Parliament official accuses EU Ambassador of backing extremist groups in Georgia

Gia Volski, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party and the First Vice Speaker of the Parliament, on Sunday claimed that Paweł Herczyński, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, had been tasked by “European bureaucracy” with supporting extremist groups in the country.

Speaking to journalists, Volski alleged that Herczyński’s meetings with individuals “directly involved in extremist activities” confirm this concern.

“However disappointed we may be, this is a fact. It is proven by the fact that he meets people who are directly engaged in extremist activity”, the Parliament official said.

He further argued that the Ambassador’s contacts with such figures provide motivation for those “obsessed with Molotov cocktails, killing people, and spilling blood”, while creating serious challenges for the Georgian Government as it pursues closer ties with the EU.

“For them, this is encouragement. For us, it is a significant challenge, because we intend to deepen relations with the European Union, and EU membership remains our unchanged goal”, he concluded.

The controversy was fueled after the EU Ambassador attended an event in the Guria region, where he met opposition activists, including Anano Tsintsabadze. Tsintsabadze, linked to the Soros Foundation, openly admits using hate speech on social media and takes pride in it. She is also a member of Solidarity Fund PL Georgia, an organisation funded by Poland, and actively participates in EU-backed initiatives.

For the second day in a row, neither the EU Delegation to Georgia nor the Polish Embassy has responded to Imedi TV’s questions regarding Ambassador Herczyński’s ties to Tsintsabadze.