The bill would have required Georgian media and non-governmental organisations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as 'foreign agents' or face fines.
Supporters of the membership campaign were angered by the bill, claiming it would complicate Georgia's path to joining.
A 2012 law on foreign agents in Russia was passed after a wave of public protests against Putin's return to presidency. The law required organisations engaging in political activity and receiving funding from abroad to register as foreign agents. The Georgian Dream party previously said it was necessary to unmask critics of the Georgian Orthodox Church - one of the country's most powerful institutions.Protesters put out fire during a rally against a draft law on "foreign agents", which critics say represents an authoritarian shift
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