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REPORT (2025/2257(INI))

On the 2025 Commission report on Georgia

A-10-2026-0140

Committee on Foreign Affairs · Rapporteur: Rasa Juknevičienė

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This resolution on the 2025 Commission report on Georgia condemns democratic backsliding under Georgian Dream and calls for targeted EU sanctions, release of political prisoners, and a halt to repressive legislation. It demands Georgia align with EU foreign policy, prevent sanctions circumvention, and respect territorial integrity, while supporting civil society and visa-free travel for ordinary citizens.

Committee position. The Committee on Foreign Affairs proposes a resolution condemning democratic backsliding in Georgia and calling for targeted sanctions, release of political prisoners, and a halt to repressive legislation.

Key points

  1. Expresses solidarity with Georgian people and stresses that nearly 75% support EU integration; reiterates EU's open door.
  2. Deplores Georgian Dream's reversal of EU integration and backsliding on all nine priorities for candidate status.
  3. Calls for EU and Member States to impose targeted personal sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili, his family, and Georgian Dream leaders, including asset freezes and visa bans.
  4. Maintains non-recognition of the legitimacy of the Georgian parliament and president; calls for limiting contacts with regime representatives.
  5. Condemns restrictive legislation, including amendments to the Law on Grants criminalizing foreign funding without approval, and calls for its repeal.
  6. Demands immediate release of all political prisoners, including former President Mikheil Saakashvili, and condemns persecution of opposition.
  7. Calls for judicial reforms, including overhaul of the High Council of Justice and appointment of Prosecutor General by qualified majority.
  8. Condemns excessive use of force, torture, and gender-based violence against protesters; calls for independent investigations.
  9. Urges rescinding the Law on Family Values and Protection of Minors, which violates LGBTIQ+ rights.
  10. Calls for measures to prevent sanctions circumvention via Georgia, including monitoring of dual-use goods and oil exports, and for alignment with EU sanctions.
  11. Reiterates support for Georgia's territorial integrity and condemns Russian occupation and 'borderisation'.
  12. Welcomes suspension of visa-free travel for Georgian diplomatic passport holders but calls for mechanisms to preserve visa-free access for civil society and students.

Who is affected

  • Georgian Dream authorities and officials face calls for EU sanctions and visa bans.
  • Political prisoners, including opposition leaders and journalists, are demanded to be released.
  • Georgian civil society, independent media, and LGBTIQ+ persons are targeted by repressive laws and need EU support.
  • Georgian citizens face potential suspension of visa-free travel if authorities do not comply.
  • Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia are affected by occupation and borderisation.

Figures and deadlines

  • Nearly 75% of Georgian people support EU integration.
  • Georgia's alignment with EU foreign policy decreased from 53% in 2024 to 40%.
  • Prison sentences of up to six years for 'external lobbying' and up to three years for 'systematic acts' questioning government legitimacy.
  • Eight-year bans on party membership for individuals who worked in foreign-funded organizations.
  • Visa-free travel suspension for Georgian diplomatic, service, and official passports applied since 6 March 2026.
  • Around 40,000 companies owned by Russian citizens operate in Georgia, with about 30,000 registered since the start of the war in Ukraine.