Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, stated ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting that the possibility of imposing personal sanctions against the Georgian government is being considered.
Responding to a question from Euronews on whether the issue of sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili could return to the agenda following the elections in Hungary, Kallas stated that dialogue on these matters would resume once a new government is formed in Hungary.
The European official noted that many issues previously blocked during Viktor Orbán’s tenure are now being opened for discussion, with expectations that the process will yield positive results.
Kallas added that the EU “supports the Georgian people, but not the Georgian government.”
“As I have already said, today we will mainly discuss Armenia and Azerbaijan. Regarding the Georgian government, we have stated very clearly that the path they are choosing—repression against the opposition, restrictions on the media, all the laws passed—is unacceptable to us. Therefore, it is necessary to see real progress in this direction,” Kallas concluded.
It should be recalled that Hungary previously blocked the introduction of personal sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili and members of the Georgian government within the EU. This had even led to the threat of suspending the visa-free regime for Georgian citizens.
