many years for official recognition of the vision “We are now pleased that this view has been officially recognized by the European Commission and we have been offered specific guidance on obtaining the status of a candidate,” Kobakhidze said.
The politician also noted that geographical location prevented Georgia from obtaining the status of a candidate.
“As European leaders have directly taught us, geographical location has also prevented Georgia from gaining candidate status. We remind you that for geographical reasons, Georgia has adopted the European Neighborhood Policy Action Plan two years after Ukraine and Moldova.In addition, Georgia began negotiations on visa liberalization four years after Ukraine and two years after Moldova.Georgia also began negotiations on an Association Agreement three years after Ukraine, but signed an Association Agreement with Ukraine a year earlier. We hope that geographical factors will no longer be the basis for delay in the provision of Georgia candidate or member status, “he said.
Kobakhidze said that even if the candidate’s status does not give the country any financial or other material privileges, not accepting this status at this stage is still frustrating to a certain extent.
“However, we understand that Georgia, unlike Ukraine, and even Moldova, today has not made the necessary sacrifices to obtain this status. We understand that the sacrifices and bloodshed14 and even 30 years have passed. ago and 300,000 IDPs today, unfortunately they have lost their connection. for our partners in Europe, “Kobakhidze said.
Recall that today the European Commission has officially announced that they have approved Ukraine’s application and recommended that the country be granted the status of a candidate for EU membership in the subsequent implementation of the necessary measures.
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Source: korrespondent
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