Published: May 14th, 2024,
Last updated: May 30th, 2025

Despite the mass protests in the country, Georgia’s pro-Russian majority in parliament is likely to pass the controversial law „for transparency on foreign influence“ as early as today. In view of this scenario, the foreign ministers of twelve EU states have sent a joint letter to Foreign Affairs Commissioner Josep Borrell and Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi calling for an „unmistakable signal“ to the government in Tbilisi: The „foreign agent law“ based on the Russian model was not compatible with Georgia’s path to the EU.