
Papuashvili urges Georgians to listen to the Church instead of Brussels
The Georgian Parliamentary Speaker made the comments referring to Patriarch Ilia II’s remarks on the ‘abuse’ of freedom of speech.

The Georgian Parliamentary Speaker made the comments referring to Patriarch Ilia II’s remarks on the ‘abuse’ of freedom of speech.

Georgia has enjoyed visa-free travel to the EU since 2017, a privilege now at risk.

Earlier in 2025, Hungary had blocked the dispersal of non-lethal defence aid to Armenia under the bloc’s European Peace Facility programme.

Armenian officials have been vocal about hybrid threats ahead of the 2026 parliamentary elections.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry has pushed back against the Azerbaijani accusations regarding ‘harmful provisions’.

The EU announced an allocation of €15 million ($17 million) ‘towards sustaining peace and a more resilient Armenia’.

A draft regulation proposes to prohibit new Russian gas contracts from January 2026 and terminate long-term agreements by January 2028.