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EU Member States about their experience of the EU membership

Georgia obtained the EU candidate status in December 2023, on the understanding that Georgia implements nine steps set out in the European Commission recommendations of November 2023. However, the accession process was de facto halted in June 2024 due to democratic backsliding. Despite these setbacks, the EU continues to support the Georgian population and their democratic and European aspirations. The EU’s doors remain open for Georgia, should the authorities decide to reverse the current course of action.

In spring 2024, the Ambassadors of the EU member states shared their experiences of what does it mean to be part of the EU family:

Joint Statement of the EU Member States

Massimiliano D’Antuono, Ambassador of the Italian Republic

Michel Peetermans, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium

Meline Arakelian, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Peter Fischer, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany

Marcos Granados Gómez, Chargé d’affaires, Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain

Saulius Valainis, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania

Maria Theodorou, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic

Lolita Lenkeviča, Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Latvia

Sheraz Gasri, Ambassador of France

Răzvan Rotundu, Ambassador of Romania

Anna Maria Sikó, Ambassador of Hungary

Riina Kaljurand, Ambassador of Estonia

Petr Kubernát, Ambassador of the Czech Republic

Thomas Mühlmann, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria

Anna Lyberg, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden

Mariusz Pietrzak, Chargé d’affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Poland

Anne Toft Sørensen, Ambassador of Denmark

Matúš Bušovský, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic

Vesselin Valkanov, Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria