The European Commission presented an Action Plan that represents a further step towards full visa liberalisation with Georgia. The Commission highlighted that it clearly sets out all technical conditions to be met by Georgia before the possible establishment of a visa-free travel regime.

An Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation with Georgia was presented on 26 February by the European Commission. This action plan is structured in four blocks of measures dealing respectively with document security, border and migration management, public order and security, and relevant external relations issues. The European Commission started a dialogue on visa liberalisation with Georgia in June 2012.

The Commission stressed that it contains a first set of benchmarks concerning the policy framework (legislation and planning) and a second set of more specific benchmarks, covering effective and sustainable implementation of relevant measures including concrete results on the ground. The Commission also confirmed that will regularly assess the effective and consistent fulfilment and implementation by Georgia of each set of benchmarks.

Georgian authorities are encouraged by the Commission to continue working hand in hand to pursue the necessary reforms in all the areas relevant for the visa liberalisation dialogue, including: fight against corruption and organised crime, data protection, anti-discrimination and protection of minorities, as well as judicial reform aiming at ensuring the independence of the justice system.