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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8443
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/belarus

Despite lifting visa ban, Council remains concerned at continued deterioration of human rights

Brussels, 14/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - The ban on entry to EU territory, adopted last November against certain Belarussian leaders, including President Alexander Lukachenko, is to be lifted. The visa ban imposed by all Member States except Portugal had been motivated by Minsk's refusal to extend the accreditation required by OSCE personnel on the ground and by the deterioration in the human rights situation in that country. In the conclusions adopted on Monday without debate, the Council...

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