“Integration into the European Union requires unanimity and we all have already heard several member states publicly stating that they will oppose opening accession negotiations with Georgia,” said EU Ambassador to Georgia, Pawel Herczynski.
According to the Ambassador, the EU, next week, will decide about the consequences if the Georgian law on Transparency of Foreign Influence is enacted.
“When it comes to EU-Georgia relations, with huge regret, I have to tell you that we are currently undergoing a difficult period in our relationship. We have said repeatedly that enacting a law on foreign influence would adversely affect Georgia’s EU aspirations. Unfortunately, this has happened.
Next week, the European Union will discuss the consequences, discussions will happen first at the level of foreign ministers, and several days later at the level of the leaders. So the presidents and prime ministers will discuss and decide what measures we will take in response to those events in Georgia.
For sure, the prospects of Georgia moving forward have been adversely affected. Basically, the adoption of this law, as I see, has frozen Georgia’s EU integration. As you know, integration into the European Union requires unanimity and we all have already heard several member states publicly stating that they will oppose opening accession negotiations with Georgia in case this law is enacted. It has been enacted, and consequences will be decided next week,” he said.
