Monday, May 25, 2026

EU keeps envoy in Georgia despite angering ruling party

TBILISI, May 25 – The European Union is keeping its ambassador in Georgia in place, despite repeated clashes with the country’s ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party. EU Ambassador Paweł Herczyński was due to finish his four-year term in September 2026, which would have marked the end of a turbulent posting during which he frequently drew … Read more

EU ambassador summoned in Tbilisi

TBILISI, April 27 – EU Ambassador Pawel Herczynski walked into the foreign ministry building in Tbilisi on Monday, after having been summoned for comments made during a recent speech in Brussels. Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili received Herczynski at the Palace of Ceremonies in Tbilisi, where part of Georgia’s Foreign Ministry administration has recently moved. The … Read more

EU ambassador’s warning to Georgia provokes ruling party’s fury

TBILISI, April 23 – Comments made by Paweł Herczynski at a photo exhibition in Brussels prompted a stern response from Georgian leaders after the EU Ambassador warned that the country could drift back toward “dark times”. The event in question was the opening of “Georgia in Focus” at the European External Action Service, the EU’s … Read more

Tbilisi claims EU, not Georgia, paused membership talks last year

TBILISI, November 7 – A leading lawmaker in Tbilisi claims a newly revealed letter from the European Union’s ambassador confirms that the bloc had suspended Georgia’s participation in several EU-funded programs months before Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s controversial statements about freezing the country’s EU accession bid. The background is a decision, announced in November, 2024, … Read more