The European Union is deeply at odds with Georgia after the ruling Georgian Dream party passed the foreign agents bill, Foreign Policy reported. The EU is now preparing to use hardball tactics of its own in response.
A top EU official said the most likely scenario is that in October, if the bill hasn’t been withdrawn, the European Commission will tell the Georgian government that it will not confirm the country’s candidate status, when it issues its yearly report on countries included in the accession process.
Toward the end of May, EU foreign ministers will meet and likely discuss potential reactions the bloc could take to the approval of the bill.
In December, 2023, the European Union granted Georgia candidate status for EU membership. The EU recommended that Georgia takes nine steps toward reform, which include fighting disinformation and foreign information manipulation.
