EU foreign ministers are expected to “consider additional measures” on Monday (16 December).
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Critics accuse Georgian Dream — in power for more than a decade — of having steered the country away from the EU in recent years and of moving closer to Russia.
Critics accuse Georgian Dream — in power for more than a decade — of having steered the country away from the EU in recent years and of moving closer to Russia.
Georgia’s opposition had called on Western partners to support a re-run of the contested polls.
Georgian President Salome Zourabishvili calls out the Georgian Dream’s ties to pro-Russian allies threatening the country’s European path.
Several opposition representatives told Euractiv they expect the EU to respond with measures once the mass protest “shows the will of the people”.
Zourabishvili said she has received promises that the EU and its leaders would deliver quickly, should Georgia get back on its EU path.
A scenario concerning observers is that both sides are sure of victory on Saturday and could be reluctant to accept defeat.
The 26 October election is widely viewed as a test of whether Georgia returns to Russia’s orbit or maintains its pro-Western orientation.
“Georgian people have the right to choose their own political future,โ according to EU leaders.
In an exclusive interview with Euractiv, President Salome Zourabishvili said she hoped to see “European partners ready to take us back” towards accession following Georgia’s October elections
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Georgia’s controversial ‘foreign agent’ law profoundly changes the country’s relationship with its Western partners and the EU should take the outcome of the upcoming elections as a basis to reassess its ties with Tbilisi, the country’s President Salom…
Georgia’s President Salome Zourabishvili assured foreign affairs ministers of the Baltic countries and Iceland on Wednesday (15 May) that she would veto the controversial ‘foreign influence’ law, though the step is unlikely to stop it…
Georgian security forces used water cannon, tear gas and stun grenades against protesters outside parliament, sharply escalating a crackdown after lawmakers debated a “foreign agents” bill viewed by the opposition as authoritarian and Russian-inspired.
Some 20,000 Georgians staged a “March for Europe” Sunday (28 April), calling on the government to scrap a controversial “foreign influence” bill which the EU has warned would undermine Tbilisi’s European aspirations.
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Georgian non-governmental organisations staged a pro-European Union march in the capital Tbilisi on Saturday (9 December), a week ahead of the bloc’s decision on granting the country membership candidacy status.
Georgia on Monday (19 September) accused a senior Ukrainian official of plotting to overthrow the Black Sea nation’s government by organising mass unrest, in the latest episode of escalating tensions between the ex-Soviet countries.
Georgia’s failure to integrate into the EU would play into Russia’s hands, the EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell warned on Friday (8 September), urging Tbilisi to refrain from ‘counterproductive’ polarisation.
Georgia’s ruling party said on Friday (1 September) that it would begin impeachment proceedings against the president due to her visits to the European Union which were made against the will of the government, Georgian news agency Interpress reported.
