Georgia previously planned to apply for your entry to European Union in 2024. The move comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for EU membership amid Russia’s ongoing invasion.
Georgia’s ruling party said on Wednesday it would “immediately” submit an application to join the European Union.
Georgia is expected to apply on Thursday.
Irakli Kobakhidze, chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party. georgia and the self-proclaimed republics of south ossetia and abkhazia. Moldova also wants to be a member of the EU.
Irakli Kobakhidze, chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, urged the EU during a press conference to “urgently review our application and make a decision to grant Georgia the status of a candidate for EU membership.”
Georgia is expected to apply on Thursday. The Caucasian country had initially planned to apply in 2014, but reversed its stance amid pressure from the opposition and protesters.
Kobakhidze said on Tuesday that Georgia would not submit such an application for EU membership until 2024, adding that “a hasty move could backfire.”
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kobachidze said the Kiev government would have Georgia’s support, but refused to join the EU, US and other nations in imposing economic sanctions on Russia.
georgia and the self-proclaimed republics of south ossetia and abkhazia. Moldova also wants to be a member of the EU.
Georgia’s long-awaited request to join the EU comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy officially applied for membership amid Russia’s ongoing invasion. EU membership could bolster Ukraine’s defenses against Russia and improve its economy by joining the single market.
Russia used complaints from Kremlin-aligned separatists in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine as a pretext to mount an attack on Ukraine. A similar scenario played out earlier in Georgia.
Russia backs two self-proclaimed breakaway republics in Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Tensions over the two regions resulted in a brief Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008, with Moscow recognizing the independence of the two regions after a ceasefire.
Moldova also wants to be a member of the EU
Moldova also wants to be a member of the EU.
Moldova, the poorest country on the European continent, also aspires to be a member of the EU. Moldova’s President Maia Sandu has expressed her concern about a Russian invasion, as thousands of Russian soldiers are stationed in the breakaway region of Transnistria.
As we have mentioned in AmericanPost.News, the European Union has strict rules for admission. The bloc’s newest member, Croatia, took 10 years to go from application to membership.
Both Georgia and Ukraine have signed association agreements with the bloc, but these agreements do not guarantee membership in the bloc.
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