The adoption of the Georgian version of the law on foreign agents is a bad development for Georgia and its people and runs counter to Tbilisi’s aspirations to join the European Union. According to TASS, this is stated in a statement by the head of the EU foreign service, Josep Borrell.
“On Tuesday, the Georgian Parliament adopted in the first reading a new law on the transparency of external influence. This is a very bad development for Georgia and its people,” he said. — The law is incompatible with the values and standards of the EU. It contradicts Georgia’s stated goal of joining the European Union.
In his opinion, the law “in its current form threatens to have a freezing effect on civil society and media organizations, with negative consequences for many Georgians.” He warned that the implementation of the law “could have serious implications for relations with the EU.”
Borrell also called for “respect for the right of citizens to protest peacefully.”
During the clashes near the building of the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, the police used tear gas and water cannons, the protesters used Molotov cocktails. They also made an attempt to break into the Georgian Parliament. As a result, several police officers were injured, as well as equipment and equipment. The interior ministry said in a statement that the protest “has gone beyond freedom of expression and peaceful assembly” by becoming violent.
President Salome Zurabishvili, who is currently in New York, has canceled scheduled meetings. She made an emergency announcement and said she would veto the law on foreign agents if it was finally passed.
Source: Rosbalt
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