Why Georgia's 'foreign agent' law could dash the country's hopes of joining the EU | DW News
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Published 2024-04-18
The proposed law would require media and non-commercial organizations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad.
It has been denounced by critics as the "Russian law" because of parallels with a "foreign agents" legislation used by Moscow to clamp down on criticism of the Kremlin.
The bill passed its first reading in parliament on Wednesday with 83 votes by members of the ruling Georgian Dream party. Opposition parliamentarians boycotted the vote.
For more on this DW spoke to Salome Zourabichvili, Georgia's President.
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All Comments (21)
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So basically she's a foreign agent.
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I knew georgians in berlin one of the nicest people you can meet in your life a mix between europe and the middle east they are very lucky of that mix !!
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Rise people. You people be the JUDGE. God bless Georgia's President. ❤❤❤ Peace and love.
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Georgia needs to be independent from this nightmare of Russia for all the might of cost.
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Good luck to Georgia! Hopefully they can become fully independent❤️❤️
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This is the best time for all to be free from ruzzia. Hope Georgia can take it. All the best to them.
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lithuanians love georgia. keep strong
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Love Georgia, I lived there for over a year, amazing views, and people.
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There will be Georgian government and Russian bots, but the real reason is that voice of the people will be lost and the government will be able to do what it wants without any consequences
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Because it would make it harder for foreign capital to influence Georgian politics.
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Amazing woman! She is always honest and clear! She is absolutely right about everything.
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Fight Georgia 🇬🇪. Fight for your Freedom!!!
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Georgia's Zelenski
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God Bless that poor woman. She has had to bear many burdens and climb many mountains in that country against Russian influence.
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Transparency is now Russian strategy 😮😅😅😅😂
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Lots of Russian in the comment 🤫
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Keep your identity Georgia. If an organization doesnt want you to know who is paying for your news feed they aren't anyone you want as friends. Explain why knowing that is a bad thing for anyone? Ridiculous.
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The problem here is that Madam President can't answer properly. Georgia's foreign policy law looks okay. It can't be the exact same as the US's, as it was adopted in 1938. The US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and similar laws exist in many democratic countries around the world. Most recently, France's parliament passed a FARA-like foreign interference bill. Do some research before you reply.
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I believe America Australia etc has a similar law. If u ve nothing to hide then why not declare source of funding?
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What is wrong with registering as a foreing agent when you receive more than 20% funding from abroad? Which part people dont like? The fact that it is called "agent"? It is true that the word does not sound good, but it is only a word. Or the treshold is too low? Should it be at least 50%?
