Will Georgia, the country in Eastern Europe, ever join the EU?

It's unlikely that Georgia will join the EU in the near future, considering that both are experiencing internal problems that need to be resolved. However, in the long term, Georgia's membership in the EU is certainly a possibility. read more

E.g., if Switzerland ever has the wish to join the EU, NATO-membership will not be required for Switzerland. On the other hand, EU-membership is not a right, it is a privilege. Georgia is not “so privileged” to join EU without NATO-membership. That held for Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and the other members of the EU of Eastern Europe. read more

Georgia does not have any official status as a candidate for future enlargement of the European Union, but in 2011 Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili expressed a desire for his country to become a member state of the EU. read more

European Union has a policy of not-admitting volatile, divided countries, though an exception was made for Cyprus (the island of Cyprus is divided between three political entities, however two of their patrons Greece and UK, were already in the EU and the third, Turkey was an applicant to join). read more

It’s thought that the English began referring to the country as Georgia sometime in the late Middle Ages. The first King George of Britain lived from 1660 to 1727. UPDATE: It appears the question was updated (clarified) after I answered, so the second part of my answer is the relevant one. read more