21/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - EPP condemns pressure on Yulia Tymoshenko. Following the latest political developments in Ukraine, the presidency of the European People's Party (EPP) issued a statement which “condemns the escalation of aggressive politically motivated pressure from Ukrainian authorities against opposition and its leader, Yulia Tymoshenko”. Tymoshenko's party, Batkivshchyna, is part of the EPP. (Com-Gp/transl.jl)