Paweł Herczyński: Unfortunately, the Georgian government is not listening to what the European Union is saying; as I recently read, there have been unprecedented attacks in recent days against the EU, EU institutions, and the European Parliament

For two and a half years, we have been urging the Georgian authorities to change their trajectory if they are seriously interested in ever joining the European Union; yet, all our calls have been ignored, and there is an unprecedented attack on the EU. This is what Paweł Herczyński, the EU Ambassador to Georgia, stated while speaking with the media.

Specifically, Herczyński responded to a journalist's question about whether he sees any genuine readiness on the part of the Georgian government to restore relations with the European Union.

"Unfortunately, the government is not listening to what the European Union is saying. Let me remind you that the initial [European] Council conclusions calling on Georgia to change course were published in June 2024. We have been urging the Georgian authorities to change their trajectory for two and a half years now—provided, of course, that they are seriously interested in ever joining the European Union.

So, in June 2024, there were very clear [European] Council conclusions, agreed upon by all EU member states. What should the Georgian authorities do? October 2024, December 2024—the latest conclusions regarding enlargement were published in December of the previous year; see paragraph 138. You can look them up and read exactly what the Georgian authorities need to do to return to the path of European integration.

All our calls have been ignored. On the contrary—as I read recently—in the last few days, there has been an unprecedented attack on the European Union and EU institutions, European Parliament, and the leaders of EU institutions. This is very unfortunate for me, but this is today's reality," stated Herczyński.