The European Parliament (EP) approved the EU-Georgia Association Agreement (AA) on Thursday.
The AA provides for the establishment of deep political association and economic integration between the EU and Georgia, including the opening of their markets.
This is the third AA in a row which the EP ratifies with its Eastern neighbours, the previous two being with Ukraine and Moldova.
The Parliament approved the agreement with an overwhelming majority – 490 votes in favour, 76 against, with 57 abstentions.
Rapporteur Andrejs Mamikins said that the ratification represented a new chapter in the EU’s relationship with Georgia.
Mamikins welcomed the recent reforms in Georgia, especially in …read more
Source: Novinite
