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Fridon Injia, Chairman of the Parliamentary Political Group "European Socialists", assessed the work of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture at the plenary sitting of the Parliament of Georgia

დ Chairman of the Parliamentary Political Group "European Socialists" Fridon Injia praised the work of the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia.
არ The Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture Otar Shamugia was heard in the format of "Minister Hour" in the supreme legislative body of the country.
. According to Fridon Injia, agriculture is the most important field in the governmental structure of the country, and a lot depends on the work of this ministry for the benefit of the country.
. The Chairman of the Political Group positively assessed the work of the Ministry in the fight against the Asian Pharaohs and noted that the Ministry has done serious work in this direction and, indeed, has done a high level of work in the fight against the Asian Pharaohs.
. In his speech, Fridon Injia focused on the ongoing infrastructure works in western Georgia, the Rikoti Pass, and asked the Minister to take an interest in the ongoing works there, as the current situation is a matter of concern.
. “The work being done there is crucial for both the region and the country. You will be asked to take up the issue separately. Please look at the contract of the 4 companies that carry out works in different sections of this area, so that in parallel with their work, these companies will also take care of nature protection works. "It should not happen that the ruined mountains and slopes will stop us in the future and then we will have to carry out separate works," Fridon Injia said.
თავმჯდომ The chairperson of the political group believes that special attention is required to agricultural products produced in Georgia.
🔹 "I believe that agricultural products produced in Georgia should be privileged and we should find ways to protect the products produced in our country," - said the MP.
. In addition, according to Fridon Injia, it is important for the government to support the production of organic products in Georgia.
საქართველო “Georgia is distinguished by aromatic fruits. Therefore, it would be good if we would be interested in entrepreneurs, farmers and it would be right to create some incentive projects in this direction. This is the prerogative of the government, "said Fridon Injia.
🔹 According to the MP, the government programs implemented in the field of agriculture are very important for the country's economy, but the existing programs are often not available to everyone, especially to farmers, small entrepreneurs, and the government needs to think about ways to simplify these programs.
ფ From the parliamentary rostrum, Fridon Injia also drew attention to the changes in the Water Code and noted that the work done by the government in this direction is welcome.
წყალი “Water is of strategic importance for our country and I believe that it should be fixed at the legislative level. "Time will come and water will have a higher price than oil," said Fridon Injia.
. According to the MP, it is important to raise the issue of maximum use of arable land on the agenda.
. “Years ago, foreigners, including perhaps our compatriots, bought arable land that was not cultivated for various reasons. Some are waiting to sell at a good price, some do not have the means to cultivate it, so is there anything to be done that will make the use of these lands more efficient. It is said that land is not produced. "Therefore, what we have land in Georgia, we will not have more land," - said Fridon Injia.

. “Therefore, is it not expedient for the Ministry, together with the relevant bodies, to prepare legislation that will tighten this issue? What I mean is arable land, which used to be cultivated, is not cultivated now and is deserted, and the land tax is paid equally by those who cultivate the land and those who do not cultivate the land. "Wouldn't it be advisable to make an inventory and warn the landowner, give us time and, in the absence of an objective reason, double the land tax, or find another mechanism to compensate for the income," Fridon Injia said.

Georgia's accession to the EU is crucial for Georgia's future to take its rightful place in the region

🇬🇪 🇪🇺 Georgia's accession to the European Union is crucial for Georgia's future, to take its rightful place in the region.

🔹 The chairman of the parliamentary political group "European Socialists" Fridon Injia, regarding the issue of Georgia's accession to the European Union, comes up with an initiative to create a temporary inter-departmental state committee under the leadership of Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili.

🔹 As Fridon Injia stated at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia, this type of commission should be given extraordinary powers, which will be approved by the country's legislative body.

🔹 "An important event took place in the history of Georgia. We have received a questionnaire, after providing the answers, the European Union will draw an appropriate conclusion on the extent to which Georgia can be granted the status of a candidate for membership in the European Union", Fridon Injia said at the plenary session.

🔹 "I presented that a temporary interdepartmental state committee or commission should be created on this issue, which, of course, would be headed by the Prime Minister and the ruling party. I believe that this commission should be given extraordinary powers, which will be approved by the parliament, in order to carry out all the necessary measures in the shortest possible time", said Fridon Injia.

🔹 According to him, Georgia's accession to the European Union is crucial for Georgia's future, to take its rightful place in the region.

🔹 "We were given a unique chance and we should not miss this unique chance. Everyone who can should participate in this, in order to speed up this process", said Fridon Injia.

🔹The deputy addressed some representatives of the opposition and urged them to be involved in the process of reconstruction of the country.

🔹 "I want to address some representatives of the opposition. There are many educated, responsible people among them. I hope they will soon be freed from certain obligations and join the people who really want to join the European Union", said Fridon Injia.

Georgia should be very careful in every statement, in every action, because the opponent is 40 kilometers away - Fridon Injia

👉"Georgia must be very careful in every statement, in every action, because the opponent is 40 kilometers away," Fridon Injia said.

🔹 Georgia should be very careful, pay attention in every statement, in every action. No other country is in such a situation as Georgia is, because the opponent is 40 kilometers away. Moreover, Georgia has gone through two wars, as a result of which the country accepted the fact that 20% territories are not under the jurisdiction of Georgia.

🔹 This was announced by the Chairman of the Parliamentary Political Group "European Socialists" Fridon Injia at a meeting with members of the delegation of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defense Subcommittee in the country's highest legislative body.

