Minister of Justice, Rati Bregadze spoke about the European integration process of Georgia at a meeting held today with the delegation members of the European Affairs Committee of the Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Georgian side provided the German visitors with detailed information on the current progress towards the implementation of the 12-point recommendations for obtaining the status of a candidate country for EU membership. Rati Bregadze also emphasized the importance of bringing Georgia's legislation closer to EU law and noted that the Ministry of Justice will fully coordinate this process. The relevant legislative initiative is already being discussed by the Parliament, and an electronic platform specially created for this purpose will be launched in the near future.

The role and importance of close cooperation between Georgia and Germany in the process of the country's European integration was also noted.

The members of the delegation noted that the impressions received from the meeting about how Georgia fulfills the recommendations of the European Union are very positive, and they positively assessed the ongoing reforms in the country for this purpose.

The Georgian side expressed hope that the process of the country's European integration will have the unwavering support of Germany.

The Ministry of Justice of Georgia has a close sectoral cooperation with Germany, which was especially strengthened in September 2022, after the visit of the Minister of Justice of Georgia to Germany. In particular:

• The 2022-2025 cooperation program between the Ministries of Justice of the two countries was signed;
• partnership relations were strengthened in the direction of improvement of professional training courses in the penitentiary field;
• In the notary field, an intensive process of experience sharing started and a memorandum of cooperation was signed;
• The Georgian-German legal forum was decided and for the first time it will be held in Tbilisi on July 5-6 of this year.