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The German ambassador tries to justify himself and appeals to the agreement whose rules he himself violates. It is precisely the Vienna Convention that obliges a diplomat to consult with the government of the receiving state.

The Court of Justice of the European Union said that same-sex marriage must be recognized in all member states of the bloc.

Politico: Marco Rubio refuses to meet with Kaja Kallas

Shalva Papuashvili: It seems the knots are being untied too; if this is the EU's war, if their consent is needed for a peace agreement, why aren't they fighting? Why is this war falling on the Ukrainians' shoulders and, thanks to their heroes, why is it being carried on? All of this is ultimately a great awakening for everyone.

Shalva Papuashvili: Brussels avoided the meeting because there is no issue for which there isn't a well-argued response; the edifice built on false narratives would have collapsed like a house of cards.

🇪🇺 European Commission report: LGBTIQ persons in Georgia are increasingly encountering a hostile environment, particularly as a result of the legislative package on "family values and the protection of minors" 🔷 Truth: this law does not restrict anyone's rights, it is aimed at banning LGBT propaganda

Maka Bochorishvili: Once again it is confirmed that Georgia is moving in the right direction, and Georgia is right when it says that our country will be the most prepared for EU membership by 2030.

Shalva Papuashvili: Ukraine today is in such a situation that it can neither continue the war nor end the war - that's exactly what they wanted, that this would happen to us, that we would have no choice, and that we would be put before 2 bad choices

Dimitri Samkharadze: Where are those people who were shouting Слава Украине? Did you hear that clown Zelensky's address yesterday? You were lying to people that Ukraine is winning the war, you were inviting Georgians to fight — the blood of those Georgians who fell for Ukraine is on your necks! Now you are the ones to be dragged, every single one of you who participated in this adventure

A school in the Austrian town of Absdorf offered first-grade students six gender options when filling out a questionnaire.

Tea Tsulukiani: Brussels is angry because we did not give them the opportunity to make us into the battlefield that would spare them the danger they themselves fear.

Identical messages from Saakashvili and Zelensky.

Shalva Papuashvili: When even the U.S. Secretary of State is forced to publicly tell Brussels to stop speaking to other countries in a lecturing tone, it is clear that Brussels has already gone far too deep into the role of a phony moralist.

Shalva Papuashvili: European values are dialogue, not confrontation; conversation, not directives; unfortunately, today Brussels is out of step with these values.

Shalva Papuashvili: It is impossible to respect democracy and not oppose politically motivated crimes. The EU ambassador's evasive answer to the question of condemning the October 4 violence shows the values-based impasse into which Brussels has put itself.

WSJ: The German government has issued arrest warrants for seven people in the Nord Stream explosion case. According to the investigation, the operation was led by Valeriy Zaluzhnyi.

Irakli Kirtskhalia: To that unjust policy coming from Brussels, we will always give a fair response, we will always expose it.

According to "Kurier", France's new ambassador Olivier Kurto secretly met with representatives of up to 15 non-governmental organizations.

European Commission report: After the parliamentary elections the country is in a political crisis. Truth: The 2024 parliamentary elections were recognized by the main observation mission, which called them competitive and referred to "Georgian Dream" as the elected government.

Irakli Kobakhidze: At Euronest they had, in fact, invited representatives of the radical opposition under the guise of NGOs. In such a situation, the participation of the Georgian delegation was absolutely irrational.

Levan Machavariani: If the European people do not wake up and the European Union remains in their hands, then I don't think the EU will have a bright future; however, we are deeply convinced and optimistic that many things will change and these Euro-bureaucrats will change too. Levan Machavariani is a Member of Parliament for "Georgian Dream".

Irakli Kadaghashvili on European bureaucrats: their political interest is one thing, Georgia's is completely another. Their aim is to have in Georgia a government that will carry out every order. Note: Irakli Kadaghashvili is a member of parliament for "Georgian Dream".

Irakli Kadagishvili: You can't name any country in Europe where there is media diversity like there is in Georgia.

Shalva Papuashvili: On October 4 there was only one violent side — the Brussels-backed radicals. Condemning them would be condemning oneself. This is the real reason for not condemning.

