The Georgian parliament has approved a law on foreign agents in a third and final reading, which closely mirrors the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

Constitutional Court of Georgia refused to suspend the law on foreign agents, as requested by the country's President Salome Zurabishvili, following the court's ruling, News.Az reports citing Gazeta.Ru.

The United States has not ruled out imposing additional restrictions on Georgia in response to the country's new law on the transparency of foreign influence, also known as “foreign agents law”.

Denmark has ceased providing military aid to Georgia due to the country's adoption of the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, also known as the law on foreign agents.

The European Union Ambassador to Georgia, Pawel Herczynski, expressed regret at an international conference in Tbilisi that EU leaders had decided to suspend Georgia's accession process to the EU. He stated, "The intentions of the current Georgian government remain unclear to EU leaders. Anti-Western and anti-European rhetoric is completely incompatible with the goal of joining the EU. Unfortunately, Georgia's admission to the EU is currently on hold."

The European Union has halted Georgia’s accession talks amid strained ties over Tbilisi’s controversial “foreign influence” law, the bloc’s top diplomat in the South Caucasus country said Tuesday, News.Az reports citing the Moscow Times.

Georgia’s Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday signed the controversial “foreign agents bill” into law, News.Az reports citing Georgian media.

Starting from September, in line with the new law on foreign agents, Georgia will launch the registration of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive more than 20% of their financing from abroad, Georgian parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili said in an interview to Imedi TV.

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said he would sign the “foreign agents” bill instead of President Salome Zourabichvili, News.Az reports citing TASS.

The Georgian Parliament’s Legal Committee has overridden President Salome Zurabishvili's veto on the controversial “foreign agents” bill, News.Az reports citing Georgian media.