Vice-President of European Commission: Parliamentary Elections are crucial for Georgia’s Path to the European Union. In recent months, government officials have proposed laws that have moved Georgia away from this goal  

AI

In recent months, Georgian officials proposed laws that would move the away from achieving this goal. announced this at a plenary of the Parliament on .
According to the vice-president of the European Commission the 26th October will be crucial for Georgia to join the European Union. “On October 26th, more than 3,000,000 Georgians will vote for a new Parliament. These elections are crucial to Georgia’s path towards the European Union. This will be a crucial test for Georgia’s democratic system.
We hoped that when Georgia was granted candidate status for the European Union in last year, this would be incentive for the Georgian government to implement important reforms and to begin negotiations for accession to the European Union. In recent months, officials of the have proposed laws that have moved Georgia away from this goal. Despite massive protests, the “ Transparency Law”, which hinders media and civil society, was reintroduced, and passed.Other proposed laws that stigmatize LGBTQI communities and weaken state institutions were also advanced. Yurova said that the rhetoric against the European Union is also becoming louder.

 

Read More @ www.interpressnews.ge

Share This Article
Leave a Comment