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2008/2640(RSP) Resolution on the situation in Belarus after the parliamentary elections of 28 September 2008

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:

RoP 132-p2

Subjects

6.10.04 Third-country political situation, local and regional conflicts

Events

2008/10/09

EP - Results of vote in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament

2008/10/09

EP - Decision by Parliament

Details

Following the debate which took place during the sitting of 8 October, the European Parliament adopted by 597 votes to 31, with 22 abstentions, a resolution situation in Belarus after the parliamentary elections of 28 September 2008. The resolution had been tabled for consideration in plenary by the EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, Greens/ALE, and UEN groups.

Whilst Parliament expresses its satisfaction on the release of political prisoners Mr Alyaksandr Kazulin, Mr Sergei Parsyukevich and Mr Andrei Kim between 16 and 20 August 2008, it regrets that the significant progress which the EU had hoped for, in the interests of the Belarusian people, in the democratic development of Belarus did not materialise. The OSCE Election Observation Mission concludes that despite some minor improvements, the 28 September 2008 parliamentary elections in Belarus ultimately fell short of international standards. Parliament believes that the parliament elected in Belarus is of questionable democratic legitimacy.

It is concerned that the opposition-staged rally on 28 September 2008 in Minsk was termed a gross violation of public order by the interior ministry, and is also concerned by reports that information on the rally will be submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor-General for legal review. The Belarusian authorities are asked to respect the fundamental rights of freedom of assembly and expression , as defined by the Belarusian constitution;

While the EU has taken note of the recent release of several democratic opposition activists and harboured hope of an improvement in the organisation of the elections, the persistent failure to organise free and fair elections will be a further set-back for Belarus and will remain a serious challenge to relations between Belarus and the EU. Parliament calls on the Belarusian Government to do the following :

- confirm its statements about willingness to improve cooperation with the EU and to create more favourable conditions for discussions between the EU and Belarus;

- move towards genuinely democratic elections in accordance with international democratic standards by introducing certain changes to electoral law and practice, such as creating fair conditions and opportunities for all candidates to conduct a genuine electoral campaign;

- respect human rights by, inter alia, making necessary changes to the Belarus Criminal Code, eliminating all obstacles that prevent proper registration of NGOs, and improving the treatment of national minorities.

Parliament calls on the Council and the Commission to do the following :

- continue the dialogue with and devise a policy vis-à-vis Belarus, containing benchmarks, timetables, a revision clause and adequate financial resources;

- consider a selective review and possible suspension of existing restrictive measures, with a view to providing advantages for ordinary citizens and promoting the development of a free society;

- not to lift the visa ban on those directly involved in violating democratic election standards and human rights;

- take further steps towards the facilitation of visa procedures for Belarusian citizens, as this is crucial to fulfil the main goal of EU policy towards Belarus, namely to facilitate people-to-people contacts and to democratise the country;

- consider selective application of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument and the European Instrument for Human Rights and Democracy to Belarus by extending more support to Belarusian civil society and to increase financial aid to the independent media, NGOs and Belarusian students studying abroad;

- ask the Belarusian Government to enable the European Humanities University in exile in Vilnius to return legally to Belarus and re-establish itself in adequate conditions for its future development in Minsk, and to grant financial support for the independent Belarusian television channel Belsat;

- consider measures to improve the business climate, trade, investment, energy and transport infrastructure and cross-border cooperation between the EU and Belarus.

Parliament regrets the decision of the Belarusian authorities repeatedly to refuse entrance visas to members of the European Parliament and national parliamentarians in the last couple of years.

Members welcome the approach taken so far by the Belarusian authorities, despite enormous pressure, not to recognise the unilateral independence declared by South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Lastly, Parliament condemns the fact that Belarus is the only country in Europe which still has the death penalty, contrary to European values.

Documents

T6-0470/2008

2008/10/09

EP - End of procedure in Parliament

2008/10/08

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0527/2008

2008/10/08

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0530/2008

2008/10/08

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0533/2008

2008/10/08

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0534/2008

2008/10/08

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0535/2008

2008/10/08

Joint motion for resolution

Documents

RC-B6-0527/2008

2008/10/08

EP - Debate in Parliament

Details

The House held a debate, following on the Council and Commission statements, on the situation in Belarus.

