Georgian Dream to Boycott Future Euronest Sessions After Disputed Resolution
By Liza Mchedlidze
Monday, November 3, 2025
The ruling Georgian Dream party will boycott future sessions of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (PA), Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili announced, accusing members of the European Parliament of pursuing "hostile and narrow political approaches" toward Georgia.
Papuashvili's statement came after the Assembly adopted a resolution on October 30 that denounced the conduct of Georgia's October 2024 parliamentary elections and criticized the ruling party. The resolution described the elections as "rigged," called the Georgian Dream government "self-proclaimed," and urged the release of what it termed "political prisoners."
Papuashvili stated the Georgian Dream delegation had refused to participate in the recent Euronest session in Yerevan because of what he called "utterly unacceptable" resolutions introduced by "some Members of the European Parliament, known for their hostile, unfair and politically biased attitudes toward Georgia."
"Among them, one of the resolutions refers to the parliamentary elections of 26 October 2024 as 'rigged,' and describes the government elected by the people as 'self-proclaimed,'" Papuashvili said. "It also labels as 'political prisoners' those individuals who attacked police officers and state institutions and who have been convicted by the court, thereby completely disregarding the very essence of the rule of law."
The Euronest resolution accused the Georgian Dream government of a "systemic assault on Georgia's democratic institutions, political opposition, independent media, civil society, and academic and judicial independence." It also condemned what it described as the "brutal suppression of peaceful protests" and "arbitrary detentions," while calling for the release of detained journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli and others it called political prisoners. The document further expressed "deep regret" over what it viewed as Georgia's departure from its EU and NATO aspirations and criticized laws adopted by the ruling party that allegedly target civil society and the media.
Papuashvili responded that the European Parliament had turned the Euronest Assembly "into an instrument of blackmail and a means of forcibly imposing its narrow political agenda on its neighboring countries."
"It is categorically unacceptable when the Euronest neglects the will of the Georgian people and, going beyond its founding mandate, seeks to annul elections and democratic institutions of its member country," he said.
Papuashvili added that Georgia's parliamentary delegation would not attend future sessions "considering the hostile and narrow political approaches of these forces of the European Parliament," but said the delegation could re-engage "should the European Parliament create appropriate conditions for constructive dialogue."
He also urged European lawmakers to "abandon their narrow political agenda and respect the rules-based international order," calling the Assembly's current approach "anti-democratic" and warning it risked leading Euronest toward "self-isolation and marginalization."
