Oliver Varhelyi, European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement declares, that Georgia has fulfilled only three of the 12 priorities set by the European Commission.
He stated this while presenting an oral report on the progress made by Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova in terms of reforms in Stockholm.
According to him, among the recommendations implemented is the selection of the public defender through a transparent process.
"As for Georgia, in the case of which 12 priorities were defined, in the opinion presented in June, we see that 3 of them have been fulfilled: first, it is gender equality and the fight against violence against women. The second is to consider the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. The third is to appoint a public defender through a transparent process," said Oliver Varhelyi.
In addition, according to Oliver Varhelyi, Georgia has achieved certain progress in 7 directions out of 12 priorities.
"Georgia has achieved certain progress in 7 other directions - among them, in the direction of political polarization, in the direction of the full functioning of state institutions and in the direction of further improvement of the electoral environment, in terms of adopting and implementing a strategy of transparent and effective judicial reforms, in terms of strengthening the independence of the anti-corruption agency and fight against organized crime, in the direction of strengthening the protection of human rights of vulnerable groups and ensuring the participation of civil organizations in the decision-making process," said Oliver Varhelyi.
*The quotes in the article have been double-translated from Georgian and wordings may be inaccurate.
