US EditionEU Calls Georgia Candidate 'In Name Only' After Backsliding On Reforms
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EU Calls Georgia Candidate 'In Name Only' After Backsliding On Reforms
The European Commission has issued a damning assessment of Georgia's progress toward joining the European Union, accusing it of "serious democratic backsliding" that has left the Caucasus nation as a candidate for membership "in name only."
Georgia ‘Candidate Country in Name Only’ – EU Commission Adopts 2025 Enlargement Package - Civil Georgia
The European Commission says Georgia is “a candidate country in name only” that has “experienced serious democratic backsliding,” including through restrictive laws “unprecedented” among candidate countries, as Brussels adopts an annual package on EU enlargement. “Following the December 2024 European Council Conclusions and in light of Georgia’s continued backsliding, the Commission considers Georgia a candidate country in name only,” the Commis…
Georgian authorities should "look themselves in the mirror and face reality: that is, they are implementing a very repressive regime against peaceful people, the media, and journalists," the European Commission spokesperson stated during a midday press conference in Brussels. "If you are confident in your democracy, in your own way of behaving, you don't feel the need to jail your opponents. You don't feel the need to jail innocent people," the …
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