2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Georgia

Tabled by Alexander Sell, Milan Uhrík

4. Removed: Stresses the need for an immediate and comprehensive audit of the EU’s policy towards Georgia given the ongoing democratic backsliding and the increasingly repressive political and legislative environment that constitutes a regression for many of Georgia’s democratic achievements and successful EU reforms, fundamentally weakens democratic institutions and further consolidates power in the hands of the ruling party; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to review Added: Calls for the EU to respect Georgia’s constitutional system and its right to independently determine the implementation of Removed: the EU-Georgia Association Agreement Added: its Association Agreement, without political conditionalities; welcomes the opportunity to reconsider the EU’s enlargement approach in the light of Removed: the blatant breach of Georgia’s obligations regarding the general principles laid down in Article 2, namely respect for democratic principles, human rights and fundamental freedoms; reiterates that non-fulfilment of these obligations may result in the conditional suspension of economic cooperation and the privileges afforded by the Agreement; Added: recent developments in Georgia; stresses the need to shift from a model of automatic accession to a framework of strategic cooperation agreements that respect the sovereignty and individuality of partner countries;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE773.990v01-00