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Celebrations in Tbilisi as Georgia takes first step towards EU membership
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Crowds celebrated outside the president’s palace in Georgia’s capital as Tbilisi took another step towards EU membership.
On Wednesday, Georgia was told that it should officially be named as a candidate to join the bloc once it addresses shortcomings, including in the fight against corruption and election deficiencies.
“Never in my lifetime did I expect to witness this, I always dreamt of this day but these 30 years of independence were so hard that I always thought of EU integration as something in the distant future," he said.
"I am thrilled by the Georgian people, our citizens, it is them who achieved this crucial decision, congratulate all, we are about to join the family towards which we strived all our lives.”
EU member states are yet to sign off on the council’s recommendation, and its decision will come in December.
Georgia’s government has faced mounting international criticism over a perceived backsliding on democracy and engaging with Russia.
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