In Georgia, the law "On transparency of foreign influence" came into force today, APA's Tbilisi correspondent reports.
Note that, according to the law, non-profit organizations and media entities whose budgets are financed by more than 20 percent from outside the country must be registered as an organization "protecting the interest of a foreign power".
Organizations that do not comply with the law will be fined up to 25,000 GEL.
Due to the adoption of the controversial law, the EU has stopped the integration of Georgia. The US imposed sanctions on Georgian officials involved in the adoption of the law.
Civil society organizations of Georgia call the law "Russian law".
The Georgian government states that the purpose of the law is to prevent non-transparent financing of NGOs in the country.
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