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Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze talking to media after casting his vote. Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Moldova summons Georgian representative over PM’s criticism of elections

by OC Media

•2 min read

Moldova’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Georgia’s chargé d’affaires over statements made by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in which he criticised the presidential elections in Moldova. The Moldovan Foreign Ministry announced it had summoned Davit Bochorishvili on Tuesday. They informed him of Moldova’s ‘deep dissatisfaction […] with regard to the distorted and inconsistent manner in which the Georgian Prime Minister addresses the European integration of the Republic of Moldova

Anti-government protesters outside the Georgian Parliament in June 2019 hold the EU and Georgian flags. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

European Union

EU Commission recommends denying Georgia candidate status

by OC Media

•3 min read

The European Commission has recommended that Georgia be denied EU candidate status later this month, while stating that Ukraine and Moldova should be offered immediate candidacy to join the bloc. Announcing the decision, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the decision was based on a number of political and economic criteria. She said Georgia’s application had ‘strength’ and that their application could be reassessed in the future if the country met a number of criteria. ‘The soon