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,

The suspension of talks on Georgia's EU membership until 2028 was announced on Thursday by the country's Prime Minister, Irakli Kobachidze. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobachidze announced on Thursday that Georgia is pausing discussions with the European Union regarding membership until 2028.

The suspension of talks on Georgia's EU membership until 2028 was announced on Thursday by the country's Prime Minister, Irakli Kobachidze. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobachidze announced on Thursday that Georgia is suspending talks with the European Union about membership in the organization until 2028.

In 2015 and 2017, the Commission found that Luxembourg granted selective tax advantages to Fiat and Amazon, and the Netherlands to Starbucks, in breach of EU state aid rules. These decisions, however, were all annulled by the EU courts.

The European Union’s competition regulator has formally closed probes into Amazon, Starbucks and Fiat’s European tax cases after court defeats., bringing an end to three of its attempts to crack down

The EU Commission on Thursday said it had handed a total fine of 5.7 million euros ($6 million) to French fashion house Pierre Cardin and German clothing maker Ahlers for breaching EU antitrust rules.

The commission ruled that the French fashion house and its German licensee had agreed to restrict sales, infringing antitrust laws.