Episode 27 : What’s behind EU’s decision to freeze Georgia’s accession?

Euphoria swept through Georgia last December when the country was officially recognised as an EU member candidate – something Georgians overwhelmingly longed for.

But this enthusiasm was crushed last week when the EU halted Georgia’s accession process and froze the 30 million euros in assistance to its Defence Ministry.

Why? Because of a specific law adopted by the Georgian parliament.

What’s this bill all about? And how will it affect Georgia’s path to becoming a member of the EU?

Europe, Day by Day is a Europod production in partnership with Sphera Network.

The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci.

The host of Europe, Day by Day and the scriptwriter of this episode is Emma Belmonte.

This episode was produced and edited by Seden Anlar.

Original soundtrack by Thomas Kusberg.