The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on Georgia with amendments, with 490 votes in favor and 147 against.
The draft resolution, published on the Parliament’s website, reaffirms the European Parliament’s solidarity with the Georgian people and its unwavering support for their legitimate European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations and their desire to live in a prosperous and democratic country. The resolution highlights that these aspirations are expressed through mass protests that continue despite severe repression by the authorities.
The European Parliament states its continued readiness to assist the Georgian people in achieving these goals; it strongly condemns the violent crackdowns, arbitrary and politically motivated arrests without sufficient legal basis, and the systemic mistreatment of peaceful protesters, civil society actors, political opponents, and media representatives. It calls on the Georgian authorities to refrain from using force, to respect freedom of assembly and expression, and to repeal the recently adopted repressive legislation aimed at suppressing public dissent. It expresses particular concern over the growing number of political prisoners and once again calls for their immediate and unconditional release. The EU is urged to ensure effective and credible investigations into all acts of violence and to hold perpetrators accountable. The resolution also raises concerns about the lack of judicial independence in Georgia, where high-ranking judges affiliated with the ruling “Georgian Dream” party allegedly preside over politically motivated trials against peaceful demonstrators and critics of the government.
The resolution expresses the EU’s regret that the ruling “Georgian Dream” party failed to use the historic opportunity granted to Georgia as an EU candidate country to advance on the path of European integration, and notes that the overwhelming majority of the Georgian population still supports EU integration.
The European Parliament emphasizes that Georgia’s EU integration process has effectively stalled due to ongoing democratic backsliding and the falsification of the parliamentary elections in October 2024. It considers this a clear turning point toward an authoritarian regime, marked by the unlawful capture of state institutions and democratic safeguards, as well as the adoption of anti-democratic legislation that contradicts the core values and principles of the European Union. It echoes the European Council’s conclusions from June 27, 2024, which state that the current course of action endangers Georgia’s EU path, and urges “Georgian Dream” to return to democratic reforms and Euro-Atlantic integration.
The Parliament calls for immediate and targeted personal sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili, his family members, and his companies, and urges the EU to cooperate with other jurisdictions, particularly the United Kingdom, to freeze his financial assets.
The resolution reiterates the position that the political and constitutional crisis in Georgia can only be resolved through new parliamentary elections, to be held within the coming months under improved electoral conditions, with supervision by an independent and impartial electoral administration and monitoring by international and independent local observers, ensuring a truly fair, free, and transparent process that reflects the genuine will of the people.
According to the resolution, the European Parliament stresses that it does not recognize the “self-declared authority” established by the “Georgian Dream” party after the fraudulent parliamentary elections on October 26, 2024, and considers Georgia a state captured by the illegitimate “Georgian Dream” regime.
The document further expresses regret that Georgia has made no progress in aligning with the EU’s foreign, security, and defense policy recommendations and that its alignment with the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) remains notably low, at just 49%. It emphasizes that progress toward EU membership requires full alignment with the CFSP, in line with the expectations for all candidate countries. It regrets that Georgia does not participate in the EU’s crisis management missions and operations under the Common Security and Defense Policy, and notes that Georgia’s foreign policy misalignment leads to self-isolation. The repressive regime of “Georgian Dream” is said to worsen instability in the South Caucasus region and the Black Sea area.
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