The bill, first presented early in 2023 and withdrawn amid fierce public opposition, requires media and civil society groups to register as being under "foreign influence" if they get more than 20 percent of their funding from overseas.
Critics say the bill mirrors a repressive Russian law on "foreign agents" that has been used against independent news media and groups seen as being at odds with the Kremlin and will undermine Tbilisi's aspirations for closer European Union ties and, ultimately, membership.
Comment: Note Russia's FA bill was made in response, and mirrored, a US FA bill.
Comment: Scott Ritter provides insightful analysis on the situation
From 2023: 2nd night of mass protests over foreign agent bill in Georgia, US & EU hypocritically warn against 'Kremlin-inspired law'