Tbilisi. A large-scale rally was held in Tbilisi on June 24 in response to the failure of the Georgian Government to secure the EU candidate status.
The European Union deferred giving Georgia its official EU candidate status until after the implementation of conditions set out in the 12-point Action Plan. The EU will assess Georgia's implementation of recommendations and conditions by the end of 2022.
“We do not believe that the Government, which has a history of backtracking on promises made to international partners, will carry out the necessary reforms.
On June 24, the people’s movement “Home to Europe” made the following demands:
The resignation of the Georgian government led by Irakli Gharibashvili, who spared no effort to prevent Georgia from gaining EU candidate status in the run up to the final decision of the European Council by verbally attacking European diplomats and the country’s supporters, fueling internal political polarization and damaging the country's international image.
We demanded Bidzina Ivanishvili to relinquish and transfer his executive power within Constitutional boundaries to the “Government of National Consent – For the EU”. This transitional government will be responsible for the implementation of the 12 priorities required by the EU for receiving the candidate status”.
Source: The organization’s page on the social network
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