Borrell pointed out to Georgia "failures" in reforms on the way to European integration

Georgia is implementing reforms in difficult conditions, there are difficulties in important areas - in relation to human rights and the rule of law, Borrell said. He emphasized

The European Union supports Georgia in carrying out reforms on the path to European integration, in this process there is "some progress", but problems have emerged in a number of areas, the EU's annual report says. The document was published on the eve of the EU-Georgia Council meeting scheduled for September 6.

“We have witnessed failures in key areas of the rule of law, governance and human rights,” said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.

He noted that Georgia, at the same time, continued "its path of reforms in difficult conditions", among them the HEAD of European diplomacy named the economic recovery after the covid-19 pandemic , the events in Ukraine and the "tense political situation". Borrell stressed that Georgia should pursue a conscientious approach to reform that is in line with "its declared goals and the aspirations of its citizens." Georgia is entering a new stage in its relations with the European Union, he said.

The development of the situation with regard to European integration depends on Georgia, said Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Oliver Varhelyi. He added that the European Commission is ready to grant the status of a candidate for joining the European Union after all conditions are met. “The ball is now on the side of Georgia,” he stressed.

EC postpones consideration of EU candidate status for Georgia Politics

Georgia applied for EU membership after Ukraine and Moldova in early March. The republic's aspiration for membership in the EU and Euro-Atlantic security structures is enshrined in the Constitution of Georgia.

In mid-June, the European Commission recommended granting the status of EU candidate members to Ukraine and Moldova, but Georgia was offered a "European perspective." Tbilisi should complete "a number of identified priority tasks" by the end of 2022, the EC said in a statement. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed confidence that Georgia now needs to "politically unite" to determine a common line in the field of structural reforms. The assessment of reform progress has been postponed until 2023, the EC warned later.

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“After careful discussion, we have decided not to rush the political elite of Georgia in trying to achieve depolarization in order to sit down at the same negotiating table and work carefully on reforms,” explained Michael Rupp, head of the EC group on Georgia and Moldova.

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The Georgian authorities have criticized the decision of the EC not to grant candidate status. Prime Minister of the Republic Irakli Garibashvili expressed confidence that Georgia is “ten goals” ahead of Ukraine and Moldova in all areas, and also ahead of a number of EU countries in some of them. “If status is defined by war, we don't want war. We demand a well-deserved status,” he insisted.