A motion for a resolution closing this debate was due to be put to the vote on 9 October 2008.

Documents

Debate in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Decision by Parliament: T6-0470/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0527/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0530/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0533/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0534/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0535/2008
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0527/2008
Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Motion for a resolution: B6-0527/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0530/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0533/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0534/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0535/2008
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0527/2008

Activities

Alessandro BATTILOCCHIO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Bas BELDER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Colm BURKE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Árpád DUKA-ZÓLYOMI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Jas GAWRONSKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Jeanine HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Marian HARKIN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Jana HYBÁŠKOVÁ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Mario MAURO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Erik MEIJER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Marianne MIKKO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Athanasios PAFILIS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Justas Vincas PALECKIS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Józef PINIOR
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Zita PLEŠTINSKÁ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Jacek PROTASIEWICZ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Wojciech ROSZKOWSKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Mechtild ROTHE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Libor ROUČEK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Toomas SAVI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Elisabeth SCHROEDTER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Adrian SEVERIN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Andrzej Jan SZEJNA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Konrad SZYMAŃSKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)
Jan Marinus WIERSMA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Situation in Belarus (debate)

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events/2	date 2008-10-09T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament body EP docs url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-6-2008-0470_EN.html title: T6-0470/2008 summary Following the debate which took place during the sitting of 8 October, the European Parliament adopted by 597 votes to 31, with 22 abstentions, a resolution situation in Belarus after the parliamentary elections of 28 September 2008. The resolution had been tabled for consideration in plenary by the EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, Greens/ALE, and UEN groups. Whilst Parliament expresses its satisfaction on the release of political prisoners Mr Alyaksandr Kazulin, Mr Sergei Parsyukevich and Mr Andrei Kim between 16 and 20 August 2008, it regrets that the significant progress which the EU had hoped for, in the interests of the Belarusian people, in the democratic development of Belarus did not materialise. The OSCE Election Observation Mission concludes that despite some minor improvements, the 28 September 2008 parliamentary elections in Belarus ultimately fell short of international standards. Parliament believes that the parliament elected in Belarus is of questionable democratic legitimacy. It is concerned that the opposition-staged rally on 28 September 2008 in Minsk was termed a gross violation of public order by the interior ministry, and is also concerned by reports that information on the rally will be submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor-General for legal review. The Belarusian authorities are asked to respect the fundamental rights of freedom of assembly and expression , as defined by the Belarusian constitution; While the EU has taken note of the recent release of several democratic opposition activists and harboured hope of an improvement in the organisation of the elections, the persistent failure to organise free and fair elections will be a further set-back for Belarus and will remain a serious challenge to relations between Belarus and the EU. Parliament calls on the Belarusian Government to do the following : - confirm its statements about willingness to improve cooperation with the EU and to create more favourable conditions for discussions between the EU and Belarus; - move towards genuinely democratic elections in accordance with international democratic standards by introducing certain changes to electoral law and practice, such as creating fair conditions and opportunities for all candidates to conduct a genuine electoral campaign; - respect human rights by, inter alia, making necessary changes to the Belarus Criminal Code, eliminating all obstacles that prevent proper registration of NGOs, and improving the treatment of national minorities. Parliament calls on the Council and the Commission to do the following : - continue the dialogue with and devise a policy vis-à-vis Belarus, containing benchmarks, timetables, a revision clause and adequate financial resources; - consider a selective review and possible suspension of existing restrictive measures, with a view to providing advantages for ordinary citizens and promoting the