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March 22, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The European Union will continue supporting Belarusian opposition for as long as it is necessary as Belarus remains an important part of the Eastern Partnership (EaP), former EU envoy in Minsk Dirk Schuebel has told the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Forum in Vilnius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schuebel, who is serving as the special representative of the European External Action Service for the EaP, noted worrying trends inside Belarus, including the high numbers of people imprisoned in politically-motivated cases and Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka’s plans to run for president in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 18, the EU Foreign Affairs Council decided to continue monitoring the situation in Belarus, prevent disinformation from Belarus and Russia and support political prisoners, the diplomat noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2020, the EU has reportedly spent around \u20ac140 million to support Belarusian pro-democracy forces, civil society and independent media outlets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusians’ participation in the EU regional programs benefits European cooperation, Schuebel stressed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 22, Pozirk. The European Union will continue supporting Belarusian opposition for as long as it is necessary as Belarus remains an important part of the Eastern Partnership (EaP), former EU envoy in Minsk Dirk Schuebel has told the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Forum in Vilnius. Schuebel, who is serving as the special representative of the European […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":67936,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-74756","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEU diplomat pledges support for democratic Belarus | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 22, Pozirk. 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