Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili has criticized the European Commission for what she described as a selective and unbalanced approach in its assessment of Georgia.
Speaking to journalists, Bochorishvili said that the European Commission’s evaluation deliberately excludes areas in which Georgia demonstrates tangible progress and strong performance compared to other countries. “When assessing Georgia, the European Commission’s report leaves out those spheres where the country is genuinely successful and presents a far more positive picture than many others,” she stated.
Journalists asked the foreign minister to comment on reports that the European Commission had removed assessments related to corruption and human rights from its enlargement evaluation documents concerning Ukraine and Moldova. In response, Bochorishvili questioned the consistency of the Commission’s methodology.
“If these issues are considered essential for candidate countries, why are they missing from the European Commission’s report?” she asked.
Bochorishvili claimed that the same logic applies to Georgia’s assessment. She argued that the Commission omits positive developments in Georgia while also choosing silence in cases where the situation in other countries may be “alarmingly serious” across various dimensions.
“This approach does not correspond to the standards the European Commission has historically upheld, nor to the principles that should guide the European Union’s policy,” Bochorishvili said. She added that flaws in the EU’s overall approach, as well as subsequent mistakes or misguided decisions, stem from inaccurate assessments and distorted priorities, the consequences of which, she noted, are already visible today.
