Referring to the protests in Georgia, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said that the European Parliament stands in solidarity with the people of Georgia and that Europe's door will always remain open.
The European Parliament stands in solidarity with the people of Georgia, who have taken to the streets of Tbilisi and across the country for two weeks now, peacefully and passionately calling for a European future. Flying the EU flag as water cannons rained down on them.
To the people of Georgia: we see you, we hear you, and we stand with you.
This Parliament firmly condemns the repression of the Georgian opposition, and the use of force against peaceful protesters. These actions are incompatible with Georgia’s EU path. We call for decisive action, including sanctions against those responsible for the violations, and we urge all 27 Member States to unite and reach an agreement on these measures.
We have invited President Salomé Zourabichvili to come to the European Parliament. We are discussing with her to see how best to do it, what format it would take.
I want to take this opportunity to thank our colleagues Sergey Lagodinsky, Rasa Juknevičienė, Nathalie Loiseau, Michal Szczerba, Tobias Cremer, Reinier van Lanschot and Bernard Guetta who undertook a mission to Georgia last week and witnessed first-hand the situation on the ground. Thank you for representing us.
Together, we stand with Georgia in its journey toward Europe. Our door will always remain open.