On Tuesday, the European Parliament will debate the state of Georgia’s declining democracy with EU foreign policy chief Borrell, followed by a vote on a resolution on Wednesday, Paralel.Az reports.

"Georgians will head to the polls to elect a new parliament on 26 October. Despite the country being granted EU candidate status in December 2023, the ruling Georgian Dream party, which is on course to win the upcoming elections, has pushed an increasingly authoritarian agenda, including on media freedom and LGBTQ+ rights.

As a response to a Moscow-style law declaring Western-funded media outlets and non-governmental organisations as “foreign agents” and a harsh crackdown on pro-democracy protests, the EU has also effectively shelved Georgia’s EU application in recent months.

Should Georgian Dream win a large majority in the next parliamentary elections, critics have warned that Georgia’s current multi-party system and political pluralism could be severely threatened," says the information posted on the website of the European Parliament.