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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10143

21 May 2010
THE DAY IN POLITICS / Eu/egypt
Catherine Ashton strongly encourages Egyptian government to lift state of siege and not to use anti-terrorist legislation to quell democratic opposition

Brussels, 20/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - Catherine Ashton, the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, said in response to an Egyptian decision for a two-year extension to the state of siege that has been applied for the past 29 years: “I note Egypt's decision to limit the new state of emergency to fighting terrorism and its financing and drug-related crimes. However, I strongly encourage the government to speed up the steps needed for the adoption of an...

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