President Zurabishvili Concludes Pro-EU Campaign, Shunned by GD

On December 13, ahead of the European Council’s crucial decision on Georgia’s EU candidacy, President Salome Zurabishvili invited the diplomatic corps, current and former politicians, and civil society leaders at a concluding event of the “Our Voice to Europe” campaign and symbolically handed over citizens’ signatures in favor of the EU accession to the EU Ambassador to Georgia, Paweł Herczyński.

President Zurabishvili, the EU Ambassador to Georgia Paweł Herczyński, and the Polish Ambassador to Georgia Mariusz Maszkiewicz, speaking on behalf of the diplomatic corps, addressed the guests with messages of support for Georgia’s European aspiration.

The ruling “Georgian Dream” party members declined the invitation, with GD Chairman Irakli Kobakhidze saying the party “no longer trusts” the “UNM president,” referring to the GD’s arch-rival, United National Movement and implying she has switched to the opposition. GD tried and failed to impeach Zurabishvili for her visits to the European capitals, saying she did not have the government’s prior approval. The state institutions, including universities, did not allow the President to hold meetings on their premises in frames of the “Our Voice to Europe” campaign.


The petition campaign was launched on November 8, following the European Commission’s positive recommendation on Georgia’s EU candidacy.  As part of the campaign, the President has embraced the diverse segments of Georgian society who signed the petition, appealing to European leaders to grant Georgia candidate status, and underscoring the people’s united choice for the country’s European future. At each meeting, Zurabishvili gave speeches, usually about the importance of Europe for Georgia. 

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