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Georgia's path toward EU membership remains steady and irreversible

Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia

01 October 2025 15:27 (UTC +04:00)

As Georgia is heading to disputed local elections on 4 October, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze took the initiative on Wednesday to reaffirm his government’s commitment to the EU membership process, APA reports, citing euronews.com.

In an op-ed exclusively written for Euronews, Kobakhidze states that Georgia’s path towards EU membership “remains steady and irreversible” and that Tbilisi's goal of joining the European Union by 2030 is “both realistic and attainable” based on the reforms carried out so far by his government.

The Georgian leader took the occasion to also underline his government’s key point in the strained relations between Tbilisi and the European Union, after both parties hit pause on the South Caucasus country’s EU accession talks.

“I am confident that, in the years ahead, the approach toward Georgia will become fairer and more merit-based, reflecting both the reforms we have undertaken and the tangible progress we have achieved,” he said in the op-ed published on Wednesday by Euronews..

Kobakhidze believes that “Georgia’s strategic importance is growing rapidly” and that the country meets “all obligations under the Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area with the EU.”