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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9862

17 March 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/belarus
Sanctions extended for one year remain suspended till end 2009 - EU awaits further concrete progress on democracy

Brussels, 16/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, EU foreign ministers decided to extend for one year the “restrictive measures” (ban on staying in EU territory and freeze on assets) in place since 2006 against the main Belarus leaders who are guilty of human rights violation and of failure to respect fundamental freedoms. However, in order to encourage President Alexander Lukashenko to pursue his (timid) road towards democratic opening noted in recent months, the External Relations...

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