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Minister of Justice of Georgia Informs Participants of the International Conference about Georgia’s Ongoing Legal Reforms on its Way to the European Union
The international conference "The future of EU Enlargement: Judiciary and Fundamental Rights" is organized by the Croatian Ministry of Justice and Public Administration and the European Commission. Ministers of Justice of EU candidate countries are taking part in it.
The purpose of the event is to share the successful experience of Croatia on the way to joining the European Union with the candidate countries. Georgia's participation in such platforms is especially important after the country received the status of a candidate member state of the European Union.
The Minister of Justice of Georgia introduced to the participants of the conference the successful reforms carried out to strengthen the rule of law and protection of human rights in the process of European integration. Attention was focused on the reform of the penitentiary system of Georgia and the historical minimum of pending cases against Georgia at the Strasbourg Court.
Facilitation of Georgia's accession to the European Union is one of the priorities of the Ministry of Justice. For this purpose, the agency closely cooperates with international partners, deepens sectoral cooperation, introduces the practice of bilateral legal forums, learns more about the experience of Western countries and shares information about successful reforms in Georgia.