Press Conference with Georgian civil society, Wednesday 10.30: Stop Georgia’s backsliding from the European path

The EPP Group invites journalists to the following press conference:

What?

“Stop Georgia’s backsliding from the European path” - Press Conference following the vote in the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs on the annual report on Georgia.

Who?

Rasa Juknevičienė MEP, Spokeswoman on Georgia
Lasha Bugadze, Writer and Civil Activist
Beka Qorshia, Journalist, Civil Activist
Ketevan Kerashvili, Family member of Political Prisoner, Doctor and Civil Activist

When?

Wednesday, 4 June, 10:30 - 11:00 hrs

Where?

Anna Politkovskaya Press Room, European Parliament, Spinelli Building, Brussels

Journalists are invited to attend physically. It is also possible to ask questions remotely via this link.

Background:

On Wednesday, 4 June, the Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs will vote on the report summarising Georgia’s progress on its path to European integration.

On this occasion, together with Georgian civil society activists, Rasa Juknevičienė MEP will present the situation in the country. All three Georgian speakers are part of a delegation of leading civil society activists who represent the Georgian people engaged in mass daily pro-democracy and pro-European protests. These demonstrations have continued uninterrupted since 28 November.

The entire delegation will be present in Brussels and available on the margins of the press conference. It includes:

Lasha Bugadze, Writer and Civil Activist
Beka Qorshia, Journalist, Civil Activist
Ketevan Kerashvili, Family member of Political Prisoner, Doctor and Civil Activist
Nino Evgenidze, Executive Director of the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC)
Ketevan Khutsishvili, Executive Director for Civil Society Foundation
Eka Gigauri, Executive Director of Transparency International Georgia
Nino Lomjaria, Executive Director of European Orbit
Natalia Lomouri, Executive Director of Pen Georgia