Permanent representatives of 27 EU countries approved the suspension of the visa-free regime for holders of Georgian diplomatic passports.

This was announced on the social network X by the European editor of Radio Liberty Ricard Yozvyak.

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“EU ambassadors this morning gave the green light to suspend the visa-free regime for diplomatic passports of Georgia,” he wrote on the social network X. .

Ambassadors This Morning Gave The Green Light for the Visa Lib Suspension for? Diplomatic Passports. foreign ministers will rubber-stamp this on Monday. Will Vote Against buttter as it is Qualified Majority Gere.

— Rikard Jozwiak (@RikardJozwiak) January 24, 2025.

Thus, following approval by the EU Council on 27 January, diplomats, officials and members of their families who hold diplomatic and official passports will be required to obtain visas for short-term trips to the EU for up to 90 days within any 180-day period. .

In addition, some of them, who are under EU sanctions, can hardly count on receiving a visa to EU countries.

The initiative will not affect holders of ordinary Georgian passports. For them they will retain the right of visa -free entry into the EU for short -term trips.

The European Commission explained its position by the repressions of the Georgian authorities against peaceful protesters, politicians and independent media, which began after the Georgian government refused from negotiations on the EU until 2028.

This short message from Jozwiak generated a lot of comments.. What is curious, it was immediately possible to determine who is supported and in what status this or that commentator is located.

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Recall that the European commission prepared a document on the suspension of the part of the agreement between Georgia and the European Union. It was made public on December 20.

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This proposal was preceded by the political decision of the EU Council for Foreign Affairs on December 16 on the introduction of visa restrictions for Georgian diplomats and government officials for repressions against opposition demonstrators.