Georgian Ruling Party Delays EU Membership Talks Until 2028
Protests over the results of the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Nov. 25.
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Georgia’s government said it won’t enter into talks on joining the European Union for four years, in a move that drew condemnation from the president and deepened questions over the future path of the Black Sea nation.
“We have decided not to place the issue of EU membership on the agenda until the end of 2028,” Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Thursday during a briefing at the Georgian Dream headquarters in Tbilisi. “It is categorically unacceptable to view EU integration as an act of charity.”