Brussels, 17/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - Following the arrest over the past few days of around 40 activists from the Union of Poles, members of NGOs and other civil society organisations in Belarus, the president of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, from Poland, warned the Belarus authorities that this new violation of democratic principles and fundamental freedoms could have “damaging consequences” for the country. He specifically referred to the significant assistance provided by the...