Brussels, 24/08/2015 (Agence Europe) - At the request of the authorities in Burkina Faso, the EU is to observe the parliamentary and presidential elections there on 11 October and to provide support for the electoral process.
On Thursday 20 August, the European Commission confirmed this while announcing the provision of €60 million in direct budgetary funding for Burkina Faso's government to support political, economic and social stability ahead of the elections.
“This financial...