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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10021

18 November 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/belarus
Visa ban on President Lukashenko and other leaders remains suspended - EU disappointed with speed of reform

Brussels, 17/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - A large part of the sanctions taken by the EU in 2006 against the leaders of Belarus remain suspended, at least until October 2010. The External Relations Council of Tuesday 17 November extended for a further 11 months the suspension of the visa ban on several dozen notables, including President Alexander Lukashenko, involved in infringements of international electoral standards or repression of civil society and democratic opposition. This sanction was...

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