On October 22, the EU ambassador to Georgia Pawel Hisczynski spoke at an event organized jointly by the Social Justice Center and CRRC Georgia. The organizations presented findings about “judicial oversight of covert spying measures in Georgia and government promoted anti-Western narratives” on social media.
The EU Ambassador, speaking about the event, emphasized that the European Union supports the development of civilian oversight in the security sector of Georgia, which is a step outlined in the European Commission’s nine steps. “Security reform is a long process that requires everyone’s cooperation, especially when it comes judicial oversight, parliamentary oversight, and the oversight of security forces. “Unfortunately, there is a lot of work to be done in the case of Georgia,” said Ambassador Herczynski.
The Ambassador also spoke of the upcoming elections. He said that elections are a “festival” of democracy, and that they allow people to choose their futures and those of their children. “Please vote and choose a government who represents your desires, wishes, aspirations.”
He spoke of the rally on October 20 and said that as an EU ambassador, he felt pride, happiness and joy seeing so many flags. “Everyone was present and I saw many young people. “Young people, your children deserve a brighter future, they deserve opportunities here in Georgia. They should not look for better lives elsewhere, they should be able to stay, live, and work in their beautiful Sakartvelo.”
In his remarks on the EU-Georgia relationship, he expressed regret that they have reached a “historical low” and that due to the actions of the government, the EU integration process had been halted. He said that Moldova was an example of how government actions can be overridden by the voices from the people. He stressed that the results of their European referendum showed that every vote can be crucial.
He said that each country that has ever joined the European Union has had a chance to make a big leap forward. “I hope this will be the case for Georgia. But, it’s in your head, on our side, the side of European Union. We have said it loudly and clearly. Last December, we decided to open our doors to you, Georgia. We are waiting for your arrival, but you must go through the doors yourself. No one can do it. No one else can do it for you. You decide. This is your country. “This is your country,” said the Ambassador.
The last question asked to Ambassador Herczynski concerned whether the EU would cooperate with Georgian Dream if it won the elections. He replied: “At European Union we will respect the choice that you, the Georgians, will make.” It is not up to the European Union decide on political decisions before, during, or after elections…I have full confidence in the choice made by the Georgian people. Whatever the outcome of the election, provided that the elections are free and fair, then we will respect the result and work with any democratically-elected government of Georgia.
Also Read:
* 18/10/2024: EU Amb. Talks Decisive Elections and GD’s Anti EU Propaganda. EU-Georgian Relationships
* 07/10/2024 – Herczynski: EC Recommendation To Open EU Accession Talks with Georgia “Highly Unlikely”.
* 04/10/2024- EU Amb. Herczynski links Georgia’s future to elections, slams GD’s propaganda
* 20/09/2024: EU Ambassador stresses free and fair elections in Georgia, warns of possible consequences
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