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Joint statement of European Democracies 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇴🇸🇪🇵🇱🇫🇮🇪🇸🇳🇱🇮🇪🇧🇪🇨🇿🇩🇰🇪🇪🇮🇸🇱🇹🇱🇻 “We, the Foreign Ministers of European democracies, are disturbed and deeply concerned at the deteriorating situation in Georgia.” 📄 Full statement: europa.eu/!6rkQgb

🇸🇪 Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard on Georgia:

In Batumi today attending the court hearing of Mzia together with colleagues & international media organisations expressing solidarity with Mzia Amaghlobeli & ბათუმელები • Batumelebi.ge. We stand together in support of free independent media and freedom of expression in 🇬🇪. 🇸🇪🇩🇰🇪🇪🇩🇪🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇪🇺

“We will discuss what we can do. All options are on the table, including suspension of the visa-free regime and other elements that could make the Georgian government change the calculus,” said HRVP Kaja Kallas ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council.

Statement by the High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas , at the press conference of Foreign Affairs Council.

🔵 Visa Suspension Mechanism: What to Know 📌 Visa-free travel depends on rights & freedoms 📌 2024 report raised serious concerns in 🇬🇪 EU issued 8 recommendations: bit.ly/3IPF0Lk 🗓 🇬🇪 must update EU by August ⚠️ If no progress, full suspension may follow.

Sweden joins the EU in condemning the malicious activities by Russia´s GRU against our nations. We express our full solidarity with the United Kingdom and denounce the tangible threat Russia poses to the security of the UK and its partners, including the EU.

Sweden tops EU list of innovative countries! 🇸🇪 The European Commission’s annual European Innovation Scoreboard ranked 🇸🇪 as the EU’s most innovative country in 2024. Not only that, Stockholm was named Europe’s most innovative region. A tip of the hat to Swedish innovation!

🇬🇪Statement by the Spokesperson on disinformation | EEAS: 🇪🇺 firmly rejects and condemns the disinformation and baseless accusations by the Georgian authorities regarding the EU’s role in Georgia. eeas.europa.eu/eeas/georgia-s…

“ევროკავშირი კატეგორიულად უარყოფს და გმობს იმ დეზინფორმაციას და უსაფუძვლო ბრალდებებს საქართველოს ხელისუფლების მხრიდან, რომელიც საქართველოში ევროკავშირის როლს შეეხება” - ევროკავშირის პრეს-სპიკერის განცხადება დეზინფორმაციასთან დაკავშირებით 👇🏻 europa.eu/!cPHRJj

We condemn Georgia’s disinformation against the EU and its ambassador in Tbilisi.

Grateful to Denmark, Norway & Sweden for fast action to fund a package of US military support for Ukraine. This will deliver life-saving equipment & critical supplies to the front-line, strengthening Ukraine’s hand & helping them deter aggression as they pursue lasting peace.

Sweden will contribute USD 275 million – approximately SEK 2.7 billion – for a support package of US military materiel to Ukraine. The Government announced the news at a press conference today: government.se/press-releases… #StandWithUkraine

Statement of 24 diplomatic missions on the sentencing of 🇬🇪 journalist Mzia Amaglobeli. Co-signed by: 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇨🇦 🇨🇿 🇩🇰 🇪🇪 🇪🇺 🇫🇮 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇸 🇮🇪 🇮🇹 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇱🇺🇳🇱 🇳🇴 🇵🇱 🇷🇴 🇪🇸 🇸🇪 🇺🇦 🇬🇧

24 დიპლომატიური მისიის განცხადება 🇬🇪 ჟურნალისტისმზია ამაღლობელის დაპატიმრების თაობაზე. 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇨🇦 🇨🇿 🇩🇰 🇪🇪 🇪🇺 🇫🇮 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇸 🇮🇪 🇮🇹 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇱🇺🇳🇱 🇳🇴 🇵🇱 🇷🇴 🇪🇸 🇸🇪 🇺🇦 🇬🇧

The two-year prison sentence handed down to journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, imprisoned on 11 January, is concerning and has a chilling effect on independent journalism in #Georgia. I reiterate my call for her release and will closely follow the appeal process.

Sweden calls on the Georgian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release arbitrarily detained journalists, politicians and human rights defenders.

The EU strongly condemns the sentencing of journalist Mzia Amaglobeli and calls for her release. Silencing independent media undermines democracy and runs counter to the European aspirations of the Georgian population. 📄 Full statement - europa.eu/!Qrp3cq

Today marks 17 years since Russia started its war against Georgia in 2008. Russia still maintains a military presence in the occupied breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, in clear violation of both international law and the ceasefire agreement that called for the