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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9408
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/russia

Timid criticism from EU after events of weekend - MEPs deplore “violations of fundamental rights”

Brussels, 17/04/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Monday evening, the German EU presidency published a statement on behalf of the 27 EU member nations in which it notes “with concern” the events that took place in Moscow and Saint Petersburg over the weekend, as well as the incidents over recent weeks in Nizhny Novgorod and Saint Petersburg (see European Commission's reaction in EUROPE 9407). “The treatment meted out to the demonstrators by the Russian security forces raises questions about...

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