Georgia says it will not enter EU membership talks until 2028, in snub to Brussels

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Opinion polls show that around 80% of Georgians support EU membership, and the bloc's flag flies alongside the national flag outside virtually all government buildings in the country.
57% : The EU gave Georgia candidate status in December 2023, but has said that a raft of laws passed by Georgian Dream since, including curbs on "foreign agents" and LGBT rights, are authoritarian, Russian-inspired, and obstacles to EU membership.
51% : "The South Caucasus country of 3.7 million has the aim of EU accession written into its constitution, but relations with Brussels have deteriorated sharply in recent months.
34% : Earlier on Thursday, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists that EU membership might harm Georgia's economy, as it would require Tbilisi to cancel visa-free agreements and trade deals with other countries.

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