Brussels is leaking — we saw that the document, which had been sent officially, but it somehow ended up in propaganda media — Brussels turned Radio Free Europe into its own propaganda media, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili told journalists.
According to him, the report sent to the European Commission describes whether Georgia poses a threat to the EU in terms of migration, the deterioration of the criminal environment, etc.
Papuashvili states that Georgia is a model country in this regard.
“Firstly, let’s pay attention to one detail — we all saw that Brussels is leaking. We saw that the document, which had been sent officially, somehow ended up in propaganda media. We saw that Radio Free Europe (which was established as a propaganda unit by the CIA), which the Americans have cut funding for and Brussels took over the funding. Brussels turned its intelligence agency into its own propaganda media. Based on this example, we saw how Brussels is leaking, but there is no problem here. We did not have the right to publish it, but on the contrary, we want it to be disclosed so that the public can see what position the Georgian authorities hold. This report describes where Georgia stands in terms of institutions, legislative norms, or statistical criteria for visa-free travel. Regarding visa-free travel — it describes whether Georgia is posing a threat to the EU in terms of migration, worsening the criminal environment, etc. In this regard, Georgia is exemplary, including in terms of readmission, as Georgia acts in good faith…” — said Papuashvili.
For information, according to Radio Free Europe, Georgia’s ambassador in Brussels, Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, sent a letter and a corresponding report to the European Commission on August 31, which is a response to a letter sent to Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili by the Head of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs on July 14.
According to Radio Free Europe, the letter discusses “ensuring the rule of law.”
It reports that in the chapter “External Relations and Fundamental Rights” of the five-part report, the government claims that from January 1 to August 2025, it implemented a series of measures to ensure civil and political rights, including freedom of expression, access to information, equality, inclusive development, public order, and the rule of law.
As Radio Free Europe reports, the authors of the letter also mention the “laws on family values, protection of minors, transparency, and the registration of foreign agents.”
According to Radio Free Europe, an EU representative in Brussels, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, states that Georgia’s authorities did send a letter, but “the responses are unsubstantiated.”
Shalva Papuashvili on the report sent by Georgia to the European Commission: Brussels is leaking — we saw that the document, which had been sent officially, but it somehow ended up in propaganda media
