European Commission: Belarus violates Declaration of Eastern Partnership
Brussels is worried about the restriction of the freedom of association in Belarus in general and in connection with the situation of the Union of Poles in particular "The actions of the Belarusian authorities directed at changing the administration of the Union of Poles and confiscation of their property contradict to the Declaration of the Eastern Partnership summit signed by Belarus in Prague on May 7, 2009”, - replies the European Commission to a written appeal of an EP deputy Richard Chernetski.
The European Commission is also worried about the restriction of the freedom of association in Belarus in general and in connection with the situation of the Union of Poles in particular.
"The quality of democracy in a country is also measured by the authorities’ attitude to minorities”, - is noted in the response of the European Commission.
The executive organ of the EC reminds to Belarus that the improvement of relations depends on progress in five fields: absence of political prisoners, a reform of the Election Code in correspondence with the recommendations of the OSCE, liberalization of the media and establishment of freedom of association and assembly, improvement of working conditions and the legal state of non-governmental organization and a moratorium on capital punishment.
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The European Commission is also worried about the restriction of the freedom of association in Belarus in general and in connection with the situation of the Union of Poles in particular.
"The quality of democracy in a country is also measured by the authorities’ attitude to minorities”, - is noted in the response of the European Commission.
The executive organ of the EC reminds to Belarus that the improvement of relations depends on progress in five fields: absence of political prisoners, a reform of the Election Code in correspondence with the recommendations of the OSCE, liberalization of the media and establishment of freedom of association and assembly, improvement of working conditions and the legal state of non-governmental organization and a moratorium on capital punishment.
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