( Civil ) - Although the state of emergency has been lifted in Georgia, "media freedom remains of concern," ministers from the EU-member states said at a meeting on November 19-20.
The Council of European Union discussed at the meeting in Brussels recent developments in Georgia and said that the EU would "continue to keep the situation under close review."
The Council has also underlined the importance of ensuring all the conditions for due democratic process ahead of the early president polls, expected for January 5.