Міністри закордонних справ країн ЄС у січні детально обговорять нові заходи проти Грузії, аби зупинити подальше згортання демократії в цій країні. — Укрінформ.
According to Ukrinform, this was stated by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, Euronews reports.
Kallas said this because the European Commission's annual report points to Georgia's deepening backsliding on democratic standards.
EU foreign ministers will hold a "deeper discussion" in January on new measures against Georgia aimed at stopping Tbilisi's further retreat from democratic standards, Kallas said.
Kallas stressed that the current government of Georgia is in direct conflict with the EU due to the departure from democracy.
“The Georgian government is now on a collision course with the European Union to deviate from democratic standards. The steps that have been taken are not going in the right direction now, ”Callas said at the press conference dedicated to the presentation of the reports.
These remarks came after the European Commission published its annual reports on the progress of the candidate countries. Regarding Georgia, a further deviation from democratic standards is indicated, with new restrictions on civic space and a deterioration in the state of fundamental rights.