On the recordJanuary 26, 2011
Belarus should be suspended from participating in the EU's Eastern Partnership; to allow it to remain a beneficiary of this program is to make a mockery of this initiative.
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congress.govBelarus should be suspended from participating in the EU's Eastern Partnership; to allow it to remain a beneficiary of this program is to make a mockery of this initiative.
Durbin argues for Belarus's suspension from the EU's Eastern Partnership due to its human rights abuses.
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