01/02/2011 (Agence Europe) - Jerzy Buzek welcomes Council decision. President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek (EPP, Poland) welcomed the decision by the Council to introduce new sanctions against the Belarus regime and individuals implicated in the violent repression of the opposition following the elections on 19 December. Targeted sanctions (freezing assets and visa bans) will only apply to “those that have undermined core democratic values. Today's decision is not against the...