Georgian parliament committee rejects presidential veto of divisive 'Russian law'

The move sets up the possibility of a vote of the full legislature on Tuesday to override President Salome Zourabichvili’s veto of the measure.

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00:00 A Georgian Parliament committee has rejected the President's veto of a controversial new

00:06 bill that has sparked weeks worth of protests.

00:10 The move sets up the possibility of MPs voting on the measure in full early this week.

00:15 "The European Commission has approved the new bill.

00:18 It is a bill that will be passed by the European Commission and will be approved by the European

00:24 Commission. It will be passed by the European Commission and will be approved by the European

00:30 Commission. It is a fundamental right of the Georgian Parliament to the European Union

00:36 and the European Commission."

00:41 Protesters have taken to the country's capital to demonstrate against the bill dubbed Russian

00:46 law.

00:48 President Zalim Zurabishvili vetoed the legislation as she and other critics are concerned it

00:54 curtails press freedoms.

00:57 The law proposes NGOs that get more than 20% of foreign funding declare their interests.

01:03 (whooshing)