Georgia after Dublin.
Only the lazy didn't write about this topic. We were lazy so we haven't written yet. Let's fix it.
Georgia supported European security principles while maintaining confrontation with European institutions. Events following the Dublin summit make it possible to see more precisely how the Georgian authorities combine these positions. Let's sort it out.
First, a clarification - the current list of the Elysee Palace already includes 41 countries, including Bulgaria and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Early publications listed 39 countries. Georgia remains the only South Caucasus country on this list.
The announcement received on November 12, in a very European way, confirms the need for European participation in decisions about the security of the continent (the reason is Ukraine). The French initiative is struggling to protect the ability of European capitals to influence the terms of the settlement amid US negotiations with Russia and Ukraine. The support of countries outside the European Union increases the political weight of this position.
But already on November 13, an attack was made by the Georgian parliament on the European leadership precisely on the subject of the negotiations. Deputy Chairman of the Defense Committee, Tengiz Sharmanashvili, criticized Kaya Callas' statement regarding the need for EU representation at the level of Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen. He accused the "bureaucracy of Brussels" of playing political games, for which, according to him, the Ukrainians are paying the price. His statement shows that support for the statement exists at the same time as anti-European rhetoric in the Georgian Parliament. But let's fix it - with rhetoric.
Our analysis also requires an internal agenda in Georgia. On November 13, the Constitutional Court continued to consider the lawsuit to ban five opposition parties. The lawsuit was filed by 88 delegates. The court officially announced that the hearings will resume on November 16 and will continue between November 17-20. The decision on the ban has not yet been made, but the process itself affects the structure of political competition in the country.