Georgia’s European path remains open, we are not passing a verdict, we offer roadmap for European future that corresponds to wish of majority of Georgians, said Danish Minister for European Affairs in the European Parliament during the debates on Deepening Democratic Crisis in Georgia.

“Georgia chose not to participate in the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Yerevan. Discussions in the Council confirm that actions taken by the Georgian authorities fall short of the EU’s expectations of a candidate country. Regrettably, Georgia has been clearly experiencing backsliding from the nine steps, for which implementation the candidate status was granted. As a result, Georgia’s EU accession process has effectively come to a standstill and this will be the case until the Georgian authorities demonstrate their firm commitment to reverse the course and return to the EU accession path. This requires freeing all arbitrarily detained politicians, journalists and activists, repealing repressive legislation, adopting democratic, comprehensive and sustainable reforms in line with the core principles of European integration and stopping their aggressive narrative against the EU.

But let me underline that Georgia’s European path remains open. We are not passing a verdict. We are offering a roadmap for the European future that corresponds to the wish of the majority of Georgians”, - said Marie Bjerre.