“The purpose of the Finnish Foreign Minister’s visit to Georgia was action against the Georgian authorities and support for the opposition” — Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia program at the Quincy Institute’s Responsible Statecraft, political scientist and writer. Tbilisi time - 4 November, 2025

„The West's position is that Georgia should declare full support for the West's policy in Ukraine - a refusal of this stance by the Georgian authorities in the name of national interests is unacceptable to the West“ - Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia program of Responsible Statecraft at the Quincy Institute, political scientist and writer Tbilisi time - November 4, 2025

Shalva Papuashvili: If until now we saw that the German government was concealing from the Georgian people the information about whom it funds in Georgia, we have now learned that it was also concealing this information from the German people and members of parliament.

Shalva Papuashvili: Against the backdrop of false narratives and hostile rhetoric we hear from European bureaucrats, it is difficult to rule out any hostile move against the Georgian people — the only ones they are harming are themselves.

Shalva Papuashvili: The EU ambassador's calculated refusal to unequivocally condemn the violent storming of the President's Palace is the best illustration of Brussels' retreat from its values and its anti-democratic trajectory.

Shalva Papuashvili on the European Union: Instead of a defender of democracy and human rights, what we are left with is an ideologized bureaucratic machine that seeks to silence critics and cancel opponents, doing so in a way that deems any means acceptable to achieve this goal.

Shalva Papuashvili: Today we are witnesses to a very sad moment in history, when Brussels is clearly distancing itself from Europe and European values. Brussels is abandoning its promises and foundations to defend those European values for which it was originally created.

Shalva Papuashvili: Brussels is lying in the report it presented about the Foreign Influence Transparency Law when it portrays a document that is a literal translation of Western counterparts as a violation of fundamental rights and says nothing about the truth that EU money is being used to finance radicalization and disinformation.

Shalva Papuashvili: In the enlargement report presented today on Georgia, worn-out political accusations, lies, hostile rhetoric and deliberate malice are organically melded together. This is the Georgia seen from a Brussels office, which has nothing in common with the real Georgia.

In Lithuania, Great Britain is preparing Georgian activists for the October elections - recruitment of participants for the trainings is being carried out through the NGOs "British-Georgian Society" and the "International Institute for Strategic Studies"

Maka Bochorishvili: The Euronest delegation cannot tell the Georgian people which direction they should take their country's development — this is not some kind of association of class teachers. Maka Bochorishvili is the foreign affairs minister of "Georgian Dream."

Shalva Papuashvili: They speak to us in the name of Europe — Gorbachev’s comrade Yuknevičienė and Lagodinsky, who was born in Astrakhan — you can take a person out of the Soviet Union, but you cannot take the Soviet Union out of a person.

Shalva Papuashvili on the enlargement report: expectations of a fair approach are increasingly diminishing — Brussels is experiencing a backslide in values and is completely out of step with shared European values

On the Card - Shalva Papuashvili: Brussels' ill-considered policy has today brought the European Union to economic stagnation and the risk of war. Shalva Papuashvili is the Speaker of Parliament from "Georgian Dream".

The Guardian: The European Union is the largest buyer of Russian liquefied natural gas.

Shalva Papuashvili: The European Parliament awarded the Sakharov Prize to Mzia Amaghlobeli. Today Mzia Amaghlobeli is a defeated and disgraced hostage of the protest, who is expected to conform to the false image of a hero carved out of her.

Irakli Kobakhidze: It is very good that the German authorities made a pragmatic decision regarding the recall of Mr. Fischer; he was the first ambassador who damaged Georgian-German relations. I am confident that this will be rectified very soon; the important thing is that a worthy man be appointed as Germany's ambassador in the future.

Shalva Papuashvili on the presentation of the Sakharov Prize to Mzia Amaghlobeli: It is an attempt to establish an Orwellian inverted reality when, by the hand of the European Parliament, the country's aggressor is declared a hero, while the country's patriot — an enemy.

The American Conservative: Soros and the National Endowment for Democracy have achieved success in Georgia in recent years. Western-backed non-governmental organizations have come out against the Georgian Church with LGBT slogans.

