The European Parliament has called for Georgia to be stripped of its EU candidate status due to the use of violence against protesters in Tbilisi. This was reported on Twitter by MEP Viola von Cramon.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We need concrete consequences!<br>- withdrawal of the EU-candidate status <br>- stop the funds for projects <br>- sanction Bidzina Ivanishvilli<br>- travel bans for MPs who vote in favour of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RussianLaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RussianLaw</a> <a href="https://t.co/NBnlqnCan7">https://t.co/NBnlqnCan7</a></p>&mdash; Viola von Cramon (@ViolavonCramon) <a href="https://twitter.com/ViolavonCramon/status/1785592058616402300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

She noted that violence requires concrete consequences, such as the termination of project funding, sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder of the Georgian Dream party, and a ban on entry to the EU for MPs who supported the draft law on “foreign agents.”