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The European Commission has backed its president José Manuel Barroso’s decision to avoid Euro 2012 football matches in Ukraine, a de facto boycott intended to turn up the pressure over Kiev’s treatment ofYulia Tymoshenko, the jailed former Ukrainian premier.

Although the 27-member commission, the EU’s executive branch, did not take a formal vote to boycott Ukrainian games, EU officials said Mr Barroso detailed his decision at the body’s weekly meeting on Wednesday and other members agreed to honour it.

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