BREAKING: Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili refuses to recognize official election results. She said the October 26 elections were "Russian" in nature.
As the last independent institution, I cannot recognize these elections - it would legitimize Russia’s takeover of Georgia. Our ancestors endured too much for us to surrender our European future.
Protest outside Tbilisi City Council now protesting concrete jungle project on the area of hippodrome, which recently lost recreation zone status to greenlight such construction.
The head of EU Delegation to #Georgia Paweł #Herczyńsky said that adoption of #ForeignAgentslaw “has frozen Georgia’s EU integration” and that #EU will discuss the “consequences” of this decision next week at the level of Foreign Ministers
https://t.co/ge8x0Z6PtE
Seven unidentified individuals attacked activist Leri Darjania at 8 am this morning. Darjania has been hospitalized with injuries and a broken nose. The attack on Darjania marks continuation of cascade of beatings of dissenters as zero attackers have been charged.
Yesss, we finally have a Nature Restoration Law: 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The EU must now take action to #RestoreNature - key to fight climate change and to achieve the EU Green Deal.
Let's continue the work for a greener, fairer, more sustainable Europe 💚
📣 President of #Georgia, @Zourabichvili_S, met with President of #Ukraine, @ZelenskyyUa, in Switzerland as part of the Ukrainian Peace Summit.
Read more: https://t.co/7NbyktLtMX
We are delighted that EU decided to open membership negotiations with #Ukraine and #Moldova. We want to congratulate our Ukrainian and Moldovan friends, freedom fighters! We hope that Georgia also joins their spirit and we will strengthen European Union &vice versa #EU . 🇺🇦🇲🇩
💚 We are proud to welcome new Green MEPs from member parties that were not represented in the last European Parliament:
🇭🇷 @mozemoHR
🇱🇻 @Progresivie
🇸🇮 @StrankaVesna
🇱🇹 Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“
🇮🇹 @europaverde_it
Dear @PM_Kobakhidze, your participation in the Ukraine recovery conference is a great opportunity to send the following signals:
👉🏽 🇬🇪 will step up its support for 🇺🇦
👉🏽 I’ll withdraw the „foreign agent law“
👉🏽 I’ll stop the anti-LGBTI-bill
👉🏽 I‘ll bring 🇬🇪 back on EU track
The Ukraine Recovery Conference #URC2024 is being held in Berlin, Germany, on June 11-12.
See the agenda and watch a live stream of the event here: https://t.co/XYQ0po1xqy
Ahead of the #UkraineRecovery Conference, see how the @UN supported communities recovering from Russia's invasion in 2023.
Programmes ranged from supporting businesses, repairing homes, schools, hospitals to building energy infrastructure & beyond.
#URC2024
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“We need to support emergency + durable home repairs & invest in affordable housing solutions now. People cannot wait. They need a home to live & feel safe in," said UNHCR's @KarolinaBilling, speaking in a panel on recovery of Kharkiv 🇺🇦 as lead-up to #URC2024.
#UkraineRecovery
We stand united against the far-right more than ever!
“We are a reliable, responsible partner and we are prepared to work constructively with other democratic parties to stop far-right forces from gaining power.” - @TerryReintke
🔗: https://t.co/U5baSdGezC
#EUelections2024
“We are ready to play our part and work with those who stand on the side of democracy and freedom for all and we will fight all who attack the values of the European Union.” - @BasEickhout
🔗: https://t.co/U5baSdGezC
#EUelections2024
AI can do lots of things, like creating this song, but it cannot #vote for you. 😉
Remember that you have the power to build a better future. From 6th to 9th June, go vote! 🇪🇺🗳️
#EUelections2024#UseYourVote#EuropeanParliament
Niko Managadze, one of the leaders of the student movement against the foreign influence law was just beaten outside Tbilisi State University by unidentified individuals.