“We are being presented with an inverted reality through propaganda. While propaganda may achieve short-term effects, it cannot conceal the truth indefinitely,” stated the Speaker of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili.

He explained that Brussels has channelled considerable political effort and funds into creating a false narrative, one suggesting that the Georgian government has halted its European integration process.

“For the past few years, there has been outright disinformation and propaganda directed at Georgia, because the country refused to capitulate to external pressures and sacrifice its sovereignty in the geopolitical struggle following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Subsequently, we have seen attacks on the Georgian government, attempts at government replacement, and ongoing disinformation campaigns. One such false narrative, to which Brussels has dedicated significant political energy and resources, claims that the Georgian government has stopped its European integration efforts. This is an absolute lie.

The reality is outlined in Herczyński’s letter: in June 2024, Brussels decided to halt the integration process in an attempt to influence the Georgian people. We are being fed an inverted version of the truth through propaganda. While it may have short-term effects, the truth cannot be concealed forever,” Papuashvili asserted.

For context, a letter from the EU Ambassador, Paweł Herczyński, addressed to Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was circulated by Rustavi 2 TV Company today. According to available information, the letter, dated November 5, 2025, reveals that the European Union had itself decided to suspend Georgia’s accession process as early as June 27, 2024, which is five months before Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s statement. On November 28, 2024, Kobakhidze announced that Georgia’s government would not seek to open negotiations with the European Union until the end of 2028; although he stated that the government would accept a proposal should one be made.