On July 17, the Democracy Research Institute held a meeting - "Georgia Chooses Europe", in Gurjaani.

The speakers invited to the meeting talk about the process of fulfilling the 9 priorities necessary for the opening of negotiations after the candidate status was granted to Georgia and the benefits of joining the European Union.

In December 2023, the European Union made a decision to grant Georgia candidate status, which should have been followed by the rapid implementation of reforms by Georgia in 9 priority areas. The 9 steps defined by the European Commission are multidimensional and their implementation requires complex approaches.

Instead of fulfilling the priorities necessary for Georgia's accession to the European Union, Georgian Dream introduced the so-called Russian law and on May 14, contrary to the national interests of the Georgian people and the Constitution, the law was passed in the third reading.

The Russian law has halted the European integration process of Georgia. On June 27, the European Council, which brings together the leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union, expressed serious concern over the recent developments and democratic regression of Georgia. According to the leaders of the EU member states, the adoption of the Russian law is a clear setback in the process of fulfilling the 9 steps given to Georgia by the European Commission and "will lead to the de facto suspension of the accession process."