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The EU threatens to cancel the visa-free regime with Georgia because of the law on "foreign agents". FT:


The Netherlands, Estonia, the Czech Republic and Sweden are demanding sanctions against Georgia in response to the Georgian government's efforts to pass the controversial Foreign Influence Transparency Law. According to "Armenpress", the Financial Times (FT) writes about this. Among the possible restrictions are the termination of the visa-free regime between Georgia and the EU, targeted sanctions against the members of the ruling party "Georgian Dream" who support the law, and the freezing of the allocation of funds from European funds. , the publication notes. The discussion of possible sanctions against Georgia will take place at the meeting of EU foreign ministers on May 27. The FT notes that Georgia, being a candidate for EU membership, ignored warnings from Brussels and months-long street protests, continuing the procedure of adopting the law. Sources familiar with the issue told the publication that the EU is considering "various means of putting pressure on the Georgian government". the law on transparency" should be adopted. On May 21, the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe "resolutely advised" Tbilisi to refuse the adoption of the controversial law. The Commission of the Council of Europe emphasized that "the law, which is allegedly aimed at ensuring transparency, objectively leads to the risk of stigmatization, silencing and, as a result, the elimination of those associations and mass media that receive even a small part of their funds from abroad." May 14 On May 18, the Parliament of Georgia adopted the "Transparency of Foreign Influence" law in the third and final reading, but on May 18, the country's president, Salome Zurabishvili, vetoed it. He justified his decision by the fact that the law is Russian "in its spirit", therefore it hinders Georgia's European path. However, the Parliament of Georgia intends to overcome the presidential veto. Due to the adoption of the bill, thousands of protests took place in Georgia, which were accompanied by clashes with law enforcement officers.

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