Georgia refused to let Ukraine into the European Union «without a queue»

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. Archival photoMOSCOW, 13 Jun. Georgia deserves the status of a candidate for EU membership more than Ukraine and Moldova, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said at a government meeting. Jam News quoted him as saying. .jpg» />Germany urged the European Union not to feel sorry for UkraineIn his opinion, among the three contenders — Tbilisi, Chisinau, Kyiv — Georgia is «ten heads ahead in all directions», and in many respects even ahead of some EU member states.Vladimir Zelensky On February 28, he signed an application for Ukraine's accession to the European Union. Moldovan President Maia Sandu signed such a document on March 3. Georgian authorities originally planned to apply in 2024, but Tbilisi decided to speed up the process. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signed an application for granting the country candidate status for EU accession also on March 3. The leaders of the factions of the European Parliament last week called on the participants of the EU summit on June 23-24 to grant the status of a candidate country to Ukraine and Moldova, as well as to continue work on such a status for Georgia.Bloomberg: Ukraine set conditions for EU candidate status