TBILISI — The Georgian executive’s plans to logo Western-funded NGOs, media shops and marketing campaign teams as “foreign agents” have been unacceptable by way of the rustic’s president on Saturday, however the ruling birthday celebration vows to go them into regulation in spite of pervasive society protests and global outcry.
Talking at a press convention within the capital of Tbilisi on Saturday, President Salome Zurabishvili showed she had vetoed the invoice — which used to be looking ahead to her signature next being handed in parliament previous this occasion. Critics say the proposals, which might follow to organizations that obtain greater than 20 p.c in their investment from in another country, are homogeneous to ones impaired by way of the Kremlin to quash dissent in Russia.
“This law is, in its essence, in its spirit, a Russian law, which contradicts our constitution and all European standards, and is an obstacle to the European path,” Zurabishvili stated.
