We pay great attention to the reports and opinions of international organizations, but the European Union has its own views on the ongoing processes in Georgia, – János Herman, Ambassador of European Union in Georgia answered the questions of journalists about the Freedom House report.

According to János Herman, the European Union has its opinions on the ongoing processes in Georgia.

“I have not had the opportunity to get acquainted with the report fully, so I cannot evaluate it. What I’ve read in the press is the comments about media freedom and judicial system. The EU has its own views on the ongoing processes in Georgia and you know them well from our reports”, – Ambassador  said.

In addition, when answering the question about concerns regarding the media freedom and judicial system, EU Ambassador noted: “I cannot say that we share Freedom House concerns about the situation in the media and court in Georgia”.

Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom and democracy around the world, published a report about countries being in transitional stage where Georgia’s democratic progress is evaluated in the rating with 4, 68 points.  Georgia had 4, 61 points according to the last report. The current rating shows the situation turning to the worse by 0, 07 points. The evaluation is based on 7-point system where 1 is the highest, and 7 – lowest.