Brussels, 29/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 29 October, the Council of the EU put a 4-month suspension on the restrictive measures against 170 people (assets freezes and visa bans) and three entities (assets freezes) in Belarus (see EUROPE 11409).
The Council said in a press release that the decision was taken in response to the release of the last political prisoners on 22 August, and in the context of improving EU-Belarus relations. “Through the suspension of most restrictive...