At a session of the European Parliament on July 13, Michael Rupp, the representative of the European Commission, stated that the European Commission will extend the six-month implementation period for reforms in Georgia until the fall of 2023. 

The assessment of Georgia's implementation of the 12 recommendations will be provided alongside the Commission's October 2023 enlargement package. Rupp noted that, at the request of the European Council, it was resolved not to hurry Georgia's political elite in their efforts to depolarize the country so they could focus on reforms in depth. Rupp continued, "We have appealed to the authorities, and we will continue to do so at all levels, that we are prepared to support the country with all the means at our disposal to assist them in addressing these issues." 

Irakli Kobakhidze, chairman of the Georgian Dream, welcomed this decision and stated, "In our situation, it was unclear why a deadline of six months was necessary. It appears that the European Union and the European Commission have reconsidered all of this, and in the end, everything has followed the logic that we were discussing."

"Regarding possible penalties against Bidzina Ivanishvili, let's begin by discussing who may require sanctions for what. If someone starts seriously talking about sanctions, the worries that are currently circulating in the population that someone wants something specific from Bidzina Ivanishvili will intensify, according to Irakli Kobakhidze on the "Imedi LIVE" show. 

Numerous statements were made by Georgian politicians and foreign embassies in response to the EU decision. EU Ambassador to Georgia, Carl Hartzell, stated, "I believe that the successful implementation of the 12 recommendations should begin and conclude with depolarization efforts." According to the ambassador, the European Commission has presented an opinion that includes 12 clearly stated priorities that Georgia must fulfill. He also noted that it is not the function of the European Commission to propose or, moreover, to define measures for specific structures to achieve progress, and that now, everything is completely the responsibility and sovereign choice of the Government of Georgia.

"I believe EU leaders have realised that it may take longer than they anticipated to achieve concrete outcomes in these 12 areas. This was also mentioned in [Rupp's] statement—in order for Georgia to gain a deeper understanding and to plan and implement more substantial reforms, more time is required," Vano Chkhikvadze, head of the European integration department at the Open Society Foundation, told the online media outlet "Publica." 

Beka Davituliani, a member of the parliamentary majority, stated that the government will, as previously stated, meet all of the conditions and submit them to the European Commission. He also said that the management team is ready to carry out all of the recommendations, including institutional reforms that will help de-oligarchize the country.