<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">European Union today warned Maldives government of targeted measures if the country's situation does not improve.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">At a meeting in Brussels the EU Council called on everyone in the Maldives, especially law enforcement, to act with restraint. It said in a statement that the current situation in Maldives is not in accordance with the principles of democratic rule and separation of powers.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The council called upon the Government to engage with the opposition leaders in a genuine dialogue that paves the way for credible, transparent and inclusive Presidential elections.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">It called to immediately lift the state of emergency and restore all constitutionally guaranteed rights.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">India has already expressed its desire that emergency should be lifted in that country.&nbsp;</div>