The debate in the European Parliament

MEPs debated the situation in Tibet with some MEPs calling for a possible boycott of at least the opening ceremony of the forthcoming Olympic Games to be held in China this summer while others said that a boycott would be futile. Many MEPs called for freedom for Tibet and underlined the human rights abuses in [...]

European Parliament president calls for boycott!

Hans-Gert Poettering, the President of the European Parliament has called for a boycott of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing:
“If there continue to be no signals of compromise, I see boycott measures as justified.”