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I. whereas many of the teachers at the Lucian Blaga high school in Tiraspol have been subjected to illegal interrogation by the separatist militia and pressure to pay their taxes to the self-proclaimed authorities in Transnistria and not to the Moldovan state; whereas the school’s bank accounts were illegally blocked for several weeks in January 2014 by the self-proclaimed authorities; whereas on 5 February 2014 the principal, the accountant and the driver of the ‘Lucian Blaga’ high school were detained when they were transporting the salaries of the high school's staff;

I. whereas many of the teachers at the Lucian Blaga high school in Tiraspol have been subjected to illegal interrogation by the separatist militia and pressure to pay their taxes to the self-proclaimed authorities in Transnistria and not to the Moldovan state; whereas the school’s bank accounts were illegally blocked for several weeks in January 2014 by the self‑proclaimed authorities;

AF. whereas more than half of Belarusian citizens have internet access; electronic media present new possibilities of wider access for independent media, although there are some opposition websites which have been blocked in governmental and educational institutions;

How does the Commission explain its failure to take action against a Member State in circumstances where the Member State has declared that Article 3(2) of the Acquired Rights Directive is void and of no effect, and where a 10-year pay and career freeze has been applied to lecturers who sought the protection of the directive?