MEP Kaljurand: I don’t see political consensus in EU on Georgia’s membership

MEP Marina Kaljurand says that as of today she is unable to see a political consensus in the EU on Georgia’s membership, while Georgia has plans to apply for the membership of the European Union by 2024. 

However, Kaljurand has told journalists in Strasbourg, where the ruling party MPs are holding meetings with MEPs and EU officials, that the upcoming Eastern Partnership summit may give a push to a new stage of cooperation between Georgia and the EU. 

The EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative was launched back in 2009, uniting six Eastern European countries: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine to support democracy, prosperity and stability in the region.

Georgia says that it has already used all the opportunities offered via the initiative.