Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has expressed support for the European Commission’s proposal to suspend visa-free travel arrangements for Georgian officials, calling it a necessary response to “undemocratic and violent actions” by the Georgian...
Latvia has banned an additional 13 Georgian citizens from entering its territory in a significant diplomatic move. Baiba Braže, Latvia’s Foreign Minister, announced the decision on social media. “I’ve included 13 Georgian citizens on Latvia’s person...
Shalva Papuashvili, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, has stated that the OSCE/ODIHR’s final report on the recent parliamentary elections aligns with the governing Georgian Dream party’s assessment, reinforcing the elections as free and competitive...
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has called for new elections as a democratic solution to the political turmoil following the country’s parliamentary elections. In a statement on X, Zourabichvili emphasized that “concrete action means new elec...
In its final assessment of the 26 October 2024 parliamentary elections in Georgia, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has reiterated its concerns about the overall integrity of the electoral process. The report highl...
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze asserted that the OSCE/ODIHR’s final report on the October 26 parliamentary elections affirms that the elections were “free and competitive.” However, Eoghan Murphy, head of the observation mission, highlighted that i...
On December 20, 2024, following discussions earlier this week in Brussels, the European Commission announced its proposal to suspend visa-free travel for Georgian diplomatic passport holders to the European Union. The proposal will be submitted to th...
The Co-Chairs of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC), Estonia and Germany, have expressed deep concern over the excessive force, violence, and detentions targeting journalists and media workers by Georgian authorities since the beginning of the pro-Eur...
France, alongside 37 other member states of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), has activated the Vienna Mechanism, according to a statement released by the French Embassy in Georgia. The Vienna Mechanism, a diplomatic t...
Political expert Kakha Gogolashvili has warned that sanctions could extend to businesses supporting the ruling Georgian Dream party if the current regime continues its democratic backsliding. Speaking on the ongoing political crisis in Georgia, Gogo...
