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Media Landscape in Eastern Partnership: conclusions and perspectives

On February 9, a conference for journalists from the Eastern European countries took place in Kyiv. 13.02.2015 | 10:07

Andrei Yahorau: Russia needs a frozen or even a smouldering conflict at the east of Ukraine

Minsk negotiations can be the first step to peace, after which concrete actions will follow: ceasefire, removal of military propaganda, i.e. successive implementation of agreements. 13.02.2015 | 08:42

Andrei Yahorau: The EU won’t go back on its demands towards Belarusan authorities

Without the release of political prisoners and shifts in providing freedoms of the election process, there is no reason to expect considerable changes in relations between Minsk and the EU. 11.02.2015 | 08:21

Lithuanian ambassador to Belarus: Visa regime with the EU will be simplified

The diplomat emphasized that since visa service centers became available, Belarusans no longer have problems with queues at the Lithuanian Embassy. The problem of hackers has disappeared, too. 07.02.2015 | 10:21

Uladzimir Matskevich: No one in the modern world is ready to the full-scale war with Russia

However, we shouldn’t underestimate Russian influence that reaches Western institutions. 07.02.2015 | 08:35

OSCE: Representatives of DPR and LPR “were unable to discuss contact group’s suggestions” in Minsk

The documents on Ukraine signed earlier in Minsk continue to be the indispensable basis for any peaceful settlement, is said in the statement of the Trilateral Contact Group spread today by the OSCE. 02.02.2015 | 09:53

Ulad Vialichka: Europe is growing sober, but its reaction is too slow

The EU is underestimating the long-term nature of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which is already common-European. 01.02.2015 | 09:20

The EU prolonged sanctions against Russia without expending them

At the meeting in Brussels EU Foreign Ministers decided to prolong the first package of sanctions against Russian officials and pro-Russian separatists. 30.01.2015 | 07:38

Andrei Yahorau: The official Minsk today is mostly interested in European money

However, without fulfilling political obligations Belarusan authorities shouldn’t count neither on serious level of economic cooperation with the EU nor on large investments. 28.01.2015 | 13:34

Andrejs Pildegovičs: We are absolute pragmatics in relation to the Eastern Partnership

Latvia is suggesting checking up the EaP and working with Belarus “on individual program”. 26.01.2015 | 08:40

Point of view: Technically, Belarus-EU visa liberalisation would be a logical step to take

Belarus is better off for visa-free travel with EU than many other countries. Yet no breakthrough will happen until Minsk and Brussels find common language on the issues of human rights and democracy. 25.01.2015 | 09:06

NGOs and local government in Belarus will receive €8 million euros for development of joint projects

According to EU representatives, in 2015 the priority for funding will be given to environmental and energy projects though different initiatives are welcome. 19.01.2015 | 10:28

Ales Lahvinets: Belarusan authorities want to lead a dialog with the EU on their own terms

Will the official Minsk take the first step to cancel visa regime with the EU, or will political prisoners stay in prison? 19.01.2015 | 08:27

Russia has lost the war

It is perfectly obvious today. Russia has lost all the wars it has waged this year; there are several of them — in different areas and at different levels. 15.01.2015 | 18:50

Uladzimir Matskevich: Attacks in Europe are made by the same forces that perceive Islam as a foe

Europe is unlikely to reject the multicultural doctrine, even though it will have to review a number of issues related to the naturalization of migrants. 14.01.2015 | 11:13

EUobserver: Belarus might start talks on visa-free regime with the EU

The first condition for the start of visa-free regime with the EU is the release of political prisoners. 13.01.2015 | 11:40

Point of view: Lukashenka will never cross the dangerous line of integration with Russia

Relations with Belarus are not a pressing issue of EU policy, whereas those with Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova are. However, fears to use the existing leverage over Lukashenka’s regime are groundless. 13.01.2015 | 08:11

Andrei Yahorau: Russia’s weakening gives chances for countries of our region to escape unwanted care

In 2015 Belarus will try to restore its relations with the EU and get access to loans and EU financial instruments on its own terms. 06.01.2015 | 08:36

Commissioner for EU Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement: We want good ties with Eastern neighbors

However, the new European Commission president said that no new countries will join the 28-member EU during his five-year term. 05.01.2015 | 10:29

Kyrgyzstan Signs EEU Accession Agreement

Kyrgyzstan has signed an accession agreement to join the Russian-led Eurasia Economic Union (EEU), which comes into effect on January 1. 26.12.2014 | 10:27

European Humanities University struggles to live up to its great promise

As EHU's Board moves to select a new rector in the coming days, they will either reaffirm its Belarusan identity – or bury it once and for all, writes Devin Ackles. 24.12.2014 | 11:13

Andrei Yahorau: National Platform has six months to get out of the current half dead condition

We shouldn’t hope for the managerial bodies to change the situation; without the efforts of all organizations-participants no change will happen, stresses the head of the Belarusan National Platform. 24.12.2014 | 08:59

National Platform is discussing its future

What problems the Belarusan National Platform is facing, why do we need it, and what should its participants concentrate their efforts on in the near perspective. 23.12.2014 | 08:12

Armenian and Belarusan National Platforms share common ambiguity

The matter concerns ambiguity in relations of Belarus and Armenia with the EU. But if our country has been in this status for a long time, Armenia is unfamiliar with that. 22.12.2014 | 08:40

Andrei Yahorau: Civil society needs a strategy to enter the EU-Belarus discussion

It would be foolish to insist on including the representatives of the civil society to the dialog, emphasizes the Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of the Belarusan National Platform. 20.12.2014 | 09:09

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