Political situation in Georgia

The US and the EU mark against Georgia's agent law - the protests continue

Protests against Georgia's new "foreign agents" law continue after it was voted through parliament - both on the streets outside and diplomatically from the outside world. This is reported by AFP and Reuters.

Demonstrators continue to flock to the parliament in Tbilisi, where the huge police presence has withdrawn after allowing parliamentarians to exit. That's what journalist Rasmus Canbäck writes on X.

Several visiting EU politicians have given speeches and expressed their concern about the agent law. EU spokesperson Peter Stano has made it clear that the law will be a "serious obstacle" for the candidate country, writes AFP.

US Deputy Secretary of State Jim O'Brien told Reuters the law will "tear apart" the partnership between Georgia and the US, and British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps sees the law as "Russian interference in Georgia".

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Georgia clubs through "agent teams" - during fights

The controversial so-called "agent law" has been voted through in the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi amid large protests, several media write.

Before the vote, several members got into fights. Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated for months in the capital against the law.

The law means that organizations that receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad must be classified as "foreign agents" and has been criticized for being used to silence the opposition.