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EU may suspend visa-free travel for Georgians if election not free and fair
The European Union may consider temporarily suspending its visa-free regime with Georgia if an Oct. 26 parliamentary election in the EU candidate country is not free, fair and peaceful, the bloc's ambassador to Tbilisi said on Friday.
EU considering ending Georgia's visa-free access over ruling party's democratic backsliding
"All options are on the table" if Georgia does not reverse its trend toward authoritarianism, "including the potential temporary suspension of the visa liberalization scheme," a spokesperson for the European Commission told Politico.
EU visa-free travel “speculation” “raises concerns” ahead of elections, Georgian Parliament official
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's European Integration Committee, on Friday expressed concerns over “ongoing speculation” regarding the European Union's visa-free travel with Tbilisi,
EU warns it may revoke visa-free regime for Georgia due to backsliding on democracy
The European Union may suspend the visa-free regime for Georgian citizens. This would be a response to the anti-democratic actions of the Georgian government and its anti-Western rhetoric, according to Politico.
EU Could Suspend Visa-Free Travel for Georgia, Commission Spokesperson Tells Media
Under a visa liberalization agreement signed in 2017, Georgian citizens can spend up to three months a year in the EU without a visa – a tangible and valuable achievement that has benefited many ordinary Georgians who previously had to wait in a long process of applying for visas.
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EU reiterates “unwavering support” for Georgia’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity
The European Union on Thursday reiterated its “unwavering support” for the independence, sovereignty and territorial ...
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EU reaffirms the necessary support for Georgia
The European Union released the statement declaring its continued support for Georgia’s ‘independence, sovereignty, and ...
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EU Reiterates Support for Georgia’s Territorial Integrity, Condemns Russian Aggression
The statement also underlines the EU’s commitment to “provide all relevant support to Georgia in addressing the challenges it ...
Georgia passes sweeping curbs on LGBTQ+ rights
Human rights groups and the European Union have criticized the legislation, amid fears Georgia is moving closer to Russia.
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Georgia: UNDP and EU release handbook on how the European Court of Human Rights upholds individuals’ rights in data processing
The United Nations Development Programme has published a handbook, ‘Case Law Collection from the European Court of Human ...
EU's Borrell Urges Georgia To Scrap Bill Curbing LGBTQ Rights
EU top diplomat Josep Borrell on Wednesday urged Georgia to withdraw a controversial "family values" bill denounced as curbing the rights of LGBTQ people, warning it would harm the country's chances ...
Trans model killed in Tbilisi after Georgia passes law imposing LGBTQ+ restrictions
Kesaria Abramidze, a renowned Georgian transgender model, was discovered murdered in her Tbilisi apartment shortly after the ...
The European Union considers limiting this country’s citizens' travel
While the Eastern European nation of Georgia is not presently part of the European Union or Schengen Zone allowing ...