Irakli Kobakhidze: The meeting with the Netherlands' ambassador Khostaria is nothing but another encouragement of radicalism, a gross violation of the Vienna Convention, direct interference in democratic elections, and such conduct is unbecoming of any ambassador.

Irakli Kobakhidze: It is unacceptable for European ambassadors to present themselves to Georgian society as ambassadors of hatred, this process must stop, it negatively affects the EU's image in Georgia

Chronika's camera accidentally filmed a secret meeting between Gia Baramidze and Giga Bokeria at the British Embassy as representatives of the radical opposition were leaving the building. Baramidze says he spoke with a representative of the British Foreign Ministry about the October 4 protest.

🔷 22.05.2022, Emmanuel Macron: It is important that Georgia support the European sanctions policy 🔷 16.09.2025: France refused to impose restrictions on issuing visas to Russian citizens

Shalva Papuashvili: Elene Khoshtaria committed a politically motivated crime - when we see a spokesperson for one of the European Union's institutions expressing support for such a person, it is giving the green light to violence.

Shalva Papuashvili: Today there is a values gap between the US and Brussels

Shalva Papuashvili: We outperform many European Union member countries in the fight against corruption, including those countries that lecture us.

Shalva Papuashvili: When they were setting fire to the parliament, throwing "Molotov cocktails" and hurling stones at police officers, I did not hear a single word of criticism from the British Embassy, which once again shows the insincerity of their approach.

Irakli Kobakhidze: Several European embassies are directly involved, unfortunately, in fomenting radicalism in Georgia; accordingly, they often meet with radicals, and this is a regrettable phenomenon — all of this damages the image of the European bureaucracy in Georgia.

Irakli Kobakhidze: We are not surprised by OSCE/ODIHR not coming to Georgia against the background of the so-called bullying they went through from the radical opposition and their foreign supporters; we are expecting them for the October 2028 parliamentary elections.

Million-dollar deal with lobbyists - FARA has disclosed the contract between the "United National Movement" and an American law firm

Shalva Papuashvili: Everyone, including the European Union, should follow the example of the United States and refuse to turn a deaf ear to, incite, or finance radicalism, because those who play with radicalism sooner or later reap a storm of terrorism.

Shalva Papuashvili: We didn't bow to Moscow so that now Brussels would look at us with the same arrogance as the center did during the Soviet Union...

Shalva Papuashvili: If we had believed Brussels, Georgia would be in economic collapse; their so-called advice was an attempt to achieve geopolitical objectives with Russia at Georgia's expense...

Ambassador Herchynski does not answer the question of whether she will cut off funding to radical activist Anano Tsintsabadze, who calls for political murder and mockingly speaks about a deceased person.

Shalva Papuashvili: Several European countries and even the EU ambassador were involved in violating our sovereignty by interfering in the elections.

Shalva Papuashvili: The EU spokesperson expresses solidarity with the October 4 overthrow event organized by Levan Khabeishvili - an absolute catastrophe, this is a sharing of responsibility for possible violence

Shalva Papuashvili: Instead of strengthening the bridge that Germans and Georgians built over 30 years, Mr. Peter burned every bridge with the Georgian authorities.

Shalva Papuashvili: Germany was the first country to open an embassy in Georgia, and I, too, was involved in ensuring that Germany's name would always be respected. Mr. Peter, with his attitude, is burning those bridges.

Irakli Kobakhidze: Summoning the German ambassador is a diplomatic measure when the ambassador operating in Georgia grossly violates the principles of the Vienna Convention - Fischer is directly involved in the activities of the radical opposition, trying to exert pressure on the independent judiciary

Irakli Kobakhidze: At the time, when there was the greatest pressure to open a second front, one of the ambassadors met with one of our leaders and began to denigrate Erekle II. After that, I had a meeting with a high-ranking representative of the same embassy, and he too started to denigrate Erekle II. A week later they brought out Mr. Berdzenishvili, a pseudo-intellectual, and had him denigrate Erekle II. From this it is clear how coordinated the local agents and their patrons are.

