Thousands of Georgian protesters have taken to the streets in recent days to express their protest against the results of last month’s parliamentary elections, which saw the ruling Georgian Dream party, considered pro-Russian, victorious. And the European Union did not recognize the results of the voting, demanding investigations to investigate the alleged irregularities.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk expressed their concerns about the political situation in Georgia in a joint statement, indicating
they do not yet support the admission of Georgia to the accession.
Macron, Scholz and Tusk made it clear that for Georgia’s accession negotiations, the country must return to a path aligned with European values,
with particular regard to the repeal of recently adopted laws deemed anti-European.
The release of the statement coincided with the meeting of European leaders that was held in Budapest. At the two-day summit, nearly 50 European leaders will discuss support for Ukraine, the issue of migration, economic security and the decline of the EU’s competitiveness. In addition, Thursday is the meeting of the European Political Community (EPC), which was created by Macron, where the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, will also give a speech.
The leaders of the EU and several member states did not support the fact that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán traveled to Georgia the day after the elections to congratulate Irakli Kobakhidze on his victory.
