“Addressing 9 steps is not to ‘please Brussels’ but to improve the lives of the people of Georgia and bring Georgia closer to the EU standards,” said EU Ambassador to Georgia, Paweł Herczyński answering questions of Georgian citizens through the social media.

According to the EU Ambassador, EU candidate status for Georgia, first and foremost, means a recognition of the strong support that the people of Georgia have demonstrated for its European future. He said that addressing 9 steps was crucial to move to the next stage, which is opening of negotiations for EU accession.

“Addressing them is crucial for Georgia to move to the next stage, which is opening the accession negotiations. All these steps and stages are not to “please Brussels” but to improve the lives of the people of Georgia and bring Georgia closer to the EU standards.

As Georgia has embarked on the path of EU membership, it is up to political leaders to work constructively together and to involve civil society and business to address the people of Georgia’s European aspiration. You can be sure that the EU will support Georgia every step of the way,” he said.