Monthly Archives: April 2021

"This step is aimed at overcoming political stability and economic challenges in the country" - "European Socialists" responds to the signing of a document created by the ruling party under the auspices of Charles Michel

Fridon Injia, Chairman of the Parliamentary Opposition Party European Socialists, and the Political Council of the party welcome the signing of the document created by the Georgian Dream under the auspices of the President of the European Union and Council of Europe Charles Michel and express readiness to join the document.
"We believe that this step taken by the Georgian Dream is aimed at overcoming political stability and economic challenges in the country, which is also fully recommended and supported by the international community," the statement said.
The party believes that the decision of the Georgian Dream and the responsibility of the "Dream" to fulfill the articles in the signed document, lays the foundation for a completely new political agenda, which will make the constructive relationship between the ruling party and the opposition even more real.

EU expects end to political crisis in Georgia and further strengthening of parliamentary democracy

On April 14, a meeting of the Bureau of the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee, chaired by Maka Bochorishvili, Chair of the Committee on European Integration, and Marina Kaliurand, Member of the European Parliament, was held in the form of a video conference. From the Georgian side, the Bureau meeting was attended by the Deputy Co-Chairs of the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee from the Georgian side, Levan Ioseliani, Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia and Davit Zilfimiani, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.
 The Bureau of the Association Parliamentary Committee discussed the dynamics of the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement, EU financial and technical assistance to Georgia in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, security challenges and hybrid threats, as well as the peaceful resolution of the Russia-Georgia conflict.
 The bureau discussed the ongoing political processes in Georgia, the mediation process initiated by the President of the Council of the European Union Charles Michel, and reiterated that the EU expects an end to the political crisis in Georgia and further strengthening of parliamentary democracy.
Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, First Deputy Foreign Minister, and Richard Tibels, Head of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Eastern Partnership, spoke about the results achieved in the relations between the EU and Georgia during 2020.
 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Lasha Darsalia delivered a report on the situation in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia and the government's peace policy at the meeting of the Association Committee.
 Matthew Busque, Head of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement (DG NEAR) Georgia and Moldova, made a report on the EU's financial and technical assistance to Georgia to address the challenges posed by COVID-19.

"Some political forces should be removed from the political scene altogether, because today they are performing a destructive function." - Tamar Kiknadze

"Ordering the population today is not destructive, the population is interested in something else today and, unfortunately, the political establishment is cut off from the interests of the people," said Tamar Kiknadze, a member of the European Socialists' political council, during a visit to the Political Post. According to him, some parties without such activities may disappear from the political scene altogether.

"Some political forces should be removed from the political scene altogether, because today they are performing destructive functions," Tamar Kiknadze said while assessing the current political processes.

"In order for the state to survive and get the population out of the state of starvation, an emergency commission must be set up, which will be headed by the Prime Minister of the country" - Fridon Injia

"In order for the state to survive and get the population out of the brink of starvation, an emergency commission must be set up, headed by the country's prime minister," said Fridon Injia, chairman of the European Socialist Party, addressing a plenary session of the Georgian parliament. He said there has not been a single product left in the last three months that has not become more expensive.

"This increase is from 30% to 69%, it is a product that has also increased in price by 100%." - noted Fridon Injia.

According to him, the country will find itself in a difficult situation if the state does not interfere in the agricultural activities of the peasants.

"Such a practice is very common in European countries, in Asia, as well as in the United States - planned economy or state capitalism, so I think that in some parts if the government does not participate in farming and harvesting, we will find ourselves in a difficult situation," said Fridon Injia.

"I think that the president has decided to go to the opposition himself" - Fridon Injia

According to the chairman of the political party "European Socialists" Fridon Injia, President Salome Zurabishvili will act as a mediator and will come to talk with the opposition.
Fridon Injia told journalists about this when he answered the question why the opposition part did not attend the event held in the President's administration, where the opposition members were invited by Salome Zurabishvili.
"The president's job today is to be a mediator between state institutions, between the majority and the minority, not mediators who come from Europe. This is precisely the president's business. I'm glad the president took that as a guideline. I had a conversation with the president, who said that "I will definitely handle this case, I will reconcile the people."
It seemed to me and I also think that the president has decided to go to the opposition himself. Approximately, such a conversation was in a private conversation. He will get there himself. I think so, because there is no other way to be a mediator if one side does not come and the other side does. Therefore, the president is the president of the country, despite the fact that he does not have much power, what he has is more than enough to really be a mediator in our society", states Fridon Injia.
An event was held in the administration of the president, where Salome Zurabishvili awarded Data Vanishvili posthumously with a medal "for civic sacrifice". Representatives of the opposition were invited to the event.