Last week, protests in Georgia erupted over a controversial new law stating that NGOs and any independent media organizations that receive at least 20 percent of their funding from foreign entities must register as foreign agents. According to a report on the BBC, the main reason that has sparked such a furious reaction is that it is very similar to a law President Putin enacted in Russia several years ago. Last year, Georgia was awarded candidate status by the EU.  Many people, especially young Georgians who favor closer ties with Europe, fear that hopes of joining the EU could be dashed if the law goes ahead.  While the Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili, vetoed the law, prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze, a political opponent of Ms. Zourabichivili, had enough votes in the Georgian parliament to override the veto.   A battle for the future of Georgia is ongoing; as of right now, it is still being determined if the country will politically ally itself with the EU or if near neighbor Russia gains more influence in the region.