The autumn session of the Georgian Parliament has officially concluded. The session was closed in a Bureau meeting format, during which Speaker Shalva Papuashvili summarized the work carried out during the session, reviewed several adopted legislative projects, and issued a broad critical statement regarding the European Union.

Papuashvili highlighted Georgia’s economic achievements over the year:

“This year, as a state, we are achieving remarkable results: unprecedented economic growth for the region. For the first time, GDP per capita exceeds $10,000, and our economy surpasses 100 billion GEL. These achievements distinguish us not only in the region but also among candidate countries. We have achieved this through our own efforts, often despite external interference rather than support, when everything was done to undermine Georgia’s economy, security, peace, and democracy.”

He also criticized certain European actors for pursuing hostile policies toward Georgia:

“The world is going through a difficult period, and unfortunately, friends are scarce. For some reason, many have found time to pursue hostile policies against Georgia during these challenging times. While we focus on overcoming our problems and striving to end occupation, external forces are adding obstacles, inciting escalation, conflict, and everything contrary to European values. They act under the EU flag, which is a civilizational disgrace - when they attack the Georgian Parliament, storm the Presidential Palace, throw Molotov cocktails, or assault women with children under the EU flag. This happens only by those holding the EU flag and is a shame for the Union, with which some European forces identify themselves in Georgia.”

Papuashvili called for Europe to prioritize peace, prosperity, and true European values over militarization and political interference:

“Observing European trends and the strengthening of patriotic forces, I am confident that the minority governments imposing their political agendas will listen to their people, breaking the wall between EU leadership, bureaucracy, and the European population. Europe must be a space of peace, not a preparation ground for accelerated militarization and a third world war. Europe should be a space of economic prosperity, not decline, and a space based on genuine European values, not the spread of invented ideologies imposed on other countries.”

Looking ahead, Papuashvili emphasized national interest as the guiding principle of policy:

“Next year, we meet with pre-New Year wishes, still mobilized based on the interests of our country. What the Georgian people have known through centuries, and what many now see, is that national interest is the basis for any decision. Nations and states are created this way, and unions are formed when guided by interests and national priorities. I wish that all governments politically listen to their people, as the Georgian government does, acting on their population’s interests rather than serving illusory globalist agendas, which ultimately prove to be chimeras, changing easily according to their authors’ geopolitical or political desires.”

The Parliament will resume work in February, with the spring session opening on the first Tuesday of the month.