MEP András László: European Commission does not want to cooperate with Georgian Gov’t because Commission wants to micromanage what policies Gov’t should pursue

András László, a Hungarian member of the European Parliament, on Tuesday criticised the European Commission for using enlargement policy to micromanage Georgia’s domestic and foreign policies, warning that the latest report reflected chaotic, politically driven decisions rather than merit-based progress.

In his interview with Imedi TV, László responded to the European Commission’s enlargement report, which highlighted democratic backsliding in Georgia.

László accused Brussels of refusing genuine cooperation with Tbilisi, instead seeking to dictate policies on Ukraine support, NGO transparency, and LGBT issues, drawing parallels with Hungary.

“The European Commission does not want to cooperate with the Georgian Government because the Commission wants to micromanage what policies the Government should pursue - and this touches on many issues: support for the war in Ukraine, other directions of foreign policy, including the transparency of NGOs, and LGBT issues. If a country does not pursue the policy that the European Union wants, the Commission wants to sanction that country. Exactly the same situation exists in Hungary”, he said.

He described the current policy as chaotic, with politically motivated queue-jumping for Moldova and Ukraine that sidelines objective criteria.

“As for the enlargement policy, the country that is ready should join the European Union. Unfortunately, in recent years the enlargement policy has become a mechanism for exerting pressure on countries. Today the enlargement policy is completely chaotic. The European Commission and the EU want Moldova and Ukraine to jump the queue and move ahead, which completely violates the principle of merit-based progress. They do this because the topic is politically topical. Until we have a peace agreement, many issues will not move forward”, the MEP concluded.