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Georgia: Statement by the Spokesperson on the legislative package on “family values and protection of minors”

04.09.2024
Georgia
EEAS Press Team

The European Union deplores the rushed adoption, in second reading, of the legislative package on “family values and protection of minors”.

This package undermines the fundamental rights of Georgian people and risks further stigmatisation and discrimination of part of the population.

The EU regrets that legislation with important repercussions on the EU integration path has been passed without due public consultations and a thorough analysis of its compliance with European and international standards.

Ensuring and upholding human rights is at the core of the enlargement process, annually assessed within the European Commission’s enlargement report.

The EU calls on the Georgian authorities to entirely reconsider this legislative package. Such a proposal, combined with the restrictions on civil society imposed by the Law on transparency of foreign influence, will place further strain on EU-Georgia relations.

The EU recalls that Georgia's accession process is de facto halted and urges the authorities to recommit to the EU integration path.

Peter Stano
Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
+32 (0)460 75 45 53
Pedro FONSECA MONIZ
Press Officer for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
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+32 (0)460 76 14 96