Brussels, 03/08/2009 (Agence Europe) - In a statement issued by the Swedish Presidency on 31 July, the European Union expresses its deep concern over the political situation in Niger where the constitutional referendum planned for 4 August is against the ruling of the Constitutional Court, which found it illegal.
The European Union reiterates that the dissolution of the Constitutional Court and the exercise of government powers without parliamentary control are grave violations of core...