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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9752

2 October 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/belarus
Majority of member states want to make positive gesture towards Minsk despite "undemocratic" elections

Brussels, 01/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - The EU is "disappointed" and "concerned" by events surrounding the legislative elections held in Belarus last weekend, but may still decide, over the next weeks, to make a positive gesture towards Minsk with the objective of encouraging the opposition democratic forces and paving the way for the country to move slowly but surely closer to the Union. The permanent representatives of the member states (Coreper) held a short debate on Wednesday on its...

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