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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9169
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/belarus

EP wants more targeted sanctions against Lukashenko regime and more support for Belarusian people

Strasbourg, 06/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for new presidential elections to be held in Belarus, where Alexandre Lukashenko “cannot be recognised as the legitimate president” because of the anti-democratic way in which the election was held on 19 March. MEPs welcome the Council's intention to add Lukashenko to the list of persons affected by the visa ban but call for this list to be extended to all local, regional and...

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