European Union flags outside the EU headquarters in Brussels. Archive photoTBILISI, July 22 Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili believes that the country's leadership does not fulfill the 12 points required to obtain the status of a candidate member of the European Union. On July 20, a delegation of the European Parliament arrived in Georgia on a two-day visit. They met with the president and then with parliamentary political parties, representatives of non-governmental organizations and the public defender, with whom they discussed the issues of Georgia's integration into the EU and the 12-point recommendations issued by the European Commission.
The President of Georgia announced the negative attitude of Brussels towards the country «Today, the delegation of the European Parliament is in Georgia. This is a continuation of the very big step that was taken towards us — we were given a European perspective, which we do not appreciate at the level at which it should be appreciated. We were given six months, and during this time we have to complete 12 points in order to get the status of a candidate.In this process, a delegation of European parliamentarians arrives, from the very committee that deals with Georgia and foreign affairs.At this time, the incredible happens: simultaneously in Brussels and in In Washington, press speakers tell us to learn how to behave. At this time, we are not doing what should be done in connection with 12 points, but we are taking opposite steps,» Zurabishvili said in an interview with the Georgian First Channel. According to her, the European side expects that a number of issues will be resolved in Georgia, and instead the opposition and the ruling party cannot begin to cooperate, with anti-Western rhetoric sounds on the part of the authorities, «and silence with regard to Russia.» The heads of state and government of the European Union at the summit in Brussels earlier approved the granting of the status of candidates for joining the union to Ukraine and Moldova. According to the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, the Council of the EU has decided to recognize the European perspective of Georgia and is ready to grant it a status as soon as the set priorities of 12 points are met. jpg» />In South Ossetia, more frequent provocations were reported on the border with Georgia
