Second night of protests in Tbilisi against the government's decision to suspend the EU accession process until 2028, with police using tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators from

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 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),

Protesters clashed with police in Georgia's capital of Tbilisi on Thursday after the government suspended talks on its bid to join the European Union for four years.

In downtown Tbilisi on Thursday evening, clashes erupted during a protest against the government's decision to suspend EU accession talks until 2028, local media reported. Among the protesters was the country's president,

Police used water cannons on Chichinadze Street, near the parliament building. Before the dispersal, clashes erupted between law enforcement officers and demonstrators. Read also: EU and Josep Borrell urge Georgia to investigate and address election violations Reports indicated that police used pepper spray,