This article is about accession negotiations process. For the broad perspective on relations between the European Union and Georgia, see
Georgia–European Union relations.
| Accession of Georgia to the European Union |
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| Status | Candidate (unscreened) |
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Application |
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| European perspective | 23 June 2022 |
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| Membership application | 3 March 2022 |
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| Screened & negotiations commence | |
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| Population | 446,828,803 | 450,731,931 |
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| Area | 4,233,262 km2
1,634,472 mi2 | 4,303,962 km2 |
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| HDI | 0.896 | |
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| GDP (PPP) | $25.399 trillion | |
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| GDP per capita (PPP) | $56,928 | |
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| GDP | $17.818 trillion | |
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| GDP per capita | $39,940 | |
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| Gini | 30.0 | |
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| Official Languages | 24 | 25
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The accession of Georgia to the European Union (EU) is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the EU.
Following an application by Georgia in March 2022, the EU established Georgia's eligibility to become a member of the Union, recognizing the country as a potential candidate. On 8 November 2023, the European Commission issued an official recommendation to grant candidate status to Georgia, which was confirmed on 14 December 2023.
On 28 November 2024, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced that Georgia's EU accession negotiations had been suspended until the end of 2028, though he added that his government would continue to implement the reforms required for accession and that it still planned for Georgia to join the EU by 2030.
It is one of nine current EU candidate countries, together with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.