The Georgian Parliament adopted a invoice on “overseas brokers”

The Parliament of Georgia on Tuesday, Might 14, adopted the controversial invoice “On Transparency of International Affect” within the third and closing studying. For the regulation to return into pressure, it should be signed by the nation’s president, Salome Zurabishvili. She promised to dam the doc by utilizing her veto energy, however this won’t forestall the ruling Georgian Dream get together from passing the regulation. Parliament can vote to override a presidential veto.

Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze claims that the controversial invoice is supported by the vast majority of residents, and “the Maidan state of affairs is not possible in Georgia,” since “the political minority doesn’t have the sources to alter energy.” On the similar time, tens of hundreds of Georgian residents have been protesting for nearly a month towards an analogue of the Russian regulation on “overseas brokers.” Demonstrators are demanding the withdrawal of the invoice, which they take into account imposed by the Kremlin.

Beneath a controversial authorized provision, organizations that obtain greater than 20 % of their revenue from overseas are thought-about to be “finishing up the pursuits of a overseas energy.” They need to register in a public database. There are several types of fines for non-compliance with the regulation.