GEORGIA PROTEST PARLIAMENT FOREIGN AGENT BILL

Georgians protest against the 'foreign agents' draft bill in Tbilisi

epa11372144 Georgian opposition party supporters attend a march against a draft bill on 'foreign agents' in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, 26 May 2024. On May 14, the Georgian Parliament adopted the law 'On Transparency of Foreign Influence'. The law, introduced by the ruling Georgian Dream Party in parliament in April, has been met with resistance by opposition members, who believe that it is aimed at stigmatizing non-governmental organizations and free media that are not controlled by the authorities. The EU and the US called on the Georgian authorities to withdraw this law and warned that its adoption would close Georgia's path to the EU. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili vetoed this law on 18 May. The procedure for overcoming the veto in the Georgian parliament is supposed to take place on 28 May.  EPA/DAVID MDZINARISHVILI

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