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Georgia

Georgia is an official candidate for membership of the European Union.

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  • Candidate country

Relationship with the EU

  1. 3 March 2022Applied for membership
  2. 14 December 2023Candidate status granted

Milestones

Under the Constitution, Abkhazian is also an official language in the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. The EU supports Georgia’s territorial integrity and describes Abkhazia and South Ossetia as breakaway occupied regions.

  1. 9 April 1991Independence from the Soviet Union restored. diplomatie.gouv.fr
  2. 27 April 1999Joins the Council of Europe. archive.org
  3. 27 June 2014Signs an Association Agreement with the EU, including a free trade area (DCFTA). eeas.europa.eu
  4. 1 July 2016Association Agreement with the EU enters into force. eeas.europa.eu
  5. 3 March 2022Applies for EU membership. enlargement.ec.europa.eu
  6. 14 December 2023European Council grants EU candidate status. enlargement.ec.europa.eu
  7. 27 June 2024European Council concludes that the accession process is de facto halted. enlargement.ec.europa.eu

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