Politics - EuroBelarus

Uladzimir Matskevich: Destabilization is a threat to the regime, but is of great use for Russia

Russia tries to maintain its hegemony in the region not only using economic and political ways, but also military threat and the constant threat of destabilization of situation in Belarus and Ukraine. 29.03.2016 | 08:38

Amid fading influence of large business backed by President, security forces enhanced their position

The state decided to redistribute scarce resources and strip businesses of profits nesting on public resources. As economy worsens, competition for resources may increase just as the KGB’s influence. 28.03.2016 | 09:53

Freedom Day is celebrated in Minsk

On March 25 the Belarusian democratic community celebrates the 98th anniversary of announcing the independence of the Belarusian People’s Republic. 25.03.2016 | 11:41

Andrei Yahorau: Savchenko has become a major factor in Ukrainian politics

And in the person of Savchenko Kremlin got a hostage, whom it can use in bargaining with Ukraine and the West. 25.03.2016 | 08:23

Poland hopes for the Belarusan evolution, Minsk talks about diversification of foreign policy

Last time the Polish Foreign Minister – back then it was Radoslaw Sikorski – visited Minsk in November 2010. But Europe's expectations have been deceived due to the Square’s crackdown. A new attempt. 24.03.2016 | 10:15

Belarus expects to join WTO in the next 2-3 years, representative of Belarus Foreign Ministry says

Interaction between the World Trade Organization and Belarus activated last fall after Kazakhstan became the latest former Soviet republic to gain WTO membership on July 27, 2015. 23.03.2016 | 11:14

Arrests of top Belarusian businessmen: victims of struggle inside the regime

Although the arrested businessman Yury Chyzh is far from being Belarus' Khodorkovsky, his strong position seems to have challenged the old guard, write Siarhei Bohdan & Ryhor Astapenia. 22.03.2016 | 11:35

The Financial Times: Can Europe’s last dictatorship avoid an economic meltdown?

Today, it is clear that without deep economic reforms, Europe’s last autocratic regime cannot continue on that path, Dalibor Rohac, Martin Miszerak write in their paper. 20.03.2016 | 11:39

Israel won’t close its embassy in Minsk

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided not to close the Israeli Embassy in Minsk, Belarus. 20.03.2016 | 09:03

Policy brief: Non-Tariff barriers and trade integration in the EAEU

It is a commonly held view that the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is a political enterprise that has little economic meaning other than redistribution of oil rents. 19.03.2016 | 10:57

Sweden-Belarus relations: triggering a policy change in Belarus

Belarus-Sweden relations, harshly damaged by a diplomatic row in 2012, are steadily improving. Sweden patiently works on restoring its diplomatic presence in Minsk. Belarus doesn’t hurry to respond. 18.03.2016 | 11:25

Olexander Paliy: The most likely variant is the exchange of Savchenko for captured Russians

By kidnapping and putting Nadiya Savchenko on trial the Kremlin hoped to demonstrate the vulnerability of Ukrainian soldiers; however, it only demonstrated their power and moral superiority. 11.03.2016 | 08:21

Now Lukashenka's position seems to be strong, but the next five years appear to be a real challenge

It was easy for Lukashenka to introduce authoritarian regime policies when the economy was growing; but the worse state policy gets, the greater the tensions between him and the establishment will be. 09.03.2016 | 10:42

Konrad Pawlik is appointed new Poland’s Ambassador to Belarus

For the last two years Konrad Pawlik has been coordinating Poland’s foreign donations, cooperation with Poles Abroad, Eastern politics, and security issues. 08.03.2016 | 09:38

Mikalai Statkevich: Before the presidential election 2018 Russia may want to absorb Belarus

In order to show that at least some success is achieved, the Kremlin may want to absorb Belarus into the Russian Federation, the opposition politician says. 08.03.2016 | 08:28

The Interior Ministry promises to sign EU-Belarus readmission, visa facilitation agreements in 2016

Belarus and the European Union may sign readmission and visa facilitation agreements in 2016, the head of the Citizenship and Migration Department at the Interior Ministry of Belarus said yesterday. 05.03.2016 | 10:45

Uladzimir Matskevich: the Kremlin considers Belarus to be its territory

If Russia needs to occupy Belarus, it will only have to give an order to the Belarusan army, not dislocate more troops in the country. 02.03.2016 | 10:36

Life after sanctions: Minsk will try to deliver as few concessions as possible

In the past Western wing of Belarus foreign policy was just a tool to bargain for new Russian bonuses; this time the motivation is different, but remains purely pragmatic, claims Artyom Shraibman. 02.03.2016 | 08:26

After EU sanctions are lifted,civil society worries about its ability to influence Belarus-EU agenda

Though the EU emphasised some positive trends in cooperation with the Belarusian authorities, the decision to lift sanctions contained critical remarks regarding Belarus’ non-respect for human rights. 01.03.2016 | 11:17

Statement by the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum on the lifting of EU sanctions on Belarus

The EaP CSF Steering Committee calls on the Belarusan authorities to initiate talks with the Belarusan National Platform of the EaP CSF on the establishment of a Belarusan Council of National Dialogue 27.02.2016 | 15:09

Andrei Yahorau: Russia will inevitably allocate a loan to Belarus

Russia can’t leave Belarus without support unless it wants to completely lose it, even if only in the status of a symbolic ally. 27.02.2016 | 09:27

A usual circle. No sanctions, no changes

After the abolition of the sanctions, the EU and Minsk will further expect from each other for the steps that no one is going to take. 26.02.2016 | 14:02

Uladzimir Matskevich: Dzmitryeu and Karatkevich behave properly — they entered the authorities’ game

What relations with the opposition the authorities want to have? Why has Uladzimir Matskevich agreed to work at ONT? Why he doesn’t become politician himself since he knows and talks so much about it? 25.02.2016 | 08:23