The European Union is also considering sanctioning
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 4:09 am
Vakhtang Gomelauri, who was included in the Magnitsky list, which usually includes serious human rights violations, was promoted to vice prime minister. The Magnitsky Act provides for the freezing of individuals' accounts; the seizure of movable and immovable property in the United States; the blocking of financial transactions and visa restrictions.
senior Georgian officials , although the matter is relatively complicated here, as sanctions require the consent of all 27 member states, which is currently not possible because Hungary, an ally of the Georgian government, is blocking it. Although no agreement was reached on sanctions, Brussels did decide to cancel visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic andGermany business fax list service passports issued in Georgia, a decision supported by the majority of member states. Diplomatic and service passports are used by high-ranking officials - members of the government, parliamentarians and other high-ranking bureaucrats. However, in an address issued on December 26, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock confirmed that she is consulting with EU members on the issue of sanctioning senior officials of the Georgian Dream.
"In recent weeks and months, the Georgian Dream party has increasingly distanced the country from the European Union, thereby seriously jeopardizing Georgia's decades-old partnership with Germany. As a result, we have reduced cooperation with the government and suspended support projects worth more than €200 million. We are consulting with EU partners on further measures, which include steps ranging from revoking visa-free travel for senior Georgian officials to targeted sanctions," Berbock wrote.
senior Georgian officials , although the matter is relatively complicated here, as sanctions require the consent of all 27 member states, which is currently not possible because Hungary, an ally of the Georgian government, is blocking it. Although no agreement was reached on sanctions, Brussels did decide to cancel visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic andGermany business fax list service passports issued in Georgia, a decision supported by the majority of member states. Diplomatic and service passports are used by high-ranking officials - members of the government, parliamentarians and other high-ranking bureaucrats. However, in an address issued on December 26, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock confirmed that she is consulting with EU members on the issue of sanctioning senior officials of the Georgian Dream.
"In recent weeks and months, the Georgian Dream party has increasingly distanced the country from the European Union, thereby seriously jeopardizing Georgia's decades-old partnership with Germany. As a result, we have reduced cooperation with the government and suspended support projects worth more than €200 million. We are consulting with EU partners on further measures, which include steps ranging from revoking visa-free travel for senior Georgian officials to targeted sanctions," Berbock wrote.