Georgia celebrates granting EU candidate status. European Union flags fly in the streets and on different buildings in Tbilisi and countrywide.
Dec 15,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
A public
celebration on this occasion is being held at Freedom Square in Tbilisi.
The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, invited the public to Freedom Square today to celebrate the historic fact of granting the country candidate status.
On December
14, the European Council opened EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and
Moldova and granted EU candidate status to Georgia.
The
European Commission recommended the European Council grant candidate status to
Georgia on November 8.
Georgia
officially applied for EU membership on March 3, 2022.