Opinion analysis piece on the political, economic and security challenges plus opportunities posed by Georgia's future membership in the European Union. By Victor Kipiani, director of the Georgian think tank Geocase. THE GEORGIA PATH TOWARDS EUROPEAN FULL INTEGRATION Much has been said about the historical significance of the European Council decision of December 14, 2023, and much will be said in the future. Given the political and legal, economic, moral and social nature of the EU membership candidate status for Georgia, this is absolutely understandable. Moreover, now there will be more to say and evaluate: after all, our country is still in the process of fulfilling the conditions set by the European Union, which should create prerequisites for the start of membership negotiations. And despite the abundance of comments, let us dwell on some practical aspects of the December 14 decision. We believe that mentioning them is necessary not only to fully understand the i...
