Ivanishvili periodically brings out the little men and makes them question EU membership altogether. Papuashvili is only concerned with how to please Ivanishvili and how to fulfill Russia's instructions because only Russia does not want Georgia to join the EU, - this is how Irakli Kupradze, one of the leaders of Lelo-Strong Georgia, assesses the statement of the Chairman of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, regarding EU membership.

According to Kupradze, Shalva Papuashvili is violating the constitution when he says that joining the European Union would be detrimental to Georgia.

"Ivanishvili and the EU-Georgia accession are not compatible with each other. By doing so, Ivanishvili deprives Georgia of high pensions, good healthcare, good education and high salaries. Ivanishvili, with his authoritarianism, cannot be compatible with the democratic values ​​of the EU in any way, and therefore, he periodically brings out his little boys and makes them question EU membership altogether. The Russians are in a hurry to completely remove Georgia from the European orbit and to remove Georgia and its European integration process from the political international agenda. That is why Ivanishvili often tests the extent to which anti-European and generally anti-constitutional decisions for Georgia will be accepted by society. The statement of the so-called Parliament Speaker of Georgia, Papuashvili, is unconstitutional when he says that Georgia may not even join the EU and accession will be a violation.

Papuashvili, who currently sits as Ivanishvili’s man in the parliament, violates the constitution when he says that Georgia’s accession to the EU will be, on the contrary, detrimental, whereas the parliament should be the main defender of the Georgian constitution, but Papuashvili does not care about the constitution, the Georgian people, or high pensions and salaries for the Georgian people. Papuashvili only cares about how to please Ivanishvili and how to fulfill the task of another country, in this case, Russia, because only Russia does not want Georgia to join the EU,” Kupradze said.

For information, according to the assessment of the Chairman of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, staying outside the EU may even be more beneficial for a small state, because it will at least retain the freedom to make independent decisions. In his assessment, “the political charm and fundamental motivation of membership are disappearing.” As Papuashvili notes, candidate countries are not offered equal membership in the existing union, but a pre-changed system, where they will be fully subject to the obligations arising from membership, while their rights and leverage will be limited.