Georgia's ruling party said on Thursday that the country would suspend talks on European Union accession until 2028, while also refusing budgetary grants from Brussels, effectively halting its application to join the bloc,

Citizens in major Georgian cities took to the streets on 28 November, protesting the ruling Georgian Dream party's decision to halt the country's EU integration process until the end of 2028. Source: European Pravda,

Protests erupted in Georgia on Thursday after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the country would not pursue European Union accession until 2028, accusing Brussels of "blackmail."

Professor Grigol Julukhidze said in an interview with us that this is just the beginning of a very adverse path for Georgia in terms of relations with Brussels and the European Union. On Thursday, the Georgian Prime Minister announced that the government is suspending talks about the country’s EU membership until 2028.

Georgia on Thursday said it will suspend accession talks with the European Union until the end of 2028. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze from the nationalist Georgian Dream ruling party said Brussels' demands for negotiations were a form of blackmail and said integration was a two-way process.

The Georgian government refuses to start negotiations with the European Union until the end of 2028. The country has also rejected any budgetary subsidies from the EU, states the Prime Minister of Georgia,