The Parliament of Estonia issued a statement on Tuesday strongly condemning Georgia’s adoption of a controversial law requiring certain organizations to register as foreign agents, saying that it is “necessary” that Estonia block Georgia’s EU accession. Of the 70 members of the Riigikogu—the Parliament of Estonia—57 voted in favour of adopting the statement.
The president of Georgia’s parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, signed the country’s Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence on June 3. The law requires media, nongovernmental organizations, and other nonprofits to register…