24/08/2015 (Agence Europe) - Release of six opponents welcomed. On Saturday 22 August, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, welcomed the release of six Belarus political opponents, including the former presidential election candidate, Mykalai Statkevich, as a, “long-sought step forward”. According to the EU Representative, this kind of initiative represents important progress in the efforts towards the improvement of relations between the EU and Belarus. In...