DISINFO: The EU is a mafia family
SUMMARY
Brussels is threatening the legitimate Georgian government like a mafia family because it wants to open a second front against Russia. EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Várhelyi told Georgian PM Irakli Kobakhidze he could end up like Robert Fico in Slovakia.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about foreign-led protests in Georgia and about the attack on Robert Fico attempting to smear EU leaders.
The attempt to kill Slovakian PM Robert Fico is not linked to alleged EU and Western sponsored terrorism.
Read here the full debunking of the attempt to kill Robert Fico.
Georgia’s protests are driven by a strong rejection among Georgian citizens of the controversial ‘foreign agents law’, which critics say mirrors a 2012 law in Russia used to crack down on dissent and suppress NGOs and media, and which could be used to restrict freedom of expression and association.
The law, inspired by a similar repressive measure in Russia, may endanger the democratic reforms Georgia needs in its aspiration to join the European Union.
It also appears to be deeply unpopular among Georgian citizens as tens of thousands of people have attended the recent protests. In 2023, a similar wave of protests against a previous attempt to approve the bill forced the withdrawal of the legislation, which was reintroduced by the Georgian government and passed on May 14th 2024.
In recent weeks, Georgian Dream leaders have ramped up their populist and conspiratorial rhetoric with increasing mention of the “global war party”. Although it is not clear to what or whom they are referring to, they have said the mysterious party is responsible for many of the country's ills.
In a statement published on May 23, Enlargement Commissioner Várhelyi said his phone conversation with Kobakhidze had been “not just fully taken out of context but was also presented to the public in a way which could give rise to a complete misinterpretation of the originally intended aim of my phone call”.
Várhelyi said he had attempted to warn Kobakhidze “not to enflame further the already fragile situation by adopting this law which could lead to further polarisation and to possible uncontrolled situations on the streets of Tbilisi”.
He also said he had reiterated the EU’s call for the controversial ‘foreign agent’ bill to be withdrawn.
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