Volski Accuses Venice Commission of Becoming Politically Biased Against Georgia
By Liza Mchedlidze
Monday, January 12, 2026
Gia Volski, First Vice-Speaker of the Georgian Dream-led Parliament, accused the Venice Commission of targeting Georgia with politically motivated statements and failing to provide proper analysis.
"The Venice Commission has lost its function and has turned into a bureaucratic appendage of the Brussels bureaucracy," Volski said. "There is no analysis. They are directly attacking Georgia with political statements."
According to Volski, the Commission was once a respected institution that provided professional advice to developing countries. "At one time, it was a pretty good institution. Today it has become a servant with specific political goals," he said.
He claimed that the new U.S. administration has taken a more pragmatic approach toward the Venice Commission. "They saw that the Venice Commission has been formed as a baton against a specific country. Marta Kos, Kaja Kallas, and Rasa Jukneviciene have their own political views, and the Commission reflects them," Volski said.
Volski criticized the Commission's comments on Georgian laws, including those on transparency and restrictions on LGBT-related content. "It is absolutely unthinkable that they make interventions on laws about banning parties," he said. "They have never analyzed the situation created by this particular political force when it was in power."
He also addressed the issue of human rights abuses under previous governments. "The scale of human torture and violations is unknown to this region. You cannot come out and make conclusions about abolishing political parties without analyzing this. That is biased," Volski said.
"The witnesses, the facts, the historical context, none of this is considered. They issue statements without analysis. This is the sign that characterizes the Venice Commission today," he added.
Volski stated that the Venice Commission no longer fulfills its original role. "It has become a political tool. There is no analysis, only attacks on Georgia. That is the reality today," he said.
