The Georgian Parliament adopted at first reading on Wednesday a controversial text. The vote on this text, considered liberticidal and Russian-inspired by its detractors, was boycotted by the opposition.
The bill led many Georgians to demonstrate, worried about their country's rapprochement with the EU. The EU has called for the text to be abandoned, saying it goes against the reform program that the country must undertake to progress on the path to independence. The current bill will move Georgia away from the EU, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, said on Tuesday on X. X. The Georgian Interior Ministry said Tuesday evening that a police officer had been injured and called on the protesters to "stop their illegal actions." The Georgian President Salomé Zourabichvili, pro-European and in conflict with the government, could then veto the bill, but the deputies close to power have a sufficient majority to overcome it. The new demonstration is planned for Wednesday evening.