MEPs will debate the recent developments in Belarus after the 9 August presidential election with opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and EEAS Secretary General Helga Schmid. When: Tuesday 25 August, from 11.00 to 13.00 Where: European Parliament in Brussels, Antall building, room 4Q1, and via videoconference. After the falsified
Die siebte Verhandlungsrunde über die künftigen Beziehungen der Europäischen Union mit dem Vereinigten Königreich in dieser Woche hat keine nennenswerten Fortschritte gebracht. Das teilte heute Nachmittag der Vorsitzende der UK Coordination Group im Europäischen Parlament David McAllister nach einer Videokonferenz mit dem EU-Chefunterhändler Michel Barnier
Statement by David McAllister (EPP, DE), Chair of the Parliament's EU-UK Coordination Group, after the latest round of talks on the future relationship between the UK and the EU: "Michel Barnier just debriefed the UK Coordination Group in the European Parliament about the seventh negotiation round
The European Union has been following the developments in Belarus very closely and with increasing concern. The 9 August elections were neither free nor fair. Therefore, we do not recognise the results. The people of Belarus have a right to determine their future. The European Union has expressed our clear solidarity
I applaud the Belarusian people for their courage and determination and strongly support their desire for democratic change and freedom. The people want change and they want it now!The 9 August presidential elections were neither free, nor fair, and credible reports point to a victory
"Die Menschen in Belarus wollen freie Wahlen. Diesen Wunsch unterstützt auch das Europäische Parlament in einer gemeinsamen Erklärung von fünf Fraktionen, darunter die Europäische Volkspartei (EVP). Neben freien Wahlen fordern wir zudem die Freilassung aller Verhafteten sowie Untersuchungen, wer für die brutalen Folterungen und Verletzungen