Georgia has recently experienced massive protests following the government’s decision to pause the country’s EU accession process following the disputed parliamentary elections in October 2024.&nbsp; The President of Georgia Ms Zourabichvili, who has served&nbsp;since 2018, declared that the election in which the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory was fraudulent and effectively stolen. In a resolution adopted on 28 November 2024, MEPs rejected the outcome of the parliamentary elections in Georgia and called for them to be re-run within a year.

EU - Georgia

The European Union and Georgia enjoy a very close and positive relationship.

The EU-Georgia Association Agreement entered into force in July 2016 and strives for political association and economic integration between the EU and Georgia. The EU and Georgia have also entered into a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), while Georgian citizens have benefitted from visa free travel to the Schengen area since 28 March 2017.

Georgia is an important partner for the European Union both within the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and its eastern dimension under the Eastern Partnership (EaP).

EU - Georgia (2019-2020)

MEPs debate with EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas and take stock of the street protests rocking Georgia following the recent disputed elections.

Debate ongoing protests in Georgia

MEPs discuss the declining state of democracy in Georgia with EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell, ahead of a vote on a related resolution scheduled for Thursday. As the country prepares for parliamentary elections on 26 October, concerns have arisen over the ruling Georgian Dream party's increasingly authoritarian policies, particularly regarding media freedom and LGBTQ+ rights. Despite being granted EU candidate status in December 2023, the party has faced criticism for its crackdown on pro-democracy protests and for advancing a law labeling Western-funded media and NGOs as "foreign agents." If Georgian Dream secures a significant majority in the upcoming elections, there are fears that the multi-party system and political pluralism in Georgia could be further jeopardized.

Threats to political pluralism in Georgia

EP President Metsola meets the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze

EP Plenary session - Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia

MEPs who lead the parliamentary work on Georgia, meet with Salome ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia

EP Plenary session - Formal sitting with Salome ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Salome ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia

EP Plenary session - Crackdown on peaceful pro-European demonstrators in Georgia

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Georgia’s worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud

EP Plenary session - The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia

Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee Constitutive meeting

EP Plenary session - Commission Statement - Attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society

METSOLA, EP President meets with Irakli KOBAKHIDZE, Georgian Prime Minister

12th meeting of the EU-Georgia PAC

Othmar KARAS welcomes Salome ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia

Roberta METSOLA, EP President Salome ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia.

EP Plenary session - Situation in Georgia

EP Plenary session - The challenges facing the Republic of Moldova

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 March 2021), MEPs debate on the current political situation in Georgia: closing statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World.

The current political situation in Georgia: closing statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 March 2021), MEPs debate on the current political situation in Georgia (continuation of the debate).

The current political situation in Georgia: MEPs debate (continuation of the debate)

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Salome ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Salome ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia: arrival, welcome and roundtable

Visit of Giorgi GAKHARIA, Georgian Prime Minister, to the European Parliament in Brussesl. Arrival, welcome by David SASSOLI, EP President and roundtable.

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Giorgi GAKHARIA, Georgian Prime Minister: arrival and roundtable

Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Salome ZURABISHVILI, President of Georgia, speak to the press in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Joint press statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Salome ZURABISHVILI, President of Georgia

Visit of Salome ZURABISHVILI, President of Georgia, in the European Parliament in Brussels. Arrival, roundtable and extracts from the press statement.

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Salome ZURABISHVILI, President of Georgia: arrival, roundtable and extracts from the press statement

During the plenary session of the European Parliament (11-14 June 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs vote on Georgian occupied territories ten years after the Russian invasion.

Georgian occupied territories ten years after the Russian invasion: extracts from the vote

During the plenary session (11-14 June 2018) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on Georgian occupied territories, ten years after the Russian invasion. Statements by Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the EC, Cristian Dan PREDA (EPP, RO), Victor BOŞTINARU (S&D, RO) and Javier NART (ALDE, ES).

Georgian occupied territories - ten years after the Russian invasion: extracts from the debate

Lex signing ceremony&nbsp;on the visa suspension mechanism and the visa waiver for Georgia with Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Chris AGIUS, Parliamentary Secretary for Research, Innovation, Youth &amp; Sport for the Maltese Presidency&nbsp;during the plenary session in Brussels.

Extraordinary lex signing in presence of Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Chris AGIUS, Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU, on visa suspension mechanism and the visa waiver for Georgia

Visit of Giorgi KVIRIKASHVILI, Georgian Prime Minister, to the EP in Brussels. Arrival, welcome by Martin SCHULZ, EP President,&nbsp;roundtable and extracts from the press point&nbsp;

Martin SCHULZ, EP President meets with Giorgi KVIRIKASHVILI, Georgian Prime Minister: arrival, roundtable and extracts from the press point

Visit of Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI, President of Georgia: arrival, welcome by Martin SCHULZ, EP President, handshake and roundtable

Martin SCHULZ, EP President meets with Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI, President of Georgia: arrival, handshake and roundtable

Visit of David USUPASHVILI, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, to the EP in Brussels. Arrival,&nbsp;welcome by Martin SCHULZ, EP President,&nbsp;roundtable and press point

Martin SCHULZ, EP President meets with David USUPASHVILI, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia: arrival, roundtable and extracts from the press point

Exchange of views with Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI, President of Georgia: extracts EP Committee on Foreign Affairs in association with the Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Elmar BROK (EPP, DE), Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI, President of Georgia, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN (ALDE, NL), Heidi Anneli HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, FI) and Marek JUREK (ECR, PL)

Exchange of views with Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI, President of Georgia: extracts EP Committee on Foreign Affairs in association with the Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees

Visit of Irakli GARIBASHVILI, Georgian Prime Minister to the EP in Brussels. Arrival, welcome by Martin SCHULZ, EP President and roundtable meeting.

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