“After the failed revolution of parties and media, the stage at Rustaveli was overtaken by NGOs, setting another revolutionary scenario in motion,” Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili stated while presenting the activity report of the 10th convocation Parliament.

As Papuashvili noted, NGOs, which traditionally think only about donor goodwill and have no contact with the people, of course, here too missed the public mood, and this attempt at revolution also failed.

“Ukraine, still engaged in repelling initial attacks by Russia, applied for EU membership on February 28, 2022. In this created situation, Moldova and Georgia followed suit. On June 23, the European Commission granted membership status to Ukraine and Moldova, while Georgia, despite being ahead of both in all parameters and still remaining so, was left without status. This politically driven decision only emboldened radical movements against national interests and in favour of a war agenda.

After failures among political parties and media attempts, the stage at Rustaveli was overtaken by NGOs, setting another revolutionary scenario in motion. These forces, explicitly mentioned in the EU candidate criteria as needing involvement in decision-making at all government levels, quickly demanded that Parliament dismiss the government and form a new cabinet with NGO participation—veto power included.

Traditionally focused on donor goodwill and disconnected from public sentiment, NGOs missed the mood of the people. Their revolutionary attempt ultimately failed,” stated Papuashvili.

According to the Chairman of Parliament, donors were focused on their own plans, while the concerns of the Georgian people turned out to be secondary to them.

“The elevation of foreign-funded organisations to the stage of power struggle was too much even for a country as open to donors as ours. In numerous meetings both domestically and internationally, we emphasised that spending money in another country is not merely bookkeeping; donors must take responsibility for the actions of the NGOs they support. The simplest way to achieve this was through transparent funding and accountability to the Georgian people. However, in response, we faced a blank wall. Donors remained focused on their own agendas, while the concerns of the Georgian people were sidelined,” stated Shalva Papuashvili.