The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, stated that it is astonishing to hear uninformed and baseless accusations against the Georgian government "instead of acknowledging mistakes, condemning violent protests, and disclosing the finances of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED)."­

Papuashvili made this remark in response to a statement by the EU High Representative/Vice President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, and the EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Mart Kossi, regarding the situation in Georgia.

"It is astonishing that instead of acknowledging mistakes, condemning violent protests, and disclosing the finances of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED), we hear uninformed and baseless accusations against Georgia.

And it is hypocritical when institutions that do not themselves recognize the OSCE/ODIHR election report call on us to consider future OSCE/ODIHR reports on laws," Papuashvili wrote on social media.

For reference, Kaja Kallas and Mart Kossi believe that the Georgian government is moving further away from democratic standards.

In their joint statement, Kaja Kallas and Mart Kossi emphasized that the expedited adoption of amendments to the Administrative Offenses Code, the Criminal Code, and the Law on Assemblies and Demonstrations will have a serious impact on Georgian society. They argue that these changes would "significantly undermine the rights to freedom of expression and assembly, as well as media freedom." According to them, recent developments reflect a serious regression in Georgia’s democratic progress and fail to meet the expectations of an EU candidate country. They call on the Georgian government to halt these measures, refrain from further escalating tensions, and wait for the assessment of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

Additionally, European leaders urge the Georgian authorities to release all unjustly detained journalists, activists, and individuals imprisoned for political reasons, as well as to ensure dialogue with all political forces and representatives of civil society.