“The European bureaucracy and the European Parliament naturally do not abandon their malicious actions of yesterday and the day before and continue down the very same path,” stated David Matikashvili, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Procedural Issues and Rules. He was commenting on the European Parliament’s scheduled debate regarding Georgia and the upcoming vote on a draft resolution.
According to the Georgian lawmaker, “this injustice and these double standards yield only one outcome, and that outcome is the deepening of Euroscepticism in our society.”
“Lies, fabricated allegations. Is this the first time such claims have been directed at us, at Georgia, or at specific officials? Can resolutions that once again refer to Mikheil Saakashvili as a political prisoner carry any value whatsoever for Georgia and the Georgian people? We are well aware of the informal sanctions targeting Mr. Ivanishvili. How many years has this been going on! For how long has this fierce campaign against Georgia persisted, during which not a single allegation leveled against us has been substantiated.
Today, the European bureaucracy continues along the exact same track. The European Parliament naturally refuses to abandon the wrongful actions it took yesterday and the day before, once again taking the same road. The essence of the matter is that this injustice and these double standards have only one consequence—the rise of Euroscepticism in our society. And this is deeply regrettable, as the choice of our people, the Georgian people, is precisely Europe. Through such inappropriate conduct, injustice, and slander employed by the European Parliament and certain European bureaucrats standing against us, the only thing they will achieve is deepening scepticism within our society even further, which is unequivocally bad,” Matikashvili said.
As a reminder, the European Parliament is scheduled to hold a debate on October 7 titled “Attempts by the ruling party Georgian Dream to ban opposition parties in Georgia.” The vote on the relevant resolution will take place on October 8.