The European Council has decided to recognize Georgia’s European perspective. Ukraine and Moldova have received candidate status, Trend reports citing 1tv.ge.
President of the European Council, Charles Michel, said: “the EUCO decided to recognize the European perspective of Georgia and is ready to grant candidate status once the outstanding priorities are addressed.”
“Congratulations to the Georgian people. A historic moment in EU-Georgia relations: Georgia’s future lies within the EU,” he tweeted.