Kallas afferma che l’UE di invio della Georgia in Georgia su possibile sospensione di viaggi senza visti

>‘[Georgia] must meet certain conditions, and if those conditions are not fulfilled within the deadline, we will have to suspend the visa-free regime’, Kallas said.

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>In her remarks on Georgia, Kallas also said that a proposed sanctions package would be announced that included two judges in light of ‘sentences handed down against young protesters [that] are really, really disproportionate’. She conceded that passing additional sanctions was difficult because it required unanimity among member states.

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>Unlike passing sanctions, suspending visa-free status can be agreed on with just a qualified majority, meaning 55% of EU member states representing at least 65% of the total EU population.

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>RFE/RL journalist Rikard Jozwiak wrote on Tuesday that there was increasing support for suspending the visa-free status, with Sweden arguing that such a move could be taken after the municipal elections in October, a position that is reportedly backed by several other countries.

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>At the same time, Jozwiak reported that there were still some holdouts, namely Greece and Slovenia, which argue that the suspension ‘should be taken as an absolute last resort’. There have been arguments put forth that the suspension would disproportionately impact ordinary Georgian citizens, rather than officials from the ruling party who are the ostensible targets. There are also other countries, particularly Hungary and Slovakia, which are firmly opposed to any punitive actions taken against Georgia.