Georgia's rejection according to Pawel Herczynski: Consequence of the government's actions during the previous year
A Casual Take:
The Georgia Foreign Minister got left out of the casual hang with EU candidate countries' foreign ministers in Warsaw. EU's man in Georgia, Pawel Herczynski, spilled the beans, stating it's all because of Georgia's authorities' actions over the past year.
Pawel deemed it as a real bummer but stressed that this snub reflects the current state of EU-Georgia relations. He said, "Sorry mate, but that's the brutal truth." Seems like more and more crucial shindigs, including those tied to EU expansion, are happening without Georgia's presence. It's all because of the tough decisions Georgian authorities made in the recent past.
By the way, an informal meeting of foreign ministers from candidate countries took place in Warsaw—and Georgia was a no-show, as reported.
Wanna know more? Check out our story on Peter Fischer explaining why Georgia didn't make it to the Warsaw ministers' get-together.
Insight:
The Georgian authorities' decisions over the past year, like the adoption of a "foreign agent" law, and other actions aligning them more with Russia, strained EU relations with Georgia, leading to the exclusion from the informal meeting.[2][4] Previously, the EU decided to put high-level meetings with Georgia on hold due to the strained relations.[1][2]
- Reportedly, the exclusion of the Georgia Foreign Minister from the informal meeting of candidate countries' foreign ministers in Warsaw was due to the general-news events of Georgia's authorities' actions over the past year, including the adoption of a "foreign agent" law and actions aligning with Russia.
- The non-attendance of the Georgian representative at the Warsaw meeting of foreign ministers from candidate countries echoes the strained relations between the EU and Georgia, as this event was another example of Georgian's exclusion from crucial shindigs, such as those associated with EU enlargement politics.
- Following the recent difficult decisions made by the Georgian authorities, the potential for Georgia's participation in future important events like EU expansion may be limited, such as the casual hang with EU candidate countries' foreign ministers in Warsaw.
