In the oral report on the fulfillment of the 12 priorities set for Georgia to receive a candidate status from the European Union, which the European Commission presented to the EU ambassadors in Brussels on June 21, it is stated that Georgia has fully fulfilled 3 of the 12 priorities (which refer to gender equality, the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and the appointment of the Public Defender).

The report (where the assessment of progress is divided into the categories of "full," "partial," "limited," and "no progress") states that Georgia partially fulfilled seven priorities related to political depolarization, judicial reform, institutional independence, and control, fight against corruption, the fight against organized crime, the protection of human rights and the involvement of civil society in the decision-making process. Limited progress has been made in terms of deoligarchization. As for media pluralism, according to the report, Georgia has not made progress in this regard.

Georgia has not made "good progress" at any point. At the end of the report, the European Commission highlighted several issues on which Georgia needs additional work: de-oligarchization, judicial system, and media. On the point of de-oligarchization, Georgia repeated what the representatives of the European Union said before - a "systematic approach" is needed.

The preliminary text of the oral presentations for each country covers approximately two pages. Moldova has fully implemented three of the nine priorities related to democratic reforms, dialogue with civil society, and protection of human rights.

Although there has been partial progress in the country's judicial reform, Chisinau is expected to focus on the fight against corruption, improving the quality of investigations, the effectiveness of proceedings related to de-oligarchization, and the recommendations of the Venice Commission.

As for Ukraine, it has fully implemented two of the seven recommendations related to judicial reform and media legislation. Among the recommendations given to Kyiv are the adoption of legislation on the selection of judges of the Constitutional Court on a competitive basis, the strengthening of the fight against corruption, the harmonization of media regulations with EU standards, and the protection of minorities.

As for the remaining five recommendations, important measures are still to be implemented, including "strengthening the country's anti-money laundering system" and reforming the law enforcement system.

Ukraine should also implement the recommendations of the Venice Commission regarding legislation on de-oligarchization and national minorities, as well as the initiation of a selection procedure in the Constitutional Court.

The interim oral report is the first indication of where the three countries need to move forward before the European Commission presents its enlargement package and recommendations in October. On June 22, the report was presented to the ministers of foreign affairs of the EU member states at the meeting in Stockholm.