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The Hungarian government has offered asylum to a Polish former deputy minister in the previous government of the right-wing populist Law and Justice Party (PiS), Budapest announced yesterday (Thursday).

Authorities in Poland issued a European arrest warrant for former Justice Minister Marcyn Romanowski the day before yesterday, Wednesday.

The Parliament has approved an amendment to suspend state funding for the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party, citing concerns over potential criminal affiliations. The legislation, introduced by the Interior Ministry, mirrors previous measures that halted funding to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday Brussels had put forward a list of Georgians to sanction over a crackdown on pro-Western protesters, but Hungary was set to block the measures.

"We have proposed the list for sanctions for these people who are... using really force and violence against the opposition," Kallas said ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers.

Georgian opposition supporters launch fireworks towards the police during a protest in front of the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, 02 Dec. 2024.

Georgia's Health Ministry said on Tuesday that 26 people, mostly protesters, were injured in the latest night of anti-government protest in the Caucasus country.

Protests have continued to rock Georgia following the government's controversial decision to suspend its bid to join the European Union. Demonstrations began on November 28 after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced that the country would halt EU accession talks for four years, triggering widespread anger.

Otar Berdzenishvili, the Georgian Ambassador to Bulgaria, has announced his resignation in response to the Georgian government's decision to freeze EU membership talks. In a post on social media, Berdzenishvili expressed his disappointment, citing the undermining of Georgia's EU integration efforts.

Protests erupted in Tbilisi after the ruling Georgian Dream party announced a delay in the country's EU accession talks until 2028, sparking violent clashes between demonstrators and police. Riot police employed water cannons, tear gas, and pepper spray to disperse crowds near Parliament.

Tsoncho Ganev of the pro-Russian "Revival" party stated on BNT that no major changes in US policies toward Europe are expected regardless of the outcome of the American presidential elections.

The "Greatness" party has directly accused Boyko Borissov, the leader of GERB, and Delyan Peevski from DPS-New Beginning of vote manipulation in the recent Bulgarian parliamentary elections held on October 27.

Originally slated to begin in the summer, the trial against 11 former MPs of the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party was postponed again on Thursday after party chief Vassilis Stingas failed to show up in court, citing obligations in Parliament.