Supporters of European integration blocked traffic at the Georgian parliament for the 232nd day in a row

Against the backdrop of anti-European statements by the Georgian Dream, protesters in Tbilisi held a protest outside the parliament with unchanged demands, blocking Rustaveli Avenue.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, the European Commission demanded that the Georgian authorities respect human rights and repeal repressive laws, naming these demands among the conditions for maintaining the visa-free regime. The Georgian authorities have stated that they will prefer maintaining stability to a visa-free regime.

Today, on the 232nd day of continuous protests, activists in the center of Tbilisi again blocked Rustaveli Avenue, Publika reports.

Protesters gathered both outside the parliament building and on the roadway. The protesters' demands remain unchanged - to call new elections and release political prisoners, the Pirveli television company notes.

Georgia may lose its visa-free regime and EU candidate status, and the country's European integration process will be greatly slowed down in this case, said French Minister for European Affairs Benjamin Hadid. He noted that France supports the Georgian people's aspirations for European integration, but the European Union cannot ignore the actions of the Georgian leadership.

The politician also recalled that the elections, on the basis of which the Georgian Dream retained power, were called unfair and falsified by international observers, the OSCE and the European Parliament, Tbilisi_Life reports.

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