Brussels, 22/02/2000 (Agence Europe) - Last week, the Portuguese Presidency has made the following Statement on behalf of the European Union:
"Senegal is preparing for presidential elections in the year 2000, to be contested by eight candidates - a testimony to the vitality of the country's pluralist democracy. The European Union welcomes the tradition and democratic zeal of Senegalese society, calls on all the parties concerned to ensure that, at all stages, the electoral process is...