Georgian prime minister offers no plan to resolve EU accession deadlock

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze insisted on Tuesday that his government remains committed to joining the European Union, Euronews reported. However, he offered no strategy to revive the country's stalled accession bid during an interview in Brussels. [1][2]

According to Euronews, Kobakhidze accused the European Commission of political blackmail. He also refused to repeal two laws that serve as primary sticking points in the ongoing dispute with European officials. [1]

Speaking at the Euronews Enlargement Summit, Kobakhidze repeatedly blamed the European Commission for the breakdown in relations between Georgia and the bloc. [1][2]

Kobakhidze leads the ruling Georgian Dream party, which was founded by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili on 19 April 2012 and has governed Georgia since that year. [1][3]