The Prime Minister of Georgia said there would be “no reasons” for the European Union bodies to reject granting the country the bloc’s membership candidate status, after noting the Government’s approval of an action plan for deoligarchisation to address one of the conditions for receiving the status.

“The ruling party would next week react to all issues related to the conditions raised during the visit of Josep Borrell, the EU High Commissioner, to Tbilisi.

All conditions would be fulfilled by the Government by the end of this month. If the bloc once again rejected granting Georgia the status, the decision would be a very big mistake and injustice that we will not tolerate.

We are not making any comparisons with anyone, we are just requesting a well-deserved status - especially considering the current geopolitical reality in the world, in our region and on the European continent [due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict] - based on the achievements the ruling party, the Parliament have ensured together with the Government”, - said Irakli Garibashvili.

The deoligarchisation action plan, adopted by Georgia’s European Union Integration Commission chaired by the Prime Minister, involves implementation of systemic reforms to address “excessive influence on the political, economic, and social” spheres in the country.