🔹 "We had two big wars in 30 years. At the beginning of the 90s, the population of Georgia was 5.5 million. Now the population of Georgia is about 3 million 700 thousand. At that time, 300,000 people found themselves outside of Georgia, and in 2008, 100,000 internally displaced persons were added to it. They were distributed in different countries of the world, including Ukraine, and today refugees from Ukraine are coming here to Georgia, and the government is doing everything to help them, which is confirmed by the latest information, according to which Georgia ranks first among 191 countries in terms of delivering humanitarian cargo to Ukraine," Friedon said at the meeting. Injiam.

🔹 "We know well what war means because we are direct witnesses of it. Therefore, our country needs to be very careful, careful in every statement or action. Moreover, Georgia has gone through two wars, as a result of which the people accepted the fact that the 20% territories are not under the jurisdiction of Georgia", Fridon Injia said at the meeting.

🔹 At the meeting with MEPs, attention was focused on judicial reform in Georgia. As Fridon Injia pointed out, if a country wants to be a democratic state, the judicial system in such a country should be fair and highly professional, which should meet international standards.

"It was no coincidence that out of the 12 candidates for the position of judge approved by the parliament, we, as representatives of the opposition party, supported only a few, because we considered that the rest of the candidates could not respond to the challenges facing the state," said Fridon Injia.

🔹 At the meeting held with the members of the European Parliament, the issue of Georgia's accession to the European Union was also discussed, on which Fridon Injia said that a big test awaits Georgia in this direction.

"Georgia faces a big test in connection with joining the European Union. The questionnaire, which has already been received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be a test of what Georgia is capable of and how we should accept this challenge," said Fridon Injia.

European Socialist Legislative Initiative to Simplify the Procedure for Obtaining Georgian Citizenship for Emigrants

📍 Legislative initiative of the "European Socialists" to simplify the procedure for obtaining Georgian citizenship for those who have emigrated.

🔹 I would like to inform you about the members of "European Socialists", Mr. Avtandil Enukidze, Davit Zilfimiyan, Gela Mikadze, and my legislative initiative.

🔹 Our proposal will concern changes in the Organic Law "On Georgian Citizenship", which is due to many important factors.

🔹 According to the 2021 data of the National Statistical Service of Georgia, the population of Georgia is 3,728,573 people.

🔹 These population figures clearly convey the acute demographic and migration problems in our country over the last 30 years.

🔹 Particularly noteworthy is the mass emigration of the 1990s, which was followed by the difficult socio-economic situation and military conflicts in the country. Georgian citizens, regardless of their ethnicity, emigrated. Unfortunately, this process continues to this day and reaches an alarming rate.

🔹 The military-political conflict created at the end of the 20th century gave birth to another center of migration. As a result of the conflicts in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region, the population of these regions has been cut off from the rest of Georgia for almost three decades and their number is hundreds of thousands.

🔹 Along with the increased rate of emigration, there is also a decreasing trend in the return of emigrants. Emigrants, for a number of reasons, are unable to return to their homeland.

🔹 First of all, these reasons may include imperfect legislation and even artificially created barriers.

🔹 Not only those who have emigrated are torn from Georgia, but also their children, who are moving away from their native roots day by day.

🔹 The state is obliged to return and protect every person who has fled the difficult social, economic, conflict situation in the country, or was forced to leave the country, and at the same time, the state must give them the opportunity and motivation to return to Georgia.

🔹 The state is also obliged to provide financial assistance to the family returning from emigration, which is the subject of the next consideration.

🔹 The draft law prepared by the European Socialists aims to amend the Organic Law on Citizenship of Georgia, which will make it easier for people and their children who have left Georgia to obtain Georgian citizenship for a number of reasons, with new regulations, challenges and practical needs.

🔹 Although there are reservations in the Organic Law on Citizenship of Georgia, which in theory seem to simplify the procedures for obtaining citizenship, in practice, these records do not fully ensure its effective implementation. Which, unfortunately, leads to the heartache and frustration of going into emigration.

🔹 It is necessary to pursue a migration policy that unites people who have left Georgia and are scattered. They will show interest and motivation in our country so that they can finally return to their homeland with their children. They need to feel that the state cares about them. In this regard, we can cite the example of many other countries.

🔹 It is necessary to have reservations in the law, which will facilitate the acquisition of citizenship for people who want to return to their historical roots, so that there are no restrictions and barriers for them, such as complicated testing in the state language, Georgian history and law.

🔹 We believe that the implementation of such a policy by the state will help strengthen our country and improve the demographic issue.

🔹During the preparation of the draft law, we consulted with various organizations, including state institutions, such as the Supreme Council of Abkhazia, the administration of the president, and also consulted with individual deputies.

The main thing for the government is not to win the war but to prevent the war - Fridon Injia

📍 "The main thing for the government is not to win the war, but to prevent the war" - Fridon Injia.
დ The Chairman of the Parliamentary Political Group "European Socialists" Fridon Injia took part in a meeting between Jonathan Janoglli, the head of the Georgian-British Parliamentary Friendship Group, and other members of the delegation, which was held with the parliamentary opposition in the country's highest legislative body. The meeting focused on the current political processes in Georgia, as well as the developments in Ukraine.
დ Chairman of the Parliamentary Political Group Fridon Injia noted with some heartache to the guests at the meeting that if there had been as much unanimity and support for Georgia in 2008 as the Ukrainian government has today, Georgia might not have lost the 20% territories and it is not ruled out There were no events at all.
. “The main thing for the government is not to win the war, but to prevent the war. "Who has more danger, Kiev or Tbilisi, from which the opponent is 40 kilometers away, or Kiev, from where the opponent is hundreds of kilometers away, and the whole West actually supports him?" - said Fridon Injia at the meeting.