{"id":10857,"date":"2022-03-01T09:42:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T09:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eprc.ge\/?post_type=news_p_type&p=10857"},"modified":"2022-10-17T15:17:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T15:17:02","slug":"10857","status":"publish","type":"news_p_type","link":"https:\/\/eprc.ge\/en\/news\/10857\/","title":{"rendered":"Address of the Georgian People to the European Union"},"content":{"rendered":"

To:<\/strong><\/p>\n

H. E. Charles Michel, President of the European Council<\/strong><\/p>\n

H. E. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission<\/strong><\/p>\n

H. E. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament<\/strong><\/p>\n

H. E. Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Heads of the Governments of the EU Member States<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Today Ukraine and the whole of Europe face an extraordinary threat caused by Russia\u2019s aggression and Putin\u2019s attempt to change the democratically elected government of Ukraine. We, the Georgian citizens, fully support Ukraine\u2019s heroic fight for independence and sovereignty. We are heartened to see that the whole world is in solidarity with President Zelensky and his people. Ukrainians are fighting not only for their future but also for the future of Europeans, for the future of Georgia and Moldova, and for every individual, family, and country who wants to live in peace, prosperity, and security.<\/p>\n

We, the Georgian citizens, face the same challenges as Ukraine does. Russia, too, has occupied our land, has waged war against our statehood and sovereignty, and has attempted to change democratically elected Government through force and hybrid warfare. We were first to withstand this deadly challenge in 2008, albeit at a tremendous human cost and Russia\u2019s occupation of 20% of our territory.<\/p>\n

We are glad to see that European leaders and public opinion are inclined towards accepting Ukraine, whole and free to the family of European nations. We fully support President Zelensky\u2019s drive for Ukraine to join the European Union. We are also glad to see that the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, together with many EU member states and Members of the European Parliament, plan to discuss Ukraine\u2019s European aspirations and membership perspective seriously. We want to ask the leadership of the EU institutions and EU Member States to grant Ukraine the clear path towards European Union membership.<\/p>\n

Throughout the last days, EU citizens and governments have shown their full support of Ukraine by defending Ukraine by imposing sanctions on Russia and providing Ukrainians with military, economic, and financial assistance. Ukrainian people deserve to be part of the most peaceful and prosperous club of European nations, which emerged after the devastating world war. Ukrainians have shown that they can give the ultimate sacrifice \u2013 their lives for their European future. Maidan of 2004, Euromaidan of 2014, and their heroic fight of 2022 against Russia is a testament to the Ukrainian people\u2019s European identity and readiness to define their future free of tanks, bombs, and Russian dictate.<\/p>\n

The Georgian citizens are fully in solidarity with Ukraine in their fight for independence and European aspiration. We strongly believe that the European Union and Member states should treat the Eastern Partnership region\u2019s Trio \u2013 Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova, as one whole inseparable region, facing common problems related to Russia\u2019s aggression, occupation, and annexation. Therefore, we hope that the EU will positively respond to Ukraine\u2019s request for membership and, by the same token, open doors for Georgia\u2019s and Moldova\u2019s European perspectives.<\/p>\n

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Georgia\u2019s Reforms Associates<\/p>\n

Open Society Georgia Foundation<\/p>\n

Europe-Georgia Institute<\/p>\n

Georgian Institute for Strategic Studies<\/p>\n

Human Rights Center<\/p>\n

Georgian Farmers Association<\/p>\n

World Experience for Georgia<\/p>\n

Georgian Institute of Politics<\/p>\n

International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy<\/p>\n

Institute for Democracy and Safe Development<\/p>\n

Georgian Democracy Initiative<\/p>\n

United Nations Association of Georgia<\/p>\n

Society and Banks<\/p>\n

Atlantic Council Georgia<\/p>\n

Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

Tolerance and Diversity Institute<\/p>\n

Institute for Development of Freedom of Information<\/p>\n

SOVLAB – Soviet Past Research Laboratory<\/p>\n

Media Development Foundation<\/p>\n

Georgian Young Lawyers\u2019 Association<\/p>\n

Caucasus Open Space<\/p>\n

Transparency International Georgia<\/p>\n

Economic Policy Research Center<\/p>\n

Sapari<\/p>\n

Partnership for Human Rights<\/p>\n

Social Justice Center<\/p>\n

Europe Foundation<\/p>\n

Egeria Solutions<\/p>\n

In Depth Reporting and Economic Analysis Center<\/p>\n

The Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics<\/p>\n

Governance Monitoring Center<\/p>\n

Rights Georgia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8384,"template":"","websites":[19],"news_categories":[272],"class_list":["post-10857","news_p_type","type-news_p_type","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","websites-eprc","news_categories-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAddress of the Georgian People to the European Union • EPRC.ge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eprc.ge\/en\/news\/10857\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Address of the Georgian People to the European Union • EPRC.ge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"To: H. E. Charles Michel, President of the European Council H. E. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission H. E. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament H. 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