If the candidate country votes for bills that do not correspond to the basic principles and values, this will have an impact on the accession process, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, said in a conversation with Euronews.

"I want to say clearly: the draft law, which is being voted on in the parliament, does not bring Georgia closer to the European Union. It's the opposite.We are disappointed that this government made this decision," said Michel.

Speaking about whether Georgia's EU accession process will be frozen as a result of this controversial bill, Michel noted that any decisions that go against EU standards "will have an impact on how Brussels assesses the aspirant country's chances.""The enlargement process is a merit-based process, and the point for candidate countries - including those who want to join the EU - is that they respect common core principles and values.

"If they vote for bills that are not in line with these principles and values, this has an impact on the process." - said Michelle.