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Parliamentary question - E-004692/2020Parliamentary question
E-004692/2020

EU action in connection with the situation in Belarus

Question for written answer E-004692/2020
to the Commission
Rule 138
Sylwia Spurek (S&D)

Since the presidential elections were held in Belarus on 9 August 2020, the opposition and members of the public in the country have taken to the streets in mass protests against breaches of democratic standards. The Belarusian authorities’ response – in the shape of brutal crackdowns on demonstrations, use of the army, police and other forces, mass arrests and casualties – shows that diplomatic efforts by the EU thus far have failed. Furthermore, the responses by the Commission and the Council indicate that the EU has no action plan whatsoever. Given what we know about the situation in Belarus at the moment, such an action plan is long overdue, and needs to be put into practice to prevent further human rights abuses by the regime and to protect the lives and health of protesters in Belarus.

In the light of the foregoing:

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