17/09/2015 (Agence Europe): EU calls for immediate release of members of transition government. On Thursday 17 September, the European Union expressed concern at the way the Burkina Faso transition president, prime minister and members of the transition government have been taken hostage by members of the presidential security force. EU High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy Federica Mogherini said that the kidnapping of the transition president and other ministers in Burkina Faso jeopardised the transition and the 11 October elections. The EU calls for the immediate release of the detainees and respect for the transition and the general interest. It backs the work of the United Nations, the African Union and ECOWAS to this end. (AN)