According to Paweł Herczyński, the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, the 27 member states of the European Union will begin discussing the issue of Georgia in the coming days.
"Tomorrow, October 8, a parliamentary debate on the issue of Georgia will take place. The highest representative of the European Union has been invited to deliver a speech, and I believe one of the European Commissioners will do so on his behalf. Next week, on October 14, the meeting of the EU ministers of foreign affairs will be held, where the issue of Georgia is also officially on the agenda. The 27 ministers will have the opportunity to discuss the situation in Georgia, and then, on October 17 and 18, we will have the European Council. As I understand it, the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, has also suggested that the 27 leaders of the European Union—presidents and prime ministers—discuss the issue of Georgia. Additionally, we expect the publication of the expansion report on Georgia in the second half of October, which will likely occur a few days before or after the elections," the ambassador told media representatives.
He also added that the discussion of the issue of Georgia, initiated by the foreign ministers of the 27 countries and the leaders of the European Union, "is not a good sign, and the leaders are concerned about the developments in Georgia."
"In my opinion, the fact that the issue of Georgia is being discussed in the European Parliament and by the foreign ministers of the 27 countries and the leaders of the European Union is not a good sign. It indicates that the leaders are worried, and it means we are concerned about the developments. It was truly heartbreaking that in June, at the European Council, the 27 presidents and prime ministers of the European Union made a collective decision to suspend Georgia's accession to the European Union due to the persistent narratives and conspiracy theories. This is a very dramatic decision, but it reflects the current reality of Georgia-EU relations, which I hope will change after the elections, regardless of who is elected," said the EU ambassador to Georgia.
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