Georgia has become a candidate for EU membership, – President of the European Council

Georgia has received the status of a candidate for accession to the EU/AP

Georgia received candidate status for joining the European Union. The corresponding decision was made at a meeting of the European Council in Brussels on Thursday, December 14,

This was announced by the head of the European Council Charles Michel on the social network X (former Twitter).

“The European Council has granted candidate status to Georgia,” Michel said.

He noted, that European leaders have decided to begin negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on joining the European Union.

According to him, the EU will begin negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina after the country reaches ” the required level of compliance with the membership criteria.” “Greetings! The European Council has decided to grant Georgia candidate status for EU membership!” he wrote.

Zelensky congratulated the people of Georgia

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that he had already spoken with the President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili and congratulated the people of Georgia on this decision of the European Commission.

“I spoke with the President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili, congratulated her and the Georgian people on the important decision to grant Georgia candidate status for EU membership,” said Vladimir Zelensky.

The head of state noted that he “received greetings in connection with the decision on Ukraine.”

“Georgia’s place is in our common European home,” the Ukrainian leader emphasized. < /p>

What preceded this

• 8 November European Commission recommended that the European Council approve at the summit the decision to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova.
• At the same time, the commission recommended granting Georgia the status of a candidate country for membership in the European Union.< /li>