Germany announced Sunday it will recall its ambassador to Georgia for consultations, as diplomatic tensions escalate between the European Union and the South Caucasus nation. The move comes ahead of a scheduled meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday, where Georgia is expected to be a key topic.
“For many months, the Georgian leadership has been agitating against the EU, Germany, and personally against the German ambassador, Ernst Peter Fischer,” Germany’s Foreign Ministry stated in a post on X. The recall, it added, is intended “for consultations on how to proceed.”
The Georgian government has not issued an immediate response.
Last month, Georgia’s Foreign Ministry summoned Ambassador Fischer, accusing him of supporting efforts to advance a “radical agenda” in the lead-up to municipal elections. Georgian officials have repeatedly alleged that Fischer and other EU diplomats are backing attempts to destabilize the government in Tbilisi.
The diplomatic rift follows months of internal unrest in Georgia, where authorities have intensified crackdowns on pro-EU opposition figures and demonstrators. Protests erupted after a disputed parliamentary election last October and the government’s subsequent decision to suspend negotiations on EU membership.
The EU’s Foreign Affairs Council is expected to address the deteriorating relationship and assess the bloc’s future engagement with Georgia.