EXTERNAL ACTION / Georgia

EU foreign ministers call on Tbilisi not to pass ‘transparency of foreign influence’ law

Brussels, 27/05/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 27 May, several Member State foreign ministers and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, called on Georgia not to vote in favour of the law on ‘transparency of foreign interference’ (see EUROPE B13410A10).

At the end of the Council, the High Representative urged the authorities to withdraw this legislation. He warned that if the law was finally approved, the EU would consider more appropriate measures. These measures...