By Ailis Halligan in Tbilisi Thousands of pro-EU demonstrators filled Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue on the night of November 28 to protest a decision by the ruling Georgian Dream party (GD) to halt Georgia’s EU membership bid until 2028.

Protesters claim that the refusal to negotiate accession to the EU by 2028 is "a betrayal of the country's interests."

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.