JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION pursuant to Rule 136(2) and (4) of the Rules of Procedure replacing the following motions: B10-0070/2024 (Renew) B10-0071/2024 (ECR) B10-0079/2024 (PPE) B10-0083/2024 (Verts/ALE) B10-0084/2024 (S&D) on the democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia (2024/2822(RSP)) Rasa Juknevičienė, Michael Gahler, Andrzej Halicki, Sebastião Bugalho, David McAllister, Željana Zovko, Nicolás Pascual De La Parte, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Wouter Beke, Daniel Caspary, Jan Farský, Sandra Kalniete, Ondřej Kolář, Andrey Kovatchev, Andrius Kubilius, Miriam Lexmann, Vangelis Meimarakis, Ana Miguel Pedro, Davor Ivo Stier, Michał Szczerba, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Matej Tonin, Milan Zver on behalf of the PPE Group Yannis Maniatis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Sven Mikser on behalf of the S&D Group Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Adam Bielan, Mariusz Kamiński, Rihards Kols, Reinis Pozņaks, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Carlo Fidanza, Veronika Vrecionová, Michał Dworczyk, Ondřej Krutílek, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Alberico Gambino, Assita Kanko on behalf of the ECR Group Urmas Paet, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna, Helmut Brandstätter, Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Bernard Guetta, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas on behalf of the Renew Group Reinier Van Lanschot on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Jonas Sjöstedt, Hanna Gedin
The European Parliament is debating a resolution expressing concern over Georgia’s democratic decline, urging sanctions against oligarch and the ruling party’s Georgian Dream ‘honorary chairman’ Bidzina Ivanishvili, and criticizing recent anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
The resolution also calls for a review of Georgia’s visa-free status with the EU and demands the release of former President Mikheil Saakashvili. Political divisions are deepening as the Georgian government faces growing criticism from both domestic and international fronts.
Whataboutism: the act or practice of responding to an accusation of wrongdoing by claiming that an offense committed by another is similar or worse. Called also (chiefly British) whataboutery.
No, it’s plain hypocrisy. I’m not defending Georgia, I’m calling out the EU and their own drift towards the dark side. If they want to be better, then they should lead by example.
Who wants to implement authoritarian toolsets like chat control again?
Whataboutism: the act or practice of responding to an accusation of wrongdoing by claiming that an offense committed by another is similar or worse. Called also (chiefly British) whataboutery.
No, it’s plain hypocrisy. I’m not defending Georgia, I’m calling out the EU and their own drift towards the dark side. If they want to be better, then they should lead by example.