The President of Georgia signed a similar American law on foreign agents.

Georgian President Mikhail Kavelashvili has signed a law on foreign agents, similar to the American FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act). This was reported on April 2 by the local Tabula newspaper.

"According to the document, the law will enter into force 60 days after its publication. The Anti—Corruption Bureau will monitor compliance with the law," the publication says.

An analog of the law adopted in the United States in 1938 defines the concept of a foreign agent, regulates the registration procedure and the submission of a financial declaration. Evading the requirements will result in criminal liability. In addition, the document signed by the president provides for the status of a foreign agent for both non-profit legal entities with foreign financing and individuals.

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In May last year, the Georgian authorities adopted a "simplified version" of a new draft law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. Then-President Salome Zurabishvili filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court in July demanding the repeal of the law.

On December 20, 2024, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the country's authorities were ready to discuss amendments to the law on foreign agents if they were told exactly what was wrong with its norms and how they violated the principles of law. In March of this year, Kavelashvili withdrew from the Constitutional Court a lawsuit against the adoption of the law on foreign agents, which was filed by the former president of the Transcaucasian republic.