Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili says the European Council brought up depolarization to see a joint work of Georgian political groups, while “the opposition’s opting out will affect our work.”

The Speaker’s remark came after MEP Markéta Gregorova earlier urged decliners to join the process, saying, “the EU must see both sides are ready.”

Papuashvili stressed the Parliament should work on EU recommendations and endorse the bills.

“The Parliament cannot pass laws without the Georgian Dream majority. I wonder what format the opposition imagines without us. There is no chance of making any decision without the government elected by the majority population. Therefore, those distancing themselves from this process, distancing themselves from Georgia’s European future,” the Speaker underscored.

Papuashvili echoed today’s meeting on judicial reform rooted in the European Union recommendations for Georgia to get the EU candidate status later this year.

Part of the opposition plans to attend the meeting, Girchi, Citizens, European Socialists, For Georgia, and Republican Party Chair Khatuna Samnidze among them.

The Speaker said, “those opting for the European Union will involve in the implementation of the EU recommendations. Those rejecting to do so do not fancy the EU,” he went on.

He added that the group created back in February would review the written analysis of the parties about the reforms, current challenges and ways to tackle them.