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Georgia to suspend EU accession talks until 2028 amid concerns of bloc's alleged blackmail

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Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has announced a suspension of talks on the country's accession to the European Union, citing a four-year pause until 2028. This decision comes on the heels of a European Parliament resolution rejecting the results of Georgia's October 26 parliamentary elections due to significant irregularities. The move has sparked protests in Tbilisi, where police clashed with demonstrators in the early hours of Friday. The opposition has accused the governing Georgian Dream party of rigging the election under Russian influence, leading to a boycott of parliament.

  1. GE
    Georgian Dream
    1. We have decided not to put the issue of opening negotiations with the European Union on the agenda until the end of 2028. Also, we refuse any budgetary grant from the European Union until the end of 2028.
  2. GE
    Irakli Kobakhidze
    Georgian Dream
    1. Our goal is to achieve EU membership by 2030.
    2. The self-proclaimed, illegitimate government has already legally signed the betrayal of Georgia and the Georgian people.
    3. We must clearly show certain European politicians and bureaucrats, who are completely devoid of European values, that they must speak to Georgia with dignity, not through blackmail and insults.
    4. It is also crucial for the EU to respect our national interests and traditional values.
    5. We will continue on our path toward the European Union; however, we will not allow anyone to keep us in a constant state of blackmail and manipulation, which is utterly disrespectful to our country and society.
  3. GE
    Salome Zourabichvili
    Independent
    1. I am the sole legitimate institution, the sole legitimate representative of this country.
    2. Today, this non-existent and illegitimate government declared war on its own people.
    3. Today marks a significant point, or rather, the conclusion of the constitutional coup that has been unfolding for several weeks.
    4. It's evident in every way - no one is willing to accept a Russified Georgia, a Georgia deprived of its constitution, or a Georgia under an illegitimate government and parliament.
  4. GE
    Ketevan Chachava
    Center for European Policy Analysis
    1. This is a red flag. It shows the government is ready to go much further with this.

Russia-Georgia Ties

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  2. Georgia elects Mikheil Kavelashvili as president, raising concerns over country's alignment with European Union
  3. Georgia Protests Continue Amid Government Decision to Delay EU Membership Bid

sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.Daily Sabah
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.BBC
  5. 5.France 24
  6. 6.ABC News (Australia)
  7. 7.CNN
  8. 8.CNA News
  9. 9.CTV News
  10. 10.Le Monde
  11. 11.The Times of India
  12. 12.The Times

perspectives

  1. 1.Russian Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Protests
  3. 3.Authoritarianism
  4. 4.Espionage
  5. 5.European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen
  6. 6.Electoral Fraud
  7. 7.Freedom of the press
  8. 8.Hungary under Viktor Orbán
  9. 9.Enlargement of the European Union

countries

  1. 1.FranceFR
  2. 2.KazakhstanKZ
  3. 3.Moldova, Republic ofMD
  4. 4.Russian FederationRU
  5. 5.UkraineUA
  6. 6.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Georgian DreamGE
  2. 2.European Union
  3. 3.EU Parliament
  4. 4.Krem­linRU
  5. 5.Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
  6. 6.Center for European Policy Analysis
  7. 7.FacebookUS
  8. 8.Democratic Resilience Program
  9. 9.English Premier League
  10. 10.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  11. 11.Publika
  12. 12.Slaves

persons

  1. 1.Irakli KobakhidzeGE
  2. 2.Salome ZourabichviliGE
  3. 3.Bidzina IvanishviliGE
  4. 4.Irakli Garibashvili
  5. 5.Levan Ioseliani
  6. 6.Shota Sabashvili
  7. 7.Giorgi Kipshidze
  8. 8.Giorgi VashadzeGE
  9. 9.Josep BorrellES
  10. 10.Vakhtang Khmaladze
  11. 11.Aleksandre Keshelashvili
  12. 12.Elene Khoshtaria

technicals

  1. 1.Soviet Union
  2. 2.Black Sea