The opposition in Georgia plans to continue its protests this autumn and now hopes for the country's elections in October, activist Zuka Berdzenishvili told The Guardian.
A week ago, he was assaulted and beaten outside his home, just an hour after the speaker of parliament painted him and the rest of the protesters in the country as EU-backed terrorists. Despite that, he describes the protest movement in the country as more united than ever.
- There are young people from Generation Z with tattoos standing side by side with pensioners. People who otherwise have nothing in common are united through their anger.
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Warns Georgia: The door to the EU can be closed
The door to EU membership could be closed if Georgia's political leadership continues on its current path, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell warned on Monday.
There has not yet been any information on how the EU can concretely act against Georgia, which recently pushed through the "agent law" heavily criticized in the West and now also wants to legislate against so-called "LGBTQ propaganda". The EU's balancing act is about marking against the government without hitting the generally EU-positive population too hard.
- We do not want to cause more pain for the civilian population, says Borrell.
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