Levan Makhashvili, Chairman of the Parliament’s European Integration Committee, commented on the conclusions issued by the EU Council presidency regarding enlargement: “When the calls are: ‘Do this, do that,’ they should write directly to the country: ‘It’s abolished, it’s abolished,’ and take control of the country themselves - abolish the state. What is the purpose of the government, elections, or parliament? Such an attitude is unacceptable to us.”

Makhashvili described it as political propaganda when people are called “political prisoners” despite attacking state representatives and institutions, throwing Molotov cocktails, and attempting to overthrow the government:

“Not only are these empty accusations, but often this is political propaganda when individuals are labeled as ‘political prisoners’ while they attack state representatives and institutions, throw Molotov cocktails, and attempt to overthrow the government. Who in their right mind would dare organize a storming of a president’s palace in their own country? Let anyone in any EU country make a prior statement that they intend to overthrow the government - they would be immediately stopped. Who would dare even a tenth of what was attempted here on October 4?

Therefore, these statements about so-called political prisoners - people who hit police officers and set fire to the parliament building - are completely absurd. These are empty, political, propagandistic messages with a specific purpose behind them, and there is no need to talk about evidence or justification.

When the calls are: ‘Do this, do that,’ I don’t know - they should write to the country directly: ‘It’s abolished, it’s abolished,’ and take control of the country themselves. Then they can abolish the state. What is the purpose of the government, elections, or parliament? Such an attitude is unacceptable to us.”

For context, the conclusions of the EU Council presidency on enlargement note that Georgia’s EU accession process has effectively reached a deadlock until the government demonstrates firm commitment to course correction and returns to the path of EU integration.

The document highlights a serious overall regression in democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.

The Council calls on the Georgian authorities to:

Release all unjustly detained politicians, journalists, and activists;

Repeal repressive legislation;

Implement democratic, comprehensive, and sustainable reforms according to the core principles of European integration;

Stop using aggressive narratives against the European Union, its ambassadors, and mission heads - as initial steps toward engagement on the EU path.

The Council reaffirmed EU support for Georgia’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders and emphasized the EU’s commitment to peaceful conflict resolution, non-recognition, and engagement policies, including through the EU monitoring mission in Georgia.