Demonstrators take part in a rally to protest against a bill on "foreign agents" in Tbilisi, Georgia , May 14, 2024. rallied Tuesday in Georgia after parliament adopted a law to brand overseas-funded NGOs as groups under"foreign influence", a measure Brussels has warned will undermine Tbilisi's European aspirations.
A demonstrator holds a European Union flag in front of law enforcement officers during a rally to protest against a bill on "foreign agents" in Tbilisi, Georgia, May 14, 2024. UK defence minister Grant Shapps labelled the foreign influence law an act of"Russian interference in Georgia." The bill requires NGOs and media outlets that receive more than 20 per cent of their funding from abroad to register as bodies"pursuing the interests of a foreign power".
Last year, Georgia was granted official EU candidacy, and Brussels is set to decide in December on the formal launch of accession talks -- an unlikely prospect after the law's adoption.
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