Georgia to boycott next Euronest parliamentary assembly sessions over resolutions

Georgia’s standing parliamentary delegation announced it will not participate in the next sessions of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, citing what it called politically biased and unacceptable provisions in recently adopted resolutions.

In a statement posted on X, Shalva Papuashvili, Chairman of Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party, criticised certain Members of the European Parliament for labeling Georgia’s upcoming parliamentary elections on October 26, 2024 as “rigged” and referring to the government elected by the people as “self-proclaimed, Caliber.Az reports.

The #Euronest Parliamentary Assembly adopted several resolutions at its last plenary session in which the standing delegation of the Parliament of Georgia did not participate. As per tradition, these documents should have included the visions for the further development of the… pic.twitter.com/WzOOelR7Q1

— Shalva Papuashvili 🇬🇪 (@shpapuashvili) November 1, 2025

The resolutions also reportedly describe individuals convicted of attacking police and state institutions as “political prisoners,” a characterisation Papuashvili said ignores the rule of law.

"It is evident that the European Parliament has turned the Euronest platform into an instrument of blackmail against and a means of forcibly imposing its own narrow political agenda on its neighbouring countries. It is categorically unacceptable when the Euronest neglects the will of the Georgian people and, going beyond its founding mandate, seeks to annul elections and democratic institutions of its member country," he said. 

Papuashvili emphasised that Georgia has historically contributed constructively to the Eastern Partnership initiative and expressed willingness to re-engage with the platform should the European Parliament create conditions for constructive dialogue. He warned that the current approach risks the “self-isolation and marginalisation” of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.

By Sabina Mammadli