The members of the Reform Group held a meeting with the PACE Monitoring Committee to deliberate on compliance with the EU recommendations for the EU candidacy for Georgia and the political processes in Georgia.
Chair of the Group, Khatuna Samnidze noted that the fulfillment of the recommendations is not enough, that Georgia needs to demonstrate to its European partners that the political processes in the country are being conducted in the European way and in line with European values.
“We overviewed the political statements, the Russian Law, and the attacks in the Parliament; we underlined that despite such a grave milieu, we are for and appeal to our partners for the EU candidacy since it is an opportunity for our country to progress and be safeguarded from Russian aggression,” she noted.
Group member Giorgi Vashadze added that the opposition spares no efforts to ensure Georgia receives EU candidacy, though the chances are being reduced.
“Despite the authorities of Georgia applying the mechanism characteristic for Russian disinformation, attacking our European partners and colleagues in Parliament, despite the daily physical reprisals and failure of the government to comply with the EU recommendations, the Georgian people proved they deserve the EU candidacy,” he stated.
