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Joint press release following the 6th Association council meeting between the European Union and Georgia
The European Union and Georgia held the 6th meeting of the Association council on 16 March 2021. The Association council took note of the 2021 Association Implementation Report on Georgia and assessed the state of EU-Georgia relations since the last Association council in March 2019.
The sides reaffirmed their continued and joint commitment to Georgia s deeper political association and economic integration with the EU in the framework of the Association Agreement and its Deep and Comprehensive Free trade Area (DCFTA). The Association council welcomed the quality and frequency of ongoing high-level dialogue and noted the importance of active follow up on its results. Both sides acknowledged Georgia’s European aspirations, its European choice and the common objective of continuing to build a democratic, stable and prosperous country. The Association council welcomed ongoing
01/23/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/23/2021 12:26
Georgia/Russia: Statement by the Spokesperson on the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights ( )
On 21 January, the European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber issued a landmark judgement in the inter-State case concerning the armed conflict between Georgia and the Russian Federation in August 2008 and its consequences. The ruling clearly concludes that after 12 August 2008 the Russian Federation, exercising effective control over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, violated several provisions of the European Convention of Human Rights.
Achieving justice and accountability is an important part of conflict resolution and the EU calls upon the Russian Federation to ensure the proper follow-up of the ruling.