EU media should promote European integration without attacking president Lukashenko, Belarusian journalists say, after a new EU-funded station beamed information into Belarus last weekend.
The EU-sponsored, German-led consortium on Sunday broadcast its first one hour-long radio bulletin and a TV show called "Window on Europe" into the country, containing political and quirky news items and music.
"We need information to say what the EU is about, why our neighbouring countries mad...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.