US EditionEU ministers approve suspending visa-free travel for Georgian diplomats
- The European Union approved the suspension of visa-free travel for Georgian officials with diplomatic passports, as reported by two diplomats to Reuters.
- This decision follows a violent crackdown on pro-EU protests in Georgia and aims to target leading politicians without affecting ordinary citizens.
- The EU Council stated that the suspension requires certain Georgian diplomats to apply for visas to travel to the EU.
- Ordinary Georgian passport holders will still enjoy visa exemptions for short-term stays in the EU, despite the suspension.
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Georgia angry about new EU visa requirements
Georgia's foreign minister calls the EU's decision "politically wrong". The European Council has decided to suspend parts of the visa facilitation agreement for Georgia because it sees fundamental rights there at risk. This is a reaction to mass protests in the country and to new laws.
EU suspends visa privileges for Georgian officials over democratic backsliding
The European Union suspended parts of its visa facilitation agreement with Georgia on Jan. 27, citing concerns over the country's democratic backsliding."Fundamental rights and democratic values are core principles of EU integration. Officials that represent a country which trample down these values should not benefit from easier access to the EU," said Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland's interior minister.The decision follows mass protests in Tbilisi ov…
Georgian diplomats and civil servants remain without the right to travel visa-free to the EU. What is the reason?
European Union foreign ministers, meeting within the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Brussels, decided on Monday to suspend certain parts of the EU-Georgia visa facilitation agreement.
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