Europe live: Georgia cancels parliament session amid huge protests against ‘foreign agents’ bill

Bill has raised concern country is moving away from democratic norms and closer to Moscow

Georgia’s parliament cancelled its planned plenary session for today following large protests against a “foreign agents” bill that has raised concerns that country is moving away from democratic norms and closer to Moscow.

The parliament’s announcement said the cancellation was connected to damage the building suffered during Wednesday protests, the Associated Press reported.

Good morning and welcome back to the Europe blog, where today we will focus on the latest in Georgia.