“We hope that European bureaucracy will undergo change by 2030, and in such a scenario, joining the European Union will be advantageous for Georgia,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists.

He explained that if the European bureaucracy evolves, the conditions for Georgia’s accession would also shift.

“We take responsibility for defending our national interests. As for the European Union, where was the response on November 28, when they suspended the strategic dialogue with Georgia earlier that summer? It was due to the law on transparency of revolutions. If they intended to organise a revolution, that’s a different matter.

The law stipulated that anyone wishing to instigate a revolution must do so transparently. That was the law’s purpose. As a result, their objections were unfounded. This remains their current position. If they were to adopt a more pragmatic approach, it would be very welcome. We are looking towards 2030 and hope that the approach within European bureaucracy will have changed by then.

The same situation is unfolding in the German parliament; either they respond with lies or remain unresponsive. How can European bureaucracy operate in this way?

We hope that, by 2030, European bureaucracy will have evolved, and in such a case, Georgia’s accession to the EU will be advantageous. Should bureaucratic attitudes shift, the conditions will also change, and the obstacles associated with the return of the United National Movement to power will no longer be present.

What was called judicial reform also meant restoring control over the courts to the hands of the United National Movement, which was essentially their demand. If attitudes change, so will the conditions,” Kobakhidze concluded.