Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France: The “Transparency of Foreign Influence” bill runs counter to the EU’s founding values - accusations of interference against the EU are unacceptable
Lelo Secretary General released from courtroom
David Onoprishvili hosts Managing Director of the Insurance and Pension Supervision of the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA)
Matthew Miller: We are gravely disappointed by the Georgian parliament’s decision to advance Kremlin-inspired “foreign influence” legislation
Salome Zurabishvili: We have the prospect of starting EU accession negotiations at the end of this year, and that is what this law is fighting today - this law corresponds to the interests of Moscow
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry: The use of our country's name in a humiliating context by Irakli Kobakhidze further harms Georgian-Ukrainian relations. Russification, not the mythical "Ukrainization", is the real threat to Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili: An NGO funded by the embassies of the Netherlands and Denmark issued an ultimatum to the parliament yesterday, and then attempted to escalate the peaceful demonstration beyond its intended scope, I believe the embassies should clarify their position
Dutch Foreign Minister: The draft law "on transparency of foreign influence" does not reflect the EU standards
Rasa Juknevičienė: Georgia needs Debidzinization laws, which would help clear the country of Kremlin agents
Opposition parties: The frightened Russian oligarch, Bidzina Ivanishvili, using an aggressive parliamentary group and a violent police unit, is trying to kill the European future of Georgia
Rally to be held again on Rustaveli Avenue today
Artists of Georgia About Current Situation in Georgia
Amnesty International’s Deputy Director: Instead of facilitating a peaceful demonstration, the police in Tbilisi have carried out a punishment operation
Vyacheslav Volodin: Any country, if it wants to become a sovereign state, is obliged to adopt a law on foreign agents - those who are against the law are acting in the interests of another state
Salome Zurabishvili: It is clear that the population of Georgia will never allow the government, which is clearly pro-Russian, to remain its government
Salome Zurabishvili: This is a Russian law, it is an exact copy of Putin's law - Russia has started a hybrid strategy and is trying to stop us on the path of EU integration and the government is clearly helping them
Aleko Elisashvili: I am “well beaten”, I broke my rib and my lips are swollen
Shalva Papuashvili: Another miraculous thing happened yesterday, when Salome Zurabishvili sued her own government to the government of a foreign country - this shows that she does not understand state sovereignty at all
MEPs David McAllister, Sven Mikser and Marina Kaljurand issue joint on reintroduction of draft law on “Transparency of Foreign Influence”
Viola von Cramon: Bidzina Ivanishvili is taking precautionary measures in case of sanctions - many suspect that the Georgian authorities will massively rig the elections, which will lead to sanctions against Ivanishvili
Shalva Papuashvili: These days have once again shown us the need for this law – who finances the NGOs who claim to be the organizers of this rally?!
President refuses to sign initiative to cancel mandatory gender quota and returns bill with motivated remarks to Parliament
Mark Clayton: Anything that limits, hinders or makes impossible the work of civil society would be extremely disturbing for us
Palitra Media turns 29 years old
Reuters: The fate of the bill on "foreign agents" is widely seen as a test of whether Georgia intends to pursue a path of integration with the West or move closer towards Russia
Yellow level of security regime to be again in effect in Parliament today
Sergey Lavrov: Demonstrations in Georgia turned Salome Zurabishvili into a fighter for freedom of speech, although the draft law on foreign agents is much softer than in many countries
Viola von Cramon: Dear Prime Minister Kobakhidze, the translator did not make a mistake - please withdraw this bill
Levan Khabeishvili: Parliament and parliamentarians serve the Russian oligarchs, not the people - changes in the tax code do not serve the interest of Georgian citizens
Salome Zurabishvili: The main issue that will be raised in these elections is what do we want - Europe or Russia? - I am sure what will be the answer of the Georgian population to this question
Javier Colomina: This bill is a step backwards and does not contribute to Georgia's Euro-Atlantic integration
International Transparency: "Georgian Dream" denies Bidzina Ivanishvili tax changes related to offshore
Kakha Kaladze on Kelly Degnan: this person continues to make defamatory statements that we heard even when she was ambassador - it is very serious and disturbing
Vakhtang Gomelauri: some of the participants of the rally threw various objects at the policemen, including stones, bottles, poured paint, verbally and physically insulted them - an attack on a policeman means an attack on a state institution
Aleko Elisashvili will be interrogated by the Special Investigation Service today
The Prime Minister met the Ambassador of Iran in Georgia
SSSG: In 2023, the issue of the annexation of the occupied Tskhinvali region remained a significant threat, because, according to Russia, the subject of the occupied region becoming part of Russia was still active for a certain period of time
Geostat: In January-March 2024, the volume of goods exported from Georgia amounted to 1,326.0 million US dollars, which is 9.3% less than the corresponding indicator of last year
SSSG report: in 2023, the hotline in the direction of occupied Abkhazia was activated 374 times, and in the direction of occupied Tskhinvali - 1585 times
Shalva Papuashvili: I had meetings with the leadership of NED and they promised me that they would make the finances public, but they did not make them public - now I wonder what idea this organization has about the Georgian people
Vedant Patel: We remain deeply concerned that this draft legislation - similar laws are used by the Kremlin and other repressive governments to systematically repress civil society and the media
Foreign Ministry denies reports about summoning of Georgian Ambassador to Bundestag
Levan Dolidze - Instead of focusing on the steps that should bring us further progress, we are creating new barriers on the path to the EU