Georgian Dream Attitude towards EU Integration Process is Unconstitutional, NGOs Say
By Liza Mchedlidze
Monday, June 13, 2022
18 NGOs are responding to a resolution adopted by the European Parliament in response to statements made by Irakli Gharibashvili about EU candidate status and Georgia's possible refusal. According to the non-governmental organizations, the attitude of the Georgian Dream government toward the European integration process of Georgia is unconstitutional and threatens the European choice of the country's population.
“We believe that such irresponsible and dangerous statements not only severely damage the country's European integration process and contradict the Georgian constitution, but also seriously jeopardize the European elections announced by the vast majority of the Georgian population,” the statement reads.
Eighteen NGOs say that since EU candidate status is a mandatory step in a country's membership in the bloc, Prime Minister Gharibashvili's denial of status and its symbolism poses a "serious threat to the Eurosceptic attitude" and directly responds to Georgia's rhetoric about the EU.
