Council Decision 2011/69/CFSP
of 31 January 2011
amending Council Decision 2010/639/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
In view of the fraudulent presidential elections of 19 December 2010 and the violent crackdown on the political opposition, civil society and representatives of independent mass media in Belarus, the suspension of the travel restrictions with regard to the persons referred to in points (b) and (c) of Article 1(1) of Decision 2010/639/CFSP should be terminated.
Moreover, the persons responsible for the fraudulent electoral process and for the crackdown on the opposition should be subject to restrictive measures.
In addition, the information relating to certain persons on the lists set out in Annexes I, II, III and IV to Decision 2010/639/CFSP should be updated.
The Council will regularly re-examine the situation in Belarus and evaluate any improvements which the Belarusian authorities may have made towards respect for democratic values, human rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression and of the media, freedom of assembly and political association and the rule of law.
Decision 2010/639/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: