Georgian PM, ruling party MPs discuss President's veto on transparency of foreign influence
The press office said the topics also included bills related to the nine conditions set out by the European Commission in November for opening European Union accession talks with the country, including amendments to the laws on general courts and personal data protection, the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Special Investigation Service. Photo: Georgian Dream
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and MPs from the ruling Georgian Dream party on Monday discussed the veto on the domestic law on transparency of foreign influence by the country’s President Salome Zourabichvili at a session held in the central office of the party, the GD press office said.
The meeting also reviewed matters to be discussed at the Parliament's plenary sessions during the ongoing session week, including the party’s plans for overcoming the veto and amendments to the domestic tax code related to asset transfers from countries with preferential taxation to Georgia.
The press office said the topics also included bills related to the nine conditions set out by the European Commission in November for opening European Union accession talks with the country, including amendments to the laws on general courts and personal data protection, the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Special Investigation Service.
Otar Shamugia, the country’s Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Health Minister, and Levan Davitashvili, the Economy Minister, will present their reports to the Parliament, it added.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Saturday vetoed the law on transparency of foreign influence, reintroduced by the ruling Georgian Dream party against the backdrop of ongoing public protests and criticism from Georgia’s foreign partner states.
The Georgian Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee on Monday began discussions of remarks by President Salome Zourabichvili that were sent to the legislative body along with her veto on the law on transparency of foreign influence earlier this month.
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Saturday said the Georgian Parliament would override President Salome Zourabichvili’s veto on the law on transparency of foreign influence, despite the “expected sanctions from the United States”.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Friday vetoed amendments to the domestic tax code that aimed at asset transfers from countries with preferential taxation to Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday claimed the unspecified European Commissioner had “listed a number of measures” Western politicians might take if the Georgian President’s veto on the recently adopted law on transparency of foreign influence was overcome by the ruling Georgian Dream party in a phone conversation.