development of a free society; - not to lift the visa ban on those directly involved in violating democratic election standards and human rights; - take further steps towards the facilitation of visa procedures for Belarusian citizens, as this is crucial to fulfil the main goal of EU policy towards Belarus, namely to facilitate people-to-people contacts and to democratise the country; - consider selective application of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument and the European Instrument for Human Rights and Democracy to Belarus by extending more support to Belarusian civil society and to increase financial aid to the independent media, NGOs and Belarusian students studying abroad; - ask the Belarusian Government to enable the European Humanities University in exile in Vilnius to return legally to Belarus and re-establish itself in adequate conditions for its future development in Minsk, and to grant financial support for the independent Belarusian television channel Belsat; - consider measures to improve the business climate, trade, investment, energy and transport infrastructure and cross-border cooperation between the EU and Belarus. Parliament regrets the decision of the Belarusian authorities repeatedly to refuse entrance visas to members of the European Parliament and national parliamentarians in the last couple of years. Members welcome the approach taken so far by the Belarusian authorities, despite enormous pressure, not to recognise the unilateral independence declared by South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Lastly, Parliament condemns the fact that Belarus is the only country in Europe which still has the death penalty, contrary to European values.
events/2	date 2008-10-09T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body EP docs url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-6-2008-0470_EN.html title: T6-0470/2008 summary Following the debate which took place during the sitting of 8 October, the European Parliament adopted by 597 votes to 31, with 22 abstentions, a resolution situation in Belarus after the parliamentary elections of 28 September 2008. The resolution had been tabled for consideration in plenary by the EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, Greens/ALE, and UEN groups. Whilst Parliament expresses its satisfaction on the release of political prisoners Mr Alyaksandr Kazulin, Mr Sergei Parsyukevich and Mr Andrei Kim between 16 and 20 August 2008, it regrets that the significant progress which the EU had hoped for, in the interests of the Belarusian people, in the democratic development of Belarus did not materialise. The OSCE Election Observation Mission concludes that despite some minor improvements, the 28 September 2008 parliamentary elections in Belarus ultimately fell short of international standards. Parliament believes that the parliament elected in Belarus is of questionable democratic legitimacy. It is concerned that the opposition-staged rally on 28 September 2008 in Minsk was termed a gross violation of public order by the interior ministry, and is also concerned by reports that information on the rally will be submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor-General for legal review. The Belarusian authorities are asked to respect the fundamental rights of freedom of assembly and expression , as defined by the Belarusian constitution; While the EU has taken note of the recent release of several democratic opposition activists and harboured hope of an improvement in the organisation of the elections, the persistent failure to organise free and fair elections will be a further set-back for Belarus and will remain a serious challenge to relations between Belarus and the EU. Parliament calls on the Belarusian Government to do the following : - confirm its statements about willingness to improve cooperation with the EU and to create more favourable conditions for discussions between the EU and Belarus; - move towards genuinely democratic elections in accordance with international democratic standards by introducing certain changes to electoral law and practice, such as creating fair conditions and opportunities for all candidates to conduct a genuine electoral campaign; - respect human rights by, inter alia, making necessary changes to the Belarus Criminal Code, eliminating all obstacles that prevent proper registration of NGOs, and improving the treatment of national minorities. Parliament calls on the Council and the Commission to do the following : - continue the dialogue with and devise a policy vis-à-vis Belarus, containing benchmarks, timetables, a revision clause and adequate financial resources; - consider a selective review and possible suspension of existing restrictive measures, with a view to providing advantages for ordinary citizens and promoting the development of a free society; - not to lift the visa ban on those directly involved in violating democratic election standards and human rights; - take further steps towards the facilitation of visa procedures for Belarusian citizens, as this is crucial to fulfil the main goal of EU policy towards Belarus, namely to facilitate people-to-people contacts and to democratise the country; - consider selective application of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument and the European Instrument for Human Rights and Democracy to Belarus by extending more support to Belarusian civil society and to increase financial aid to the independent media, NGOs and Belarusian students studying abroad; - ask the Belarusian Government to enable the European Humanities University in exile in Vilnius to return legally to Belarus and re-establish itself in adequate conditions for its future development in Minsk, and to grant financial support for the independent Belarusian television channel Belsat; - consider measures to improve the business climate, trade, investment, energy and transport infrastructure and cross-border cooperation between the EU and Belarus. Parliament regrets the decision of the Belarusian authorities repeatedly to refuse entrance visas to members of the European Parliament and national parliamentarians in the last couple of years. Members welcome the approach taken so far by the Belarusian authorities, despite enormous pressure, not to recognise the unilateral independence declared by South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Lastly, Parliament condemns the fact that Belarus is the only country in Europe which still has the death penalty, contrary to European values.
