Leyen: Georgia must now come together politically to design a clear path towards EU

Georgia must now come together politically to design a clear path towards structural reform and the EU, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said following the Commission’s recommendation to grant the EU candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, while Georgia must first meet certain criteria. 

 

“So we recommend Georgia to grant the European perspective, but to come back and assess how it meets a number of conditions before granting it candidate status,” she suggested at Friday’s press conference. 

 

Leyen said the sooner Georgia managed to come together, the faster it moved forward, noting that the EU is “open widely” 

 

Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova applied for EU membership after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

 

Leyen said that “Ukraine has clearly shown commitment to live up to European values and standards. And embarked, before the war, on its way towards the EU.”