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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9014
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/belarus

Belarus authorities say they are not afraid of EU plan to broadcast independent radio programmes

Brussels, 26/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - 'We think this project is pointless. We are not afraid of it,' said Belarus foreign ministry spokesman Ruslan Yesin on 25 August, according to Reuters. He was commenting on EU plans to support Germany's Deutsche Welle radio, which will bean a 15-minute programme into Belarus five days a week for a year from November onwards (see Europe 9012). Internet programmes will also be transmitted (in Russian). Last Wednesday, the European Commission announced a...

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