In Brussels, ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, foreign ministers made statements regarding Georgia. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Brusius said, "Lithuania has already imposed sanctions on about 30 individuals who were directly involved in the violent crackdown on opposition protests and calls on the EU to also impose sanctions against these individuals."

"We hope to agree on the steps that are necessary in light of what we are seeing on the streets of Tbilisi. When we see political opposition leaders being detained, we see violence against protesters, this is something that we cannot ignore. In Lithuania, we have already imposed sanctions on about 30 people who were directly involved in the violent suppression of the opposition protests. We call on the European Union to also impose sanctions against these individuals. The second issue is visa-free travel. We should ban it for holders of diplomatic and service passports. This is the minimum we need to do, and we should also send a strong message that we may expand this ban in the future. The third issue is to hold technical and political negotiations with Georgia within the framework of the Georgia-EU Association Agreement, as well as to suspend all institutional negotiations with Georgian government institutions, and also to suspend financial support for these institutions. On the other hand, we need to send a strong message to Georgian civil society that we will support them and we need a financial package for this, to show that we are serious. So, right now we need to send a message to the Georgian people who have taken to the streets that Europe is not abandoning you, Europe is with you and Europe needs you,” - said Kęstutis Brusius. Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel also commented on the situation in Georgia. He stated that "the government’s behavior is unacceptable, punishing the protesters, such violence towards them is unacceptable". 

"If we say that we should impose sanctions relating to the elections, first of all, we should hear that there was fraud, because, frankly, there were hundreds of observers there, and for me it is important to see whether there was fraud or not, and not that we should punish because we do not like the result, but the government’s behavior is unacceptable, punishing the protesters, such violence towards them is unacceptable. This is where we should punish those responsible, but punishing a party that had a good result is not my style of thinking. But we need to have a conversation about this issue behind closed doors, and reaching a consensus among 27 members is not easy," Xavier Bettel told the media.

Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergaard described the developments in Georgia as "extremely worrying."

"I am extremely concerned about the developments in Georgia. We must impose sanctions on those responsible for such brutal actions against demonstrators," she said.

The Latvian Foreign Minister also spoke extensively about Georgia with the media. According to Baiba Braže, "The Georgian people strongly support a European future, but this is not reflected in what the government does—this is a significant difference."

"You see that the Georgian people strongly support the European future, but this is what the government does not support - this is a big difference between the two. In addition, we see violations of some fundamental rights that we have all signed, including freedom of assembly and expression and so on. We have put a certain number of Georgian officials on the national list, they are undesirable [visitors] in Latvia. We will discuss this issue at the EU level and make certain decisions. We are also waiting for decisions regarding the travel of diplomatic passport holders and other issues," Braže noted.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated, "I do not recognize the election results as transparent, fair, and democratic because they were not."

"I am not going to recognize the results of the elections as transparent, fair or democratic, because they were not. So I am glad that we are discussing this. We also have a list of various measures. If the Georgian authorities do not change their course towards their own people, there is also a possibility of suspending visa liberalization in the future. We hope that today we will be able to reach the level of being able to ban diplomatic and service passports, as well as some personal passports, but the conversation should be much longer. What is happening in Georgia now, we can say, is not a democratic society, this violence is directed against human rights, this is a criminal act. I have stated before that I am not going to recognize the results of the elections as transparent, fair or democratic, because there were none. So, I am glad that we are discussing this. We also have a list of various measures. If the Georgian government does not change its course towards its own people, there is also a possibility of suspending visa liberalization in the future," Margus Tsahkna noted in a conversation with media representatives.

The violence against peaceful protesters was condemned by Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Álvarez Bueno.

"The right to peaceful demonstration and freedom of expression must be protected and I am truly sorry for the violence against peaceful protesters. There are three issues regarding Georgia: first, of course, the right to peaceful demonstration and freedom of expression must be protected and I am truly sorry for the violence against peaceful protesters, second, I am very sorry and concerned about Georgia’s abandonment of the path to the European Union. Georgia’s future must be within the European family, third, today we must discuss the claims of a part of the Georgian political class about foreign interference in their democracy and their elections. I think disinformation and interference in elections are one of the main threats to our democracy," the Spanish diplomat said.