“If we do nothing, we abandon the Georgian people to a government that fears democracy and thrives on oppression. The EU must suspend Georgia’s accession process and impose sanctions on those enabling this crackdown,” said Rihards Kols, a Member of the European Parliament in the European Parliament during the debates on Georgia.

According to the MEP, the situation in Georgia is deteriorating rapidly.

“The Georgian people want the European future, but their government responds with violence, repression, and lies. The Georgian Nightmare Party has abandoned all its commitments and any pretences, silencing opposition, harassing journalists, and using brutal force against peaceful protesters. The regime makes a mockery of democracy, hiding behind its principles while trampling them with every action. Their propaganda is straight out of the Kremlin’s playbook, absurd to the point of eliciting a laugh, but not dangerous in its intent. They present themselves as defenders of stability while sowing chaos and targeting their own citizens.

If we do nothing, we abandon the Georgian people to a government that fears democracy and thrives on oppression. The EU must suspend Georgia’s accession process and impose sanctions on those enabling this crackdown. Georgian people cannot afford to be left at the mercy of those who despise its European path,” he said.