European Parliament adopts resolution on Georgia: no EU accession progress without reforms

In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament regretted that the ruling Georgian Dream Party has not taken any steps to reverse the negative political trends in the country. 

The document expresses full solidarity with the Georgian people, “who continue their struggle for a European and democratic Georgia in the face of democratic backsliding”.

The resolution highlights that EU and member states’ engagement with the Georgian authorities should be strictly conditional on their taking tangible and verifiable steps to reverse the course of democratic regression, restrictions and fierce Russian-style anti-EU-disinformation. 

“The Georgian Dream regime continues to dismantle democratic institutions, silence independent media and hold one of the highest numbers of political prisoners in the region, including Sakharov prize laureate Mzia Amaglobeli. This is unacceptable for an EU candidate country,” said the rapporteur Rasa Juknevičienė (EPP, Lithuania). “We must now move towards imposing coordinated EU-wide sanctions against those responsible for repression and state capture”.

The resolution was adopted on Wednesday by 436 votes in favour and 145 against, with 47 abstentions.

The resolution maintains Parliament’s previous position regarding non-recognition of the legitimacy of Georgia’s parliament and the president appointed by it.

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