{"id":3384,"date":"2024-12-10T14:21:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T13:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=3384"},"modified":"2024-12-16T16:38:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:38:09","slug":"europe-calling-georgia-a-country-fighting-for-a-future-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/en\/webinar\/europe-calling-georgia-a-country-fighting-for-a-future-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Calling \u201cGeorgia &#8211; A country fighting for a future in Europe!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Recording here:<\/strong><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/wLoWBUQaVVQ?si=pU1aXzrHq7uZiWbt\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dear friends!<\/p>\n<p><b>For almost two weeks, hundreds of thousands of people in Georgia have been protesting continuously against Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze&#8217;s announcement that EU accession talks would be suspended until 2028.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In October, Kobakhidze&#8217;s right-wing party \u2018Georgian Dream\u2019, founded and financed by the Russia-friendly oligarch and billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, won an absolute majority in the parliamentary elections. International observers sharply criticised the election. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili calls it \u2018illegitimate\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><b>Meanwhile, there are more and more reports of violent intervention by the police and security forces, disappearances and repression. However, the courageous people won&#8217;t be silenced and continue to fight for a future in Europe.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In the next Europe Calling webinar, we want to understand what is happening in Georgia and what role the European Union can and should play here.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, we will go directly to the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, to talk to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Teona Macharashvili<\/b> is a democracy activist in Georgia and co-founder of<a href=\"https:\/\/cos.ge\/index.php?m=6&amp;lng=eng\"> Caucasus Open Space (COS)<\/a>, an NGO that promotes democracy, the rule of law and sustainability in the region. Teona is also the director of <a href=\"https:\/\/maisi.news\/about\/\">Maisi.News<\/a>, an investigative journalism platform.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dr Sonja Katharina Schiffers<\/b> is Head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ge.boell.org\/en\">Heinrich B\u00f6ll Foundation&#8217;s South Caucasus Regional Office<\/a> in Tbilisi<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Moderator: <b>Maximilian Fries<\/b>, Europe Calling e.V.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Date: Saturday, 14 December 2024, 6:00 &#8211; 7:00 pm (CET), 9:00 &#8211; 10:00 pm (Tbilisi time)<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The webinar will be simultaneously translated into German and English.<\/p>\n<p>Come along, listen and join the discussion!<\/p>\n<p>With European greetings,<\/p>\n<p>Max and everyone at Europe Calling e.V.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recording here: Dear friends! 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