According to the European Commission Spokesperson, Markus Lammert, today's meeting between the European Commission and a delegation of Georgian officials aims to remedy the circumstances that led to the suspension of visa-free travel for Georgian citizens holding service and official passports.

“As explained earlier this week, a meeting will take place between the European Commission and a delegation of Georgian officials. This is part of the standard process set out in the visa regulation, which takes place when the visa suspension mechanism is activated, and it follows the decision taken in March 2026 this year to suspend visa-free travel for Georgian holders of diplomatic service and official passports for an initial period of 12 months after member states had approved this measure. So, the aim of this meeting is to remedy the circumstances that led to the suspension, so this is what's going to be talked about.

These circumstances that have led to the suspension, just to recall, is Georgia's violation of the commitments taken under its visa-free regime in key areas of democracy and fundamental rights.