Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili stated that Tbilisi had expected Brussels to show the same reaction to unrest in Georgia as the European Union did to the recent events in Albania. In the country’s capital, Tirana, violent clashes broke out between riot police and anti-government protesters.
According to Papuashvili, Brussels has been observing not only violence but also attempts to overthrow the government in Georgia for seven years, and has never once condemned this violence. On his social media accounts, the parliamentary speaker listed instances when, in his view, Europe should have issued statements:
“‘We condemn the violence in Tirana and other cities across Albania, including the arson of buildings, attacks on state institutions, and the destruction of public and private property’ — this is the European Commission’s statement of October 18 regarding the events in Albania.
We expected the exact same statement from the European Union:
On June 20, 2019, when the collective ‘National Movement’ [United National Movement] attempted to storm parliament and overthrow the government.
In November 2020, when the defeated collective ‘National Movement’ attempted to storm the Central Election Commission, disrupt the elections, and overthrow the government.
In March 2021, when the collective ‘National Movement’, together with the wanted Nika Melia, barricaded themselves in the party’s headquarters and threatened to overthrow the government.
In June 2022, when the collective ‘National Movement’ and foreign-controlled non-governmental organizations attempted to overthrow the government.
In April 2023, when, during an attempt by the collective ‘National Movement’ and foreign-controlled NGOs to overthrow the government, an attempt was made to burn a person alive with a Molotov cocktail for the first time in Georgia’s history.
In October 2024, when the defeated collective ‘National Movement’ and foreign-controlled NGOs attempted to storm the parliament building and overthrow the government.
In October 2025, when the collective ‘National Movement’ and foreign-controlled NGOs attempted to disrupt local self-government elections, storm the presidential palace, and overthrow the government.
For seven years, Brussels has been watching not just violence, but attempts to overthrow the government, and not once — I emphasize, not once — has it condemned this violence.
On the contrary, after each failed attempt at violence and regime overthrow, Brussels attacked Georgia, thereby shielding radical groups from responsibility.
As an old, well-known card used to say: ‘Everything is clear.’ Everything has been clear for a long time.
No one expects today’s Brussels to change its behavior. However, against the backdrop of events unfolding around the world, Georgia will forever remain a living exposure of Brussels’ hypocrisy and double standards,” Papuashvili wrote.
The parliamentary speaker also urged people to recall what French President Emmanuel Macron said “when Georgian police officers were attacked and attempts were made to overthrow the government in Georgia,” and what he is saying now, “when French police officers are attacked and attempts are made to overthrow the government in France.”
