Why Georgia's 'foreign agent' law could dash the country's hopes of joining the EU | DW News
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Publicado 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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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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So basically she's a foreign agent.
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Good luck to Georgia! Hopefully they can become fully independent❤️❤️
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Rise people. You people be the JUDGE. God bless Georgia's President. ❤❤❤ Peace and love.
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Love Georgia, I lived there for over a year, amazing views, and people.
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Georgia needs to be independent from this nightmare of Russia for all the might of cost.
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lithuanians love georgia. keep strong
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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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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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Lots of Russian in the comment 🤫
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Georgia's Zelenski
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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%?
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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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Because it would make it harder for foreign capital to influence Georgian politics.
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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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Amazing woman! She is always honest and clear! She is absolutely right about everything.
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Law they're trying to inforce is different than the ones that are in other eu countries people.
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Germany's tax laws limit a tax-exempt NPO's engagement in political activities. A tax- exempt NPO must not spend any of its assets to directly or indirectly benefit political parties, such as through campaigning (Fiscal Code §55(1)).
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Transparency is now Russian strategy 😮😅😅😅😂
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What is the protest for, one part is saying we don’t want foreigners influence the other doesn’t. Was that wrong assessment?
