The European Union expresses concern over intimidation and assaults on civil society representatives, activists, and journalists in Georgia. Massive protests erupt over Georgia's Foreign Agents Law requiring registration for NGOs with over 20% foreign funding. EU considers pausing financing for Georgia amid tensions.
Georgian PM believes that the "foreign agents" law has increased the chances of starting negotiations with the EU about Georgia joining the alliance. This is puzzling since the EU itself insists on the opposite. https://t.co/4RiEnBrbvY
EU Neighbourhood and Enlargement posted on Facebook now that almost the entire amount of πͺπΊ assistance to Georgia π¬πͺ goes to public/government institutions. I wonder who's the Foreign Agents of the Global War Party now? https://t.co/xurm3Cx1fx
Kind of surprising to me that the EU opts for pausing financing for Georgia as a state before individual targeted sanctions against the regime⦠https://t.co/OmUE6wgXHk
The controversial #Georgiaβs Foreign Agents Law, which makes it mandatory for #NGOs and media organisations receiving more than 20 percent foreign funding to register as foreign agents, has triggered massive protests across the country, notes @sidrajoli https://t.co/RSeg1kRJwY
βThe European Union regrets the increasing number of reported acts of intimidation, threats and physical assaults on civil society representatives, political leaders, civil activists and journalists in Georgia. The EU, once again,Β calls on the Georgian authorities to put an endβ¦ https://t.co/PYlbOd5aZM