Belarus opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich will get an awkward but top level reception in Brussels next week, with Minsk fuming that the EU is taking sides before the country's presidential elections on 19 March.
The 58-year old physicist will between Monday (30 January) and Wednesday meet with European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, EU foreign affairs chief Javier Solana and MEP leaders Josep Borrell, Hans-Gert Pottering and Graham Watson.
Lithuanian diplomats ha...
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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.
Andrew 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.