What Should Georgia Do to Obtain EU Candidate Status: 12 Conditions Proposed

The European Commission has outlined 12 conditions that Georgia must fulfill to be recommended for EU candidate status. The opinion on Georgia's application for membership has been published on the EC's website.

A key criterion includes de-oligarchization, which aims to prevent excessive personal interests from influencing economic, political, and public life.

It is essential to strengthen the fight against organized crime by ensuring accountability and oversight of law enforcement agencies.

Georgia must adopt and implement a transparent and effective strategy for judicial reforms, ensuring a fully independent, accountable, and impartial judicial system.

Greater efforts should be made to secure an environment for free, professional, diverse, and independent media.

Immediate actions are needed to strengthen the protection of human rights for vulnerable groups, including more effective prosecution of perpetrators and instigators of violence.

Finally, Georgia must overcome political polarization and ensure cooperation among political parties in the spirit of the 'Charles Michel Agreement.'