Thread by @DionisCenusa

#Georgia: No one has yet taken any political responsibility for the violence unleashed by the radicals on July 5. Here I sum up some thoughts: 1) PM Garibashvili stated at the Batumi conference that Georgia is fully implementing the Association Agreement with the EU.⤵️

2) Furthermore, he said that EU-Georgia relations are at an all-time high. Neither statement is accurate/correct. First of all, respect for human rights is enshrined in the Agreement with the EU.⤵️

The lack of prevention of violence against journalists and human rights activities show that the ruling party in Georgia cannot and does not really want to comply with the Association Agreement. 3) And secondly, the EU had to intervene diplomatically to resolve internal⤵️

political deadlocks. 4) In addition, the ambassadors of the EU states have condemned the mismanagement in the field of public order actions against violent gangs on July 5. Both examples show that EU interest is driven by the crisis in Georgia and less by progress.⤵️

5) The ruling party is painting a picture that does not exist in reality. It is also correct to say that Charles Michel has been very soft on “Georgian Dream”. This is understandable only because Michel can't really criticize Garibashvili / Georgian Dream harshly because he⤵️

helped them survive a political crisis, taking moral responsibility. The EU should learn to be objective, even with those who hold pro-EU flags in the Eastern Partnership region.⤵️

6) There is strong evidence that the EU does not want to learn from Moldova's very negative experience (2012-2019), when corrupt allegedly pro-EU parties discredited the EU.

This article that I published in May compares the traces of oligarchy in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Check it out👇

https://twitter.com/dioniscenusa/status/1394553238347829249