Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-15-Speech-3-130"
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"Ladies and gentlemen, a free flow of information from Europe is vital in supporting democracy in Belarus.
I would like to emphasise that, firstly, the resources we have allocated to radio broadcasts to Belarus have to date not had the desired effect. The decision by the European Commission to award a EUR 2 million contract to the German/Russian consortium for broadcasting to Belarus, knowing that the Russian television station already has generous contracts with the Belarus Government, and also that broadcasts take place in Russian, is in my opinion an unacceptable waste of money. At the end of the day it may provide support to the Lukashenko regime.
Secondly, the European Union must support the democratic press of Belarus.
Thirdly, we should consider making it easier for ordinary Belarus citizens, scientists and cultural workers to obtain European Union visas, while at the same time boosting the restrictions on visas for representatives of the ruling regime and their families.
Finally, I would also like to urge the European Commission and the Council to call more insistently for the immediate release of Mikhail Marinich, the opposition leader being detained on political grounds."@en1
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