EU Commission drops corruption and human rights sections from enlargement assessment for Ukraine and Moldova

Imedi TV on Sunday publicly queried the EU Delegation in Georgia about why the European Commission's latest enlargement reports excluded dedicated sections on corruption and human rights for Ukraine and Moldova, while including fuller assessments for other candidates, including Georgia.

While most country reports cover all six core chapters, Ukraine's assessment addressed only four, entirely omitting corruption and fundamental rights - with a similar pattern for Moldova.

Imedi TV pointed to data from international organisations portraying severe challenges in both countries on anti-corruption efforts and human rights protections, questioning why Brussels appeared to sidestep these sensitive areas.

Levan Makhashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s Committee on European Integration, on Sunday accused the European Commission of using its enlargement assessment document for political purposes rather than for establishing objective truth.

Commenting on the European Commission’s enlargement assessment, Makashvili said the document did not reflect an impartial analysis of factual circumstances and instead served as a political instrument, particularly in relation to Georgia.