Georgia's government is demolishing Western-backed landmarks including a $46 million concert hall and abandoning its strategic port project Anaklia, while pivoting toward partnerships with authoritarian states like Turkmenistan and China, signaling a retreat from Euro-Atlantic integration.
The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a report on Georgia with 53 votes supporting targeted EU sanctions against ruling party officials and visa restrictions, citing democratic backsliding, election fraud, and human rights violations under the Georgian Dream government.
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on June 17 with 436 votes, calling for targeted sanctions against Georgian Dream leaders including Bidzina Ivanishvili, citing democratic backsliding and anti-European policies under their governance.
The EU Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a sharply critical report on Georgia by 53-14 vote, citing democratic backsliding across all nine EU candidacy priorities and accusing the Georgian Dream government of systematic anti-EU disinformation campaigns.