European Council grants EU candidate status to Georgia - Council President
Charles Michel, the European Council President, on Thursday said the Council granted Georgia the European Union membership candidate status.
EU leaders have decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova and to grant candidate status to Georgia.
"A strategic decision and a day that will remain engraved in the history of our Union.
We are proud that we have lived up to our promises and delighted for our friends and partners." Says European Commission
The European Commission on November 8 recommended the Council to grant Georgia the EU candidate status.
Georgia officially applied for EU membership on March 3, 2022, shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, after accelerating the initial plan to submit the membership application by 2024.
