Irakli Kobakhidze: EP increasingly resembles the Soviet Supreme Council, reflecting a European bureaucracy in deep crisis

“Once again, the European Parliament is reminding us of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said in response to a journalist’s question about a resolution adopted in connection with Georgian Dream’s constitutional lawsuit.

According to Kobakhidze, the European Parliament and the wider European bureaucracy are in a dire state.

“We are often urged to adopt a different tone towards the European institutions. However, when the European Parliament adopts resolutions of this nature and holds such debates, it is virtually impossible to find anything positive to say, let alone remain silent. Through these actions, the European Parliament increasingly resembles the USSR Supreme Soviet.

I think the Supreme Soviet was in far better shape in the 1980s, when the Soviet Union was living out its final years. The European Parliament is in a very poor state, the entire European bureaucracy is in a poor state, and debates and documents like these reflect that. Georgian society simply has no interest in this any more,” Kobakhidze said.

The European Parliament has adopted yet another resolution on Georgia. Amongst other measures, the resolution calls on the Georgian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners. It specifically demands the release of high-profile figures including Elene Khoshtaria, Mzia Amaglobeli, Mikheil Saakashvili, Giorgi Baramidze, and Nika Melia, alongside all individuals detained for peaceful protest.