Irakli Kobakhidze: What more support for radicalism could one imagine when the EU press spokesperson, the face of European bureaucracy, has directly expressed support for the October 4 rally, where there is talk of an overthrow. No one can successfully attack Georgian democracy.

Irakli Kobakhidze: The EU ambassador was directly involved in fomenting radicalism and polarization, which is very sad and regrettable.

Irakli Kobakhidze: The European Commission's press secretary's statement is an encouragement of radicalism; it is regrettable that trust in the European Union is declining in Georgian society against the backdrop of such actions, and if they do not stop making similar self-damaging statements, this process will continue

Irakli Kirtskhalia on Zelensky's statement: a shameful, stupid statement of a puppet from the UN's highest platform. This person, a so‑called politician, dared once again to speak about our country in a negative light.

Irakli Kirtchalia on Zelensky: When this marionette speaks up about Georgia, he should first look into the European Commission's report and see where his country stands in each area: be it corruption, media freedom, human rights or others... then speak.

Maia Bitadze on Zelensky: It's shameful when the president of a country at war shirks his duties during this crisis and talks about Georgia as if it needs to be rescued, while his own homeland has been set ablaze by Russia.

Maia Bitadze on the summoning of the German ambassador to the Foreign Ministry: This summons was a culminating moment that would have been taken much earlier in any other country if Georgia's ambassador had shown similar activity at opposition rallies.

Zaza Shatirishvili: Today, even more openly and foolishly, the ambassadors of a particular country in Georgia are acting on the 'deep state's' orders, openly fighting Georgia's legitimate government and maximally supporting the radical opposition, the agents operating on the ground.

Irakli Kobakhidze: Summoning ambassadors is a diplomatic measure whose sole purpose is to bring them back into the diplomatic framework. Certain ambassadors are directly involved in political processes, which is a gross violation of the principles of democracy and the Vienna Convention. This requires a response.

Irakli Kobakhidze: Ambassadors attended court proceedings to exert influence on the work of judges, which are gross violations of the Vienna Convention and the principle of judicial independence. Ambassadors should not behave this way, especially those ambassadors who represent Europe.

Irakli Kobakhidze: We hope relations between Georgia and the U.S. will be reset if the "deep state" is defeated in this battle — the battle between the "deep state" and the Trump administration. When the attitude toward Georgia does not change, it means the "deep state" still prevails.

Shalva Papuashvili: Zelensky is showing ingratitude toward the Georgian authorities, who stand by the Ukrainian people in everything — with humanitarian aid, by joining international statements and instruments; this is a great ingratitude toward the Georgian authorities and the Georgian people that Zelensky is displaying.

Shalva Papuashvili: The answer we should give him will be given by the Ukrainian people. I would have two pieces of advice - first, that he take into account the advice of the President of the United States and hold elections, and second, that he take into account the advice of the Vice President of the United States and be grateful, including toward the Georgian authorities. Ingratitude, especially when the country is at war, is very bad.

🔷 25.06.2025, France's Minister for European Affairs, Benjamin Haddad: The trial of Zurab Japaridze, Nika Melia, Nika Gvaramia, Mamuka Khazaradze, Badri Japaridze and Giorgi Vashadze is unacceptable. France condemns Georgian Dream's authoritarian turn 🔷 25.09.2025: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to 5 years in prison

Mikheil Kavelashvili, speaking at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly: We are open to any dialogue and cooperation, but at the same time we demand respect, a fair and dignified attitude. What the Georgian people will not accept is speaking in the language of ultimatums, blackmail and intimidation.

Government Administration: The German ambassador asked the head of the Government Administration to allow an exception regarding the agreements for grants provided by German organizations to Georgian non-governmental organizations. Levan Zhorzholiani noted that the law applies equally to everyone; accordingly, the Government of Georgia cannot allow discriminatory approaches.

Prime Minister on Zelensky: Against the backdrop of the difficult situation in Ukraine, when the country's president finds time to speak about Georgia, that in itself says everything, however I do not want to enter into a polemic with him, he is the leader of a country at war and I don't think that's right

Irakli Kobakhidze: Mr. Fischer himself requested a meeting at the Government Administration, where he asked for an exemption from the law on grants, however, he received the response that the law will apply equally to all relevant entities, including the German Embassy.

