Georgian political parties united in European parties

Abstract

For today’s Georgia, which is waiting for the Candidate Status from the European Union, relations between Georgian political parties and European parties are of immense importance. European parties, as constituent parts of the European Parliament, represent a kind of mechanism for national political parties. Without efficient communication with the European parties, it is irrelevant to talk about whether Georgia can fully integrate into the European Union. It turns out that European parties construct certain prerequisites for national political parties to attain the ultimate goal, making Georgia a full member of the European Union. Despite the above, it is a paradox that in Georgia (Scientific Society, Civil Sector) such an urgent issue (European Parties and Georgian political parties) is only partially studied. Apart from the scientific community and the civil sector, relations with the European parties in Georgia are primarily covered by the media, although such information is largely limited. Based on this, the mentioned article will focus decisively on the history of relations between Georgian political parties and European parties and will endeavor to chronologically examine which Georgian political parties are related to European parties and, in general, what is the existing dialogue between them.