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"en.20120329.36.4-340-625"2
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"I supported this resolution because the situation in Belarus is intolerable. Belarus is further slipping into the mire of repression and brutality and the EU must not allow there to be a dictator on its doorstep. I welcome this resolution and I welcome the recent extension of restrictive measures against those Belarusian officials who are subjugating civil society. However, if sanctions are to work, they must be followed to the letter. In January, the Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs was able to visit Interpol in Lyon despite being on the list of officials banned from entering the EU. This is a flagrant disregard of the ban, and we must ensure it does not happen again. Also, we must look carefully into EU aid to Belarus. While I appreciate the work that is done by EU projects supporting civil society, around EUR 250 000 is going to swell the coffers of local authorities loyal to the Lukashenko regime. I call on the Commission to suspend all funding to Belarus under the ‘Local Authorities in Development’ budget line and to deliver this funding instead to human rights defenders and civil society organisations promoting democracy."@en1
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