Irakli Kobakhidze: Bidzina Ivanishvili is not afraid of any sanctions; informal sanctions have practically been in effect against him since the day the war in Ukraine began — his funds were frozen. They cannot intimidate this man with sanctions.

Tea Tsulukiani: When an ambassador slips up, he betrays his professionalism; they summon him and tell him that he is not behaving correctly. Several ambassadors who came to Georgia have meddled in Georgia's affairs and have done so indecently.

Irakli Kobakhidze on the French Parliament's resolution: This resolution indicates how dire the situation is in European bureaucracy - outright lies are being written into the draft resolution of such a large country's parliament

Irakli Kobakhidze: The resolution initiated in the French Senate says that Saakashvili is once again dying and that there is authoritarian rule in Georgia. This is a tragic event and points to the tragic situation that exists in European bureaucracy.

A man who openly declares that he is gay was appointed as Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Culture.

Shalva Papuashvili: On October 4, in parallel with the elections, the "National Movement" has announced a violent action — the sabotage of the elections. The European Commission's spokesperson has expressed solidarity with this. What greater shame and scandal could befall Brussels than this?

Shalva Papuashvili "on the National Movement": These people have turned the European Union flag in Georgia into a symbol of violence, disgust and hatred - wherever they appear with the EU flag, they come with violence - they have done this to the European Union and some, including the EU ambassador, are turning a blind eye to it

Shalva Papuashvili: The only thing we cannot agree with Europe on is that the Georgian people want us to choose our own government, while some in Brussels want to appoint a government for us.

Shalva Papuashvili: "Phara" came into effect in Britain today, which says the same thing we say: if we fund exactly the same thing there, we must register — and apparently asking Britain to register is a great insult. What's happening?! Do we Georgians have some defect compared to the British?!

Shalva Papuashvili: If Brussels returns to true European values, to respect for democracy, then all these issues will be taken off the agenda - many bullets were fired in vain and the Georgian people have shown that it was all in vain

Irakli Kobakhidze: The resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe contains specific provisions that cannot withstand criticism. This once again shows the grave situation that has been created today in European bureaucracy; this is another attack on the Georgian people.

Shalva Papuashvili at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: In 2007–2011 it adopted only four resolutions in total — they mention nothing about November 7, May 26, the torture of prisoners, or anything about which the Strasbourg Court has issued decisions.

Shalva Papuashvili on the disinformation spread on English-language platforms regarding the elections: It became immediately apparent that this is fully coordinated, including with foreign actors who shelter the radicals in Georgia — a Polish Member of the European Parliament, a member of the European "People's Party", writes on X that a Russian special operation is being carried out in Georgia. This is foreign interference in the Georgian elections.

Shalva Papuashvili: Brussels must return to respecting democracy, the rule of law, and sovereignty as the cornerstone of the rules-based international order

Mikheil Kavelashvili to Responsible Statecraft: The West demanded that we enter a war with Russia, which was contrary to our vital national interests.

Shalva Papuashvili: It turned out that last year, the election year, the German government spent a record amount of money on NGOs in Georgia and is hiding this from the Georgian people, the Government of Georgia, the German Parliament and the German people.

🇩🇪 Amounts published by the German government that were allocated to non-governmental organizations operating in Georgia under support projects. It concerns the allocation of 8 million lari. Specifically: ◼️ 2020 – 360,164 euro; ◼️ 2021 – 401,368 euro; ◼️ 2022 – 297,899 euro; ◼️ 2023 – 517,937 euro; ◼️ 2024 – 831,914 euro; ◼️ 2025 – 150,580 euro. ❌ However, the information does not include a list of the NGOs that received the funds

Shalva Papuashvili: We are beginning to implement the legal part of our promise. With a constitutional claim we will appeal to the Constitutional Court to have specific political parties declared unconstitutional and banned.

