EP TO HOLD A DISCUSSION ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE CHERNOBYL TRAGEDY

On 17 April 2008 the EPP-ED Group will hold the hearing "CHERNOBYL TODAY". The hearing aims to highlight the violations of human rights in Belarus focusing on the victims of Chernobyl catastrophe (April 26, 1986) in general and in particular - the liquidators* of the disaster. The legacy of Chernobyl, the ecological and demographic situation in Belarus and the EU Member States, i.e. Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and others will be discussed.

More about the forthcoming hearing is available on the new website within the iniciative "Now - Interacting with the European parliament!"