
Mdinaradze calls EU visa-free travel ‘the last bullet in the blackmail arsenal’
This is the latest in a series of statements by Georgian Dream regarding visa-free travel with the EU.
This is the latest in a series of statements by Georgian Dream regarding visa-free travel with the EU.
Zakharova noted that the European Union is in crisis and may no longer exist by the end of the decade.
Ahead of the visit, critics urged OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu not to meet with government officials.
The comments come as the EU’s moves to update the mechanism for suspending visa-free travel to third countries.
The latest statements came in the wake of several new pieces of legislation critics argue are aimed at cracking down on media and civil society.
Following the meeting, Austria’s Foreign Minister voiced clear concerns over the setback in Georgia–EU relations.
The Congress of the Council of Europe also adopted a memorandum recommending repressive Georgian legislation be repealed.