There is no mechanism to revise the visa liberalisation within the European Union for Georgia, its initiation need consensus of all 27 member states, but fortunately healthy political forces still remain in the European bureaucracy, which will not take such a shameful step. Such a statement made today the Mayor of Tbilisi.

Kakha Kaladze criticised the European Parliament’s resolution against the transparency bill, adopted today, which calls for the “prompt assessment of the impact of Georgia’s planned ‘foreign agent’ law” on the country’s continuous fulfilment of the visa liberalisation benchmarks.

“This absurd entry [on the revision of visa-free travel regime for Georgia] was made for only one purpose to somehow cause agitation among the country’s citizens, confuse the public and intensify the protest. I urge the public not to be deceived by these lies.

Such disgraceful resolutions are an insult to the European institutions and damaged their reputation. Unfortunately, lobbying and vicious relations are widespread in the European structures.

By calling on Georgia to withdraw the bill on transparency, the MEPs want “black money” to flow into the country secretly, which will then be used for destructive actions against Georgia. It is incomprehensible as the EU plans to adopt much tougher law on foreign influence”, - said the Mayor.