While Russia meticulously orchestrates its interference in Georgia, Brussels seems oblivious to the increasing urgency of the situation, writes Tinatin Akhvlediani. Tinatin Akhvlediani is a research fellow in the EU Foreign Policy Unit at CEPS. In 2023, Georgia found itself in the …
As Brussels deliberates on Georgia's eligibility for EU candidate status, a parallel debate revolves around the conditions that should be mandated for Georgia's future integration, writes Sergi Kapanadze.
The recent resumption of direct air traffic between Moscow and Tbilisi risks further clouding Georgia's EU candidacy prospects. However, the authorities in Tbilisi believe the development should play in their favour.
Georgia is determined to obtain the status of an EU candidate country and is making efforts to implement all the requirements ahead of a crucial assessment by the European Commission due in June. In this special report, EURACTIV takes a close look at the developments as they unfold.
In a bold geopolitical move dubbed a "historic moment" for the bloc, EU leaders approved on Thursday (23 June) granting EU candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, following a European Commission recommendation.
EU leaders in Brussels are expected to sign off on last week's recommendation by the European Commission to grant Ukraine and Moldova EU candidate status, according to the latest EU summit draft conclusions, dated 21 June and seen by EURACTIV. "The …
The EU should grant candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, bringing them a step closer to bloc membership, while Georgia still has some homework to do, the European Commission said on Friday (17 June) in a highly-anticipated opinion on the bloc's future enlargement.
Unconditional candidate status must be given to Ukraine without jeopardising the ongoing accession process of Western Balkans countries, a European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) resolution approved on Thursday (16 June) stated.
Gaining EU candidate status would be a crucial and existential political message that today the door is open for Georgia, and there is light at the end of the tunnel, Tbilisi's Ambassador to the EU Vakhtang Makharoblishvili told EURACTIV.
