Georgia protesters clash with police after PM suspends EU membership talks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : " The South Caucasus country of 3.7 million has the aim of EU accession written into its constitution and has long been among the most pro-western of the Soviet Union's successor states.
58% : Opinion polls show that about 80% of Georgians support EU membership, and the bloc's flag flies alongside the national flag outside virtually all government buildings in the country.
55% : The EU gave Georgia candidate status in December 2023, but has said that a raft of laws passed since by Georgian Dream, including curbs on "foreign agents" and LGBT rights, are authoritarian, Russian-inspired, and obstacles to EU membership.
39% : Some protesters tossed fireworks at police while shouting "Russians" and "Slaves!" Thousands of pro-EU protesters had blocked streets in the capital before the altercations began.
36% : Earlier on Thursday, prime minister Kobakhidze claimed that EU membership might harm Georgia's economy because it would require Tbilisi to cancel visa-free agreements and trade deals with other countries.

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