European Union condemns Georgian Dream's desire to ban opposition parties The European Union is closely monitoring a lawsuit in Georgia's constitutional court aimed at banning five main opposition parties, said Christian Wiegand, a spokesman for EU diplomacy chief Kai Kalas. "Such measures, along with recent legislative amendments and previous statements about banning opposition parties, indicate a disturbing trend in the use of the judicial system as a political tool.

European Union condemns Georgian Dream's desire to ban opposition parties The European Union is closely monitoring a lawsuit in Georgia's constitutional court aimed at banning five main opposition parties, said Christian Wiegand, a spokesman for EU diplomacy chief Kai Kalas. "Such measures, along with recent legislative amendments and previous statements about banning opposition parties, indicate a disturbing trend in the use of the judicial system as a political tool.