Georgia abandons talks on joining the EU by 2028

The Georgian government refuses to start negotiations with the European Union until the end of 2028. The country has also refused any budget subsidies from the European Union.

This was stated by the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze, RBC-Ukraine reports citing Radio Liberty.

“We have decided not to put the issue of opening negotiations with the European Union on the agenda until the end of 2028. We also refuse any budget grants from the European Union until the end of 2028,” Kobakhidze said.

According to him, for Georgia, “it is absolutely unacceptable to consider integration into the European Union as a charity that the EU should give us.”

“We see that European politicians and bureaucrats are using the grants and loans as blackmail against Georgia,” he said.

The prime minister said that the end of 2028 is the time when Georgia will be ready, first of all economically, to start negotiations on joining the European Union by 2030.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 29/11/2024