EU Will Not Provide Financial Aid to Georgia

The European Union will not provide any financial assistance to Georgia until the end of 2025. This was announced by the European Commission, highlighting that support is unlikely to resume even in 2026.

It is noted that in 2024, the EU suspended direct financial aid of over 120 million euros to the Georgian authorities, intended for the implementation of economic reforms.

According to the European Commission, Georgia is in a deep political crisis and the human rights situation in the country has significantly deteriorated since the parliamentary elections in 2024. The Commission claims that Georgian authorities are pursuing a systematic policy of repression, which undermines democratic fundamental principles and limits dissent.

At the end of November, the Secretary General of the ruling "Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia" party and Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze stated that one year after the rejection of EU membership negotiations, Georgia has "strengthened its sovereignty" and shown that the Georgian state should not be "finger-pointed at." Earlier, on November 28 of last year, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili declared the suspension of EU membership negotiations until 2028. Following that announcement, massive protests took place in the country, with participants demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of those arrested during previous demonstrations.