Dutch MEP Reinier van Lanschot Speaks Out on Georgia
A European Parliament meeting was held to discuss the situation in Georgia. Dutch MEP Reinier van Lanschot spoke at the meeting, expressing his concerns about the country’s government.
Georgia has been seeing large protests against its current regime. The people of Georgia are mostly pro-European and want their government to be more like Europe’s. MEP Van Lanschot visited Tbilisi last month and heard this from the people himself. He believes that Europe should support Georgia in its fight for democracy.
Meanwhile, the United States has imposed sanctions on a Georgian oligarch named Ivanishvili. However, the EU is only planning to take away diplomatic passports from some Georgian officials. MEP Van Lanschot thinks this is not enough and wants more action to be taken.
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