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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9159

25 March 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/european council/belarus
EU hardens tone towards Belarus

Brussels, 24/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - In Brussels on Friday, EU heads of state and government decided to impose new sanctions on Belarusian leaders and condemned the police intervention against demonstrators in October Square. In a statement, the European Council deplored the fact that the Belarusian authorities “failed to meet OSCE commitments for democratic elections” and considered the 19 March Presidential election marred by irregularities. In a continent whose societies are open...

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