Georgia Expels Two German Political Foundations Amid EU Accession Tensions

Georgia's government ordered the closure of the Konrad Adenauer and Friedrich Naumann Foundations, while allowing the Ebert and Böll Foundations to remain. This selective expulsion signals a targeted pressure campaign against German political actors, likely in response to EU criticism of Tbilisi's democratic backsliding. The move may test EU-Georgia relations and could be a divide-and-rule tactic to split German political influence.