According to Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, Brussels’ recommendations for compliance include demands on the Law on Protection of Family Values and Children’s Rights, insisting on acceptance of a false ideology.

“Citizens need to understand Brussels’ demands. There are two issues, one of which concerns the draft Law on Protection of Family Values and Children’s Rights. The core problem is that it prohibits women from becoming men and men from becoming women. Essentially, Brussels is pushing a false ideology, insisting that a man can become a woman. This is essentially what is being demanded regarding this law: that a person cannot change their sex from male to female or vice versa. This is a false ideology that should not be taught or promoted—there should be no brainwashing with such beliefs in kindergartens, schools, universities, or anywhere else. It’s comparable to Brussels demanding we accept and claim that the Earth is flat. We remember the time in Europe when they insisted the Earth was flat, and anyone who challenged that view was burned at the stake. Today, Brussels’ behaviour mirrors that era—demanding we accept that the Earth is flat, or more precisely, insisting we say that a man can become a woman. If we refuse, we are threatened with the same fate—being condemned by the fire of false ideology. We must carefully assess this situation to understand what we are truly facing,” declared Shalva Papuashvili.

According to Papuashvili, the second issue among Brussels’ demands pertains to transparency. Apparently, Brussels is reluctant to disclose where its funds are allocated.

“We now know with certainty that the new U.S. administration has acknowledged and exposed foreign funding—specifically American—that was used to implant false ideologies, undermine democracies in other nations, weaken societies, sow division, influence regime changes, and finance efforts to alter governments. This has been acknowledged.

Accordingly, European funding also plays a role in these activities, and this fact has been fully exposed. It is well-documented that radicalism, extremism, political parties, and party-affiliated media in Georgia were financed with EU funds. We can say with certainty that extremism in Georgia has been, and continues to be, supported by EU financial assistance.

We discovered this by chance when someone inadvertently revealed their funding in a social media post. As Droa exposed, we learned that the party was apparently financed with EU funds—an outright violation of regulations. All of this came to light purely by accident. Under the new transparency legislation, citizens will have access to this information routinely. Clearly, Brussels does not want us to know where their money is going,” declared Shalva Papuashvili.

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs has sent a letter to Georgia’s Foreign Minister.

The letter requests that the Commission be provided with updated information regarding the implementation of the recommendations. If these recommendations have not yet been addressed, appropriate measures should be taken to resolve the issues outlined by the Commission. Additionally, the letter emphasises that the Commission will evaluate the progress of implementing these recommendations within the framework of the upcoming visa suspension mechanism report.

The European Commission demands that the Georgian government implement several key recommendations, including the repeal of laws related to “foreign influence transparency” and “family values,” as well as guaranteeing the rights of LGBTIQ people.