Kvirikashvili meets with Mogherini in Brussels
Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili met the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, in Brussels. The Prime Minister …
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Mogherini: Georgia deserves visa-free regime, but cannot be given it yet
Terms of establishing a visa-free regime with the EU for citizens of Georgia do not depend on political considerations, this is a purely procedural matter, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security …
Margvelashvili: Georgia counts on Trump's support
Georgia expects relations with the United States under Donald Trump to remain strong, Georgian President Georgy Margvelashvili …
EU to decide on visa-free regime today
Leading EU institutions today will discuss a new mechanism of suspending visa-free regime, which determines the abolition of visa requirements for citizens of Ukraine and Georgia. "The Slovak presidency will convene a regular …
New Faces of Georgian Government
Premier Giorgi Kvirikashvili presented the new Cabinet
Kvirikashvili: Georgia fulfills its obligations and expects reciprocal step from EU
Georgia has fully fulfilled the EU visa liberalization action plan and now it is the turn of our European partners, the acting Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said at the 'Georgia-EU Association Tasks' …
European Parliament urges to speed up Georgia-EU visa waiver
The European Parliament has called on the Council of Europe to start negotiations on exempting Georgian citizens from European Union visa requirements "without any further delay”. In a letter sent yesterday to the Slovak …
EU offers 30 million euro to support Georgia’s governance reform
Georgia will be able to implement its governance reform faster and more efficiently than planned thanks to a new 30 million euro grant offered by the European Union. "We will have to put much effort in this area to ensure …
European Parliament to discuss Georgia's visa liberalization tomorrow
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty reporter Rikard Jozwiak wrote that the European Council will discuss the issue of liberalization of visa regime for Georgian citizens on October 5. "Seems likely that there …
Visa liberalization between EU and Georgia won't happen this year, source says
The EU will not introduce visa-free regime for short trips for citizens of Georgia and Ukraine before the end of this year, a source close to the European Parliament (EP) said. "Due to the upcoming elections in a number of EU …
EU Parliament creates Georgia Friendship Group
The European Parliament (EP) has established a Georgia Friendship Group to strengthen ties between the EP, the European Union (EU) and Georgia. The group comprised of members from all leading political parties of the EP, Georgia’s …
Georgian Foreign Minister to discuss visa liberalisation in Strasbourg
Georgia’s Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze left for Strasbourg to meet European Union (EU) and European Parliament (EP) officials and discuss the country’s visa liberalisation perspectives. During his …
Is Georgia one step away from liberalization of visas?
Even though the fact that the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament approved the visa liberalization for Georgia is a good sign, considering difficult situation with the migration crisis in Europe and contradictions between the EU …
Romania calls on EU to lift visa for Georgian citizens
The European Affairs Committee of the Romanian Parliament has adopted a statement supporting Georgia’s visa liberalization with the EU. …
EU Parliament Committee backs visa-free travel for Georgia
The European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs has approved the project on the abolition of the EU visa regime for Georgian citizens. The parliament’s Latvian rapporteur on Georgia, Andrejs Mamikins, …
Khidasheli: Brexit won't affect our relations with NATO and EU
Georgian Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli believes that the processes in the EU, including Brexit, won't affect the relations between Tbilisi and NATO and the liberalization of visa regime with the EU. "As far …
Tbilisi tries to assuage Germany on EU visa waiver
Government leaders in Tbilisi are scrambling to address Germany’s stated concerns that granting Georgians visa-free entry to the European Union could lead to higher crime rates, Eurasianet reports. …
Burjanadze: Georgia won't become NATO member
The leader of opposition party 'United Democrats', a former parliament speaker, Nino Burjanadze, stated that Georgia will not become NATO member. According to her, in the near future the country also will not …
Five EU countries ask to provide visa-free regime to Georgia
Foreign Minister of Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Bulgaria and Romania expect that the meeting of the EU Council on Foreign Affairs on June 20th will address the issue of Georgia's visa-free regime. "The issue of granting …
Donald Tusk: EU to lift visas for Georgian citizens
The head of the European Council Donald Tusk is confident that the European Union to grant Georgian citizens visa-free travel in the near future. "We touched upon Georgia's visa-free aspirations. As …
