I have great hope that European bureaucracy will change its colors and act differently in the future. By 2030, we will be fully prepared for EU membership. The key is that processes in the EU should take a different direction.
During a conversation with journalists in Bakhmaro, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the trends currently observed in the European Union are concerning.
“For us, it is important that the EU is associated with justice, objectivity, and truth. Unfortunately, today the situation is different due to the misguided actions of European bureaucracy. I have great hope that European bureaucracy will change its colors and act differently in the future.
You know what our foreign policy priority is. First and foremost, it is integration into the European Union. We have declared that by 2028, we will fulfill more than 90% of the obligations under the Association Agreement, and by 2030, we will be fully prepared for EU membership. The key is that processes in the EU should take a different direction. Today, the trends are concerning, with regressions in terms of human rights and democracy across the EU. We hope that by the time we are ready for EU membership in 2030, these trends in the EU will change,” the Prime Minister noted.
According to him, the EU should not be associated with phenomena such as hatred.
“You see that this is what European bureaucracy is associated with today. They openly demanded the return of the ‘National Movement’ to power when they called on people to go to the polls and vote for the ‘National Movement’s’ return. The EU should not be associated with such things in the perception of the Georgian people,” the Prime Minister stated.
Furthermore, according to Irakli Kobakhidze, they reaffirm their readiness to European bureaucracy for a healthy discussion on all issues, “although they continue to avoid such discussions because the truth is not on their side.”
According to him, the truth is on Georgia’s side.
“We reaffirm to European bureaucracy our readiness to hold a healthy discussion on all issues. We do not close any topic, but we want a healthy discussion on all matters. You see that, to this day, European bureaucracy avoids such healthy discussions because the truth is not on their side. The truth is on our side, as we have adopted absolutely sound laws and taken absolutely sound steps. We firmly uphold the rule of law and democracy in our country. Among other things, we do not allow anyone to change the government from the outside, organize revolutions, or interfere in our elections. This is how events will continue to unfold, of course. We are open to any healthy discussion, but it must be open, transparent, and public,” the Prime Minister stated.
Irakli Kobakhidze: I have great hope that European bureaucracy will change its colors and act differently in the future
