Georgia has postponed its bid to join the EU after the European Parliament voted to reject the results of the country's recent election. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze accused the bloc of "blackmail" and said his government would drop its pursuit of membership "until the end of 2028".

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Tbilisi on Thursday, November 28, to protest the government's decision to suspend EU accession talks for four years. Police began dispersing the crowd after midnight,

“The use of water cannon, tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets aimed at protesters’ faces at close range - as well as the chasing and incessant beating of peaceful demonstrators - shows the Government’s determination to suppress dissent through the unlawful use of force by the police.

Georgia has suspended its bid to join the European Union, prompting thousands of protesters to take to the streets, where they clashed with police in the capital of Tbilisi.

Protesters clashed with police in Tbilisi on Thursday, November 28, as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets surrounding the Georgian Parliament to protest the government's decision to suspend EU accession talks for four years.

EADaily, November 29th, 2024. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili arrived at the venue of the protest action in the center of Tbilisi, reports Interpress.ge .

Protesters are once again assembling outside Georgia's parliament to oppose the Georgian Dream party's plan to postpone EU accession negotiations until 2028. Source: Ekho Kavkaza (Echo of the Caucasus),

In the center of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, violent clashes erupted between law enforcement officers and protest participants. The escalation followed the newly elected parliament's decision to abandon negotiations on Georgia’s accession to the European Union,