"We must mobilise on this historical day for our country. Our message is that want a European Georgia."
On Friday, the European Commission recommended that the European Council grant candidate status to Kyiv and Chisinau, but said it will "come back (by the end of 2022) and assess how Georgia meets the number of conditions before granting its candidate status".
The Commission also recommended granting Georgia "the European perspective," something its chief Ursula von der Leyen called a "huge step forward" on Georgia's path toward membership.
"The door is wide open," she said, adding: "The sooner you deliver, the sooner there will be progress."
Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party said at the time it "regretted" that the country was not recommended as a candidate together with Ukraine and Moldova, saying that "by all the measurable parameters (of compliance with EU standards) Georgia is ahead of both Ukraine and Moldova."
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday, hailed "the historic decision to grant Georgia European perspective."
"We will be working with Brussels to implement all the requirements and will get a candidate's status."
The Georgian Dream government has faced mounting international criticism over perceived backsliding on democracy, seriously damaging Tbilisi's relations with Brussels.
Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova have signed association agreements with the EU designed to bring them closer together economically and politically.
The agreements also include free trade deals between the countries and the EU as well as visa-free travel for its nationals for a short stay in the Schengen area.
But they give no guarantee of eventual membership.