Shalva Papuashvili: The Strasbourg Court, relying on the concept of defensive democracy, notes that if a state authority has established the risk that a political party's policies would pose a threat to democracy, the state is entitled to prevent the implementation of such policies.

Kakha Kaladze: The Baltic states, regarding Russia, are doing the opposite themselves of what they urge us to do, which is a double standard — what is not allowed for us is allowed for them.

United Neutral Georgia: today it seems that neither the European Union nor America needs a sovereign Georgia for anything; they have singled out our country as cannon fodder, and they want their agents to be at its head.

The Federal Government of Germany on funding of non-governmental organizations operating in Georgia: Disclosure of the names of local partners as confidential information is not possible... the funding recipients have not given their consent to this.

Mikheil Kavelashvili: We want to become a member of the European Union, but with the values we have upheld for centuries - we want our national interest to be clearly protected.

Irakli Kobakhidze: Radicalism is artificially created by radical parties and foreign agents; when these political forces detach themselves from the democratic system, the degree of polarization will immediately decrease, we will have less hatred in society, and the country's development will be less marred.

Irakli Kobakhidze: Relations with European structures have deteriorated due to the efforts of certain political forces. Of course, the European bureaucracy has its own sins, but with their complicity, a result has actually emerged that threatens our national interests. Our goal is European integration, and they, by their deliberate steps, are doing everything to worsen relations with European structures.

Shalva Papuashvili: If there was praise from one "me" of Brussels, the other "me" gives a grant to "Transparency International" to blame the government, as if it were ensuring the evasion of sanctions — this shows bipolar dysfunction in Brussels.

Shalva Papuashvili: Kala’s spouse was engaged in business with Russia; this involved supplying goods to Russia that could potentially be used by security/law-enforcement forces.

Media: After the simplification of legislative procedures in Germany, more than 22,000 people have changed their gender.

Media: One in four young women reports sexual harassment on Munich's public transport

Kakha Kaladze: ALDE's resolution will not yield results, because the Georgian people said "no" to that decadent European bureaucracy that is fighting Georgian statehood

Shalva Papuashvili on ALDE's resolution: Madam Kalasi and Kosi are calling our self-government elections "fake elections"? Clarifications are important, since this would be an attack on Georgian democracy

Shalva Papuashvili: It's not surprising that Rasa Juknevičienė, embraced by the "National Movement," invites the "Nats" to Euronest under the guise of "NGO-ers," it's a disgrace

Irakli Kirtchalia on ALDE's resolution: Our society and political team have already been thrown off balance by so many utterly unprecedented, unfair resolutions — every resolution, including this one, is built on sheer lies, disinformation and falsehood.

Lithuanian media LRT: Companies from the Baltic countries are secretly supplying Russia's "shadow" fleet with fuel

🔷 16.12.2024 - Lithuania's Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė: Lithuania stands by the Georgian people. Russian puppets will not last long 🔷 21.10.2025 - Lithuania's Defense Minister leaves office

A Swedish court granted a migrant convicted of raping a minor permission to remain in the country on the grounds that "the rape was not sufficiently prolonged to be considered especially serious."

Shalva Papuashvili: The globalist forces have declared to us that they know better what is best for Georgia, what we should learn and submit and where our place is. They belittled the wisdom and prudence of a three-thousand-year-old state and pushed us to the brink of an abyss.

Kakha Kaladze: As for the demonstrations, all of this is being financed from abroad, with instructions being given on how to act, but actions that violate the law will be met with an appropriate response.

Kakha Kaladze: As for the EU ambassador's letter, when you are an ambassador and directly encourage violent groups, extremism, and the deepening of polarization, that is very serious.

Pavel Herchinsky says that an exact copy of the American law, "FARA", "contradicts the principles of the European Union", which is why it will be impossible for Georgia to become a member of the European Union.

Member of the party "Alternative for Germany" Malte Kaufmann: We know about certain scandals that the European Union is trying to fund specific organizations in Georgia. Therefore, we are interested in what involvement the German government has in this

Levan Ioseliani: I do not want to see in politics those people who participated in trampling on people's rights; I do not want my future to be determined by a person who yesterday tortured people in prison.