EU increasingly resembles Soviet Union, ruling party MP Matikashvili

The European Union is increasingly resembling the Soviet Union, where society is divided into patrons and plebeians. If you want to join the EU, you have no right to voice criticism of it, while at the same time, the United States openly criticizes the EU and points out its weak policies and the eventual consequences of its current approach,” said David Matikashvili, chairman of the Procedural Issues Committee of the Georgian Parliament.

He described this as an example of unequal treatment, highlighting that EU aspirants faced restrictions on free expression and debate, unlike the scrutiny applied by external actors such as the US.