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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9858

11 March 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/russia
EU puts pressure on Moscow to improve human rights and fundamental freedoms situation, MEPs say

Brussels, 10/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - During negotiations on the new framework agreement for partnership with Russia (in progress since July 2008), the EU is expected to put pressure on Moscow to waive the many restrictions imposed on Russian civil society and to respect freedom of expression and association, the European Parliament foreign affairs committee states in a report adopted in Strasbourg on 9 March (35 votes for, 16 against). Intimidation and harassment against human rights...

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