Olivér Várhelyi, the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, strengthening relations with the EU’s neighbouring countries, on Wednesday tweeted that “Georgia made a very clear message to us: it is only EU membership that Georgia considers to be strong and solid enough for long-term peace, stability and prosperity.”

“In the middle of all these turbulences that we both face and in the middle of all this new geopolitical tensions or era, Georgia made a very clear message to us: it is only EU membership that Georgia considers to be strong and solid enough for long-term peace, stability and prosperity. And we have listened to this message very clearly, and I am here not only to tell you that we heard the message, but also to tell you that we are ready to deliver on this message,” Commissioner Várhelyi stated.

In his yesterday speech in Georgia, the Commissioner went on: “We see that the vast majority of Georgian population is for EU membership. This is a very strong mandate, not only for the government, but the entire political elite of the country, and everybody who is active in working on this.”

He stressed that “we want to help to get Georgia ready for becoming a member of the European Union, still under our generation – as the Prime Minister also made the point. So in the forthcoming weeks and months, we will have to work very hard and we need Georgia to work very hard to demonstrate its readiness to become a candidate country.”

In this new geopolitical era, 🇬🇪 made a very clear message to us: it is only 🇪🇺membership that #Georgia considers to be strong enough for long-term peace, stability & prosperity. I am here to tell you that we are ready to deliver on this message.
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— Oliver Varhelyi (@OliverVarhelyi) November 16, 2022