democracy rollback

'Thank you for dismissive comments' - Ukraine’s foreign ministry responds to Georgian Dream’s accusations

Georgia-Ukraine

November 18, 2025

Ukraine’s foreign ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi responded to the Georgian parliament speaker, who had himself reacted to comments made by an adviser to the Ukrainian president.

Opinion: 'Emigrants are punished for not voting for Georgian Dream'

Politics in Georgia

November 18, 2025

Nino Dolidze: “The government is seeking to bar emigrants from taking part in elections”

Opinion: 'How will Georgian Dream supporters accept their wives, mothers and sisters losing right to vote?'

Georgia

November 17, 2025

Tamta Mikeladze, director of the Centre for Social Justice, on restrictions to the voting rights of Georgian citizens living abroad

Swedish minister for EU affairs: 'Georgia is moving in the wrong direction'

Georgia - EU

November 17, 2025

France’s minister for European affairs and Sweden’s minister for EU affairs speak out on Georgian government policy

New Georgian government initiatives: abolishing several agencies and banning voting from abroad

Georgia

November 17, 2025

Georgian citizens living abroad will only be able to vote if they return to the country

EU envoy: 'Ukraine and Moldova are ahead of Georgia, which is now further from EU than when it received candidate status'

Georgia - EU

November 13, 2025

“The European Commission asked Georgian Dream to clarify the issues raised in its previous negative report, but the answers it received were unsatisfactory.”

Opinion: 'Georgian Dream’s laws failed, they cannot suppress freedom'

Georgia

November 12, 2025

Nika Simonishvili: “Activists go to prison not for power or money, but out of love for their homeland.”

Georgia’s prosecution launches criminal case against former PM Giorgi Gakharia

Georgia

November 12, 2025

The case concerns the so-called “Chorchan” episode and those injured during the dispersal of the 2019 protest

Detained protester Neka Natelashvili speaks out about Georgian prison conditions

Protests in Georgia

November 10, 2025

“When I got home, I found I had lost four kilos.”

ALDE: 'Georgian Dream government steers Georgia towards full autocracy'

Georgia

November 10, 2025

Statement by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)

Georgia caught up in new EU integration row: Anita Hipper responds to Georgian government

Georgia

November 07, 2025

Anita Hipper, the EU Commission’s spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy, commented on a letter from EU Ambassador Pawel Herczynski circulated by pro-government Georgian media.

Ukrainian foreign minister: 'Georgia’s poor progress towards EU membership is caused in Tbilisi, not Kyiv'

Georgia

November 07, 2025

According to the European Commission’s 2025 enlargement report, Georgia’s position in the EU integration process has deteriorated significantly over the past year.

US Secretary of State urges protection of American officials from attacks by Georgian authorities

Georgia

November 06, 2025

The senators’ and congressmen’s letter also mentions anti-American statements by the head of Georgia’s security service.

Opinion: 'European bodies deliver verdict on Georgia’s government'

Georgia

November 06, 2025

According to Iago Kachkachishvili, the ruling party is slowing Georgia’s EU integration and undermining trust in the West.

Russian Security Council secretary: 'Georgia defends interests of country and its people'

Georgia

November 06, 2025

Sergei Shoigu: “To strengthen their influence in the post-Soviet space, Western countries are prepared to go to almost any length”

'Georgia has never seen darker day than yesterday' — Political analyst on European Commission’s report

Georgia - EU

November 05, 2025

Paata Zakareishvili: Against this backdrop, Russia acts as a factor supporting the retention of power

EU Commissioner Marta Kos: 'Report on Georgia is worst ever prepared for candidate country'

Georgia - EU

November 05, 2025

Marta Kos: “There is clear and worsening backsliding in many areas”

EU ambassador: ‘These findings are devastating for Georgia’s European aspirations’

Georgia - EU

November 05, 2025

Pawel Herczyński stressed that responsibility for this lies with the ruling Georgian Dream party.

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