BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 13. The European Parliament voted in favor of a resolution calling on the Council of the European Union to grant candidate status to Georgia. In addition, the European Parliament calls on the Council of the European Union to begin accession negotiations for Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Trend reports.
According to the information, 468 members of the European Parliament voted for the resolution, 99 were against, and 58 abstained.
The text of the resolution on the critical importance of EU enlargement emphasizes that it is a powerful geopolitical tool for the EU and a strategic investment in peace and security.
According to a statement by the European Parliament, European parliamentarians call on the Council of the European Union to make a decision on the start of negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova at a meeting on December 14-15. Subject to some reform steps being taken, they also expressed their readiness to begin accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and grant candidate status to Georgia.