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"Mr President, on 15 November the General Affairs Council declared its support for the democratic opposition in Serbia, and its attempts at unification. In addition, it said once more that the Union was ready to offer reconstruction aid to a democratic Serbia. The General Affairs Council noted with satisfaction that the first deliveries of heating oil for the two cities of Niš and Pirot under the “Energy for Democracy” programme would take place before the end of November. It requires the projects to be swiftly implemented, and the Council reconfirmed its readiness to consider extending the initiative to other communities.
The Council also reminded everyone of its readiness to continue to help destitute Serbs and of the humanitarian aid granted by the European Community and the Member States for this purpose. The ‘self-help aid’ granted by ECHO to Serbia will total EUR 62 million, which the Council welcomed at its meeting.
Regarding the elections to be held in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Council thinks that, under the present circumstances, the idea of free and honestly conducted elections is impossible. Police attacks at peaceful demonstrations, which were carried out repeatedly in Belgrade in October, clearly show that the basic values of democracy, such as freedom of speech and opinion, will not be respected in Serbia as long as Milosevic and his government are in power there."@en1
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