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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9004

4 August 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/belarus
EU condemns increasing repression of opposition and assures population and civil society of its support

Brussels, 03/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - In a declaration on behalf of the EU, the British EU Council Presidency “expresses its deep concern at recent developments in Belarus which demonstrate once again the systematic and increasing repression of civil society, the political opposition and the independent media”. (See EUROPE 9001 for Javier Solana's approach in this respect). The declaration continues: “The EU condemns recent actions by the Belarusian authorities against the Union of...