Why should Georgia's crackdown on democracy worry Europe?

Eight months after Georgia’s disputed parliamentary elections, the country has taken a dramatic turn towards authoritarianism. The ruling Georgian Dream party has passed law after law to silence independent media, criminalise protests, and punish dissent. But how did a country once hailed as a frontrunner for EU accession end up targeting its own political opposition and journalists and what does this mean for the rest of Europe? Join us on our journey through the events that shape the European continent and the European Union. Production: By Europod, in co production with Sphera Network. Follow us on:LinkedInInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.