Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden, responding to a question about Georgia before the start of the European Council meeting, stated that he is "quite worried" about the developments in the country.
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“This is not the kind of democracy and rule of law we want to have on European soil or close to the European Union,” said Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden, expressing his support for anyone advocating a pro-European path for Georgia.
“First and foremost the fundamental freedoms that we believe in, must be applied everywhere on the European continent. So we are following that closely and we encourage the Georgian leaders to respect the fundamental human rights,” Frieden added.
EU leaders are meeting today, December 19, in Brussels for a European Council session, where developments in Georgia will be among the topics discussed.
Ahead of the meeting, European Commission Vice-President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, emphasized that the leaders would deliberate on ways to exert real pressure on the Georgian authorities “to refrain from using violence against protesters, stop suppressing the opposition.”
“Of course, on Monday, we discussed it and could not reach an agreement on sanctions, but we need to work on this further,” Kallas stated.
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola also shared her views, stressing that the European Parliament’s message to Georgia is not to abandon the European path.
“I have attended European Council meetings for years, and one theme consistently dominates: we promised the people who consider Europe their home that we would not close the door on them. This includes the Georgian people, who continue to take to the streets with EU flags. We must not abandon them. This is our clear and unwavering stance, and we will maintain it into 2025,” Metsola declared.
This marks the first European Council meeting chaired by Antonio Costa in his role as President. A declaration is expected to be issued after the session, likely including remarks on Georgia.
