MEP Viola von Cramon said Friday that parallel working groups by several opposition parties,to address the 12-point conditions of the EU for Georgia to receive the candidate status in December, were unlikely to benefit the country’s European prospects. 

“Unfortunately, having parallel groups working on the EU recommendations demonstrates neither unity nor power. EU candidacy will be achieved not by a single party but by a united political class. Everyone contributes, everyone gets credit!” said the MEP on Twitter. 

The Strategy Agmashebeli and the Lelo opposition parties said Friday that they would not join the ruling Georgian Dream party proposed working format to address the issues for the membership candidate status. 

They pledged to propose bills and act separately to push for Georgia’s EU membership.