German foundations have ceased operations in Georgia

Cessation of foundation activities

The Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) have ceased work in Georgia and closed their offices located in Tbilisi on September 30, 2026. According to the foundations, this decision was inevitable and caused by the political and legal framework created by the Georgian government. Formula+7

According to the foundations, they submitted applications based on the law on grants, but the Georgian government rejected them on July 28, 2026. The foundations claim that the government demanded that each component of the programs be subject to government priorities and that appropriate permission be issued for all activities, which, in their assessment, restricts the freedom necessary for the activities of liberal foundations. Civil.ge+5

Government position

Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili rejected the information disseminated by the foundations. According to him, the government offered the foundations the continuation of educational or academic activities, but their interest lay in projects of a political nature. Papuashvili noted that foreign organizations must coordinate their activities with the Georgian government and added that public trust in foreign funding decreased after these funds were used to support a "radical political agenda." OC Media+1