Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has said that the ruling Georgian Dream party decided not to put the issue of opening of accession negotiations with the European Union on the agenda until the end of 2028.

"We have made a decision not to put the issue of opening of accession negotiations with the European Union on the agenda until the end of 2028. We are also refusing any budget grant from the European Union until the end of 2028," the Prime Minister said.

He stated that the GD’s responsibility is to make Georgia a “full member of the European family” by 2030.

"We are also refusing any budget grant from the European Union until the end of 2028. The end of 2028 is the time when Georgia will be economically well prepared to open negotiations for accession to the European Union in 2030," he said.

He noted that EU-Georgian relations should be a two-way street, and as a “proud and self-respecting nation,” it is “categorically unacceptable” for Georgians to see EU integration as charity.

“The ill-wishers of our country have turned the European Parliament into a naked weapon of blackmail against Georgia, which is the greatest shame for the European Union. In the last three years, the European Parliament has adopted five resolutions full of lies and insults, which were not shared by the Georgian society, the European Commission, and even the European Council,” he said.