‘Europe needs action plan for a Belarus Spring’

A revolution in Minsk like those in Egypt and Tunisia in 2011 ('Arab Spring') could catch European leaders unprepared. Experts believe the European Union needs a plan to address what would follow any ousting of strongman Alexander Lukashenko.

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Deutsche Welle, 20.7.11: Belarus adopts Soviet labor tactics to fix financial crisis http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15252668,00.html

ESO: Background information: Belarus reverses fuel rises after protests http://www.europeansources.info/record/belarus-reverses-fuel-rises-after-protests/

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