Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili has called on EU officials and diplomats to direct part of their allocated funds to Georgian non-governmental organizations to cover the damage to the parliament building caused at the protests in November-December last year.

“The real damage caused by radicals during the actions already amounts to more than 100 thousand GEL (more than $40 thousand). This is the cost of repairing the damage to the building, but there are also other costs - for destroyed inventory and equipment. We assume that the damage caused is about half a million GEL,” Papuashvili told reporters on Monday.

“It was shown on live TV how radicals attacked police officers and tried to set fire to the parliament building, but European diplomats did not notice it. This is a disgrace and lack of any values,” Papuashvili said.

On October 26, 2024, parliamentary elections were held in Georgia, the winner of which was declared the ruling Georgian Dream party. At the same time, opposition protests began demanding to cancel the election results.

A new wave of protests began after Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced on November 28 that Tbilisi would not start negotiations with Brussels on joining the European Union until 2028 and refused any budget grants from the EU for this period.