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A motion for a resolution closing this debate was due to be put to the vote on 9 October 2008. date: 2008-10-09T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16193&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament date: 2008-10-09T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2008-470 title: T6-0470/2008 summary: Following the debate which took place during the sitting of 8 October, the European Parliament adopted by 597 votes to 31, with 22 abstentions, a resolution situation in Belarus after the parliamentary elections of 28 September 2008. The resolution had been tabled for consideration in plenary by the EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, Greens/ALE, and UEN groups. Whilst Parliament expresses its satisfaction on the release of political prisoners Mr Alyaksandr Kazulin, Mr Sergei Parsyukevich and Mr Andrei Kim between 16 and 20 August 2008, it regrets that the significant progress which the EU had hoped for, in the interests of the Belarusian people, in the democratic development of Belarus did not materialise. The OSCE Election Observation Mission concludes that despite some minor improvements, the 28 September 2008 parliamentary elections in Belarus ultimately fell short of international standards. Parliament believes that the parliament elected in Belarus is of questionable democratic legitimacy. It is concerned that the opposition-staged rally on 28 September 2008 in Minsk was termed a gross violation of public order by the interior ministry, and is also concerned by reports that information on the rally will be submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor-General for legal review. The Belarusian authorities are asked to respect the fundamental rights of freedom of assembly and expression , as defined by the Belarusian constitution; While the EU has taken note of the recent release of several democratic opposition activists and harboured hope of an improvement in the organisation of the elections, the persistent failure to organise free and fair elections will be a further set-back for Belarus and will remain a serious challenge to relations between Belarus and the EU. Parliament calls on the Belarusian Government to do the following : - confirm its statements about willingness to improve cooperation with the EU and to create more favourable conditions for discussions between the EU and Belarus; - move towards genuinely democratic elections in accordance with international democratic standards by introducing certain changes to electoral law and practice, such as creating fair conditions and opportunities for all candidates to conduct a genuine electoral campaign; - respect human rights by, inter alia, making necessary changes to the Belarus Criminal Code, eliminating all obstacles that prevent proper registration of NGOs, and improving the treatment of national minorities. Parliament calls on the Council and the Commission to do the following : - continue the dialogue with and devise a policy vis-à-vis Belarus, containing benchmarks, timetables, a revision clause and adequate financial resources; - consider a selective review and possible suspension of existing restrictive measures, with a view to providing advantages for ordinary citizens and promoting the development of a free society; - not to lift the visa ban on those directly involved in violating democratic election standards and human rights; - take further steps towards the facilitation of visa procedures for Belarusian citizens, as this is crucial to fulfil the main goal of EU policy towards Belarus, namely to facilitate people-to-people contacts and to democratise the country; - consider selective application of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument and the European Instrument for Human Rights and Democracy to Belarus by extending more support to Belarusian civil society and to increase financial aid to the independent media, NGOs and Belarusian students studying abroad; - ask the Belarusian Government to enable the European Humanities University in exile in Vilnius to return legally to Belarus and re-establish itself in adequate conditions for its future development in Minsk, and to grant financial support for the independent Belarusian television channel Belsat; - consider measures to improve the business climate, trade, investment, energy and transport infrastructure and cross-border cooperation between the EU and Belarus. Parliament regrets the decision of the Belarusian authorities repeatedly to refuse entrance visas to members of the European Parliament and national parliamentarians in the last couple of years. Members welcome the approach taken so far by the Belarusian authorities, despite enormous pressure, not to recognise the unilateral independence declared by South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Lastly, Parliament condemns the fact that Belarus is the only country in Europe which still has the death penalty, contrary to European values. date: 2008-10-09T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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