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Now Lukashenka
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
Mikalai Statkevich: Before the presidential election 2018 Russia may want to absorb Belarus
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
Liabedzka removed application for Social March due to “Shumchanka and Statkevich’s reaction”
Liabedzka removed application for Social March due to “Shumchanka and Statkevich’s reaction”
On March 3 the United Civic Party of Belarus withdrew its application from the Minsk city Executive Committee for holding a Social March for Adequate Life in Minsk on March 14.  05.03.2016 | 09:53
Negotiations of Belarus and the IMF will continue in April
Negotiations of Belarus and the IMF will continue in April
Work will be built on the basis of the Belarus government action program, informed the First Deputy Economy Minister Aliaksandr Zabarouski at the session of the House of Representatives.  04.03.2016 | 09:24
Uladzimir Matskevich: the Kremlin considers Belarus to be its territory
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
Quick money for Belarus state: Emphasizing short-term solutions at the expense of the population
Quick money for Belarus state: Emphasizing short-term solutions at the expense of the population
Belarus had a rough start to 2016 with the global drop in oil prices, causing instability in its currency and posing problems for its budget planning, writes Lizaveta Kasmach.  29.02.2016 | 11:26
Alexander Surikov: A decision to allocate a loan of EFSD to Belarus is final
Alexander Surikov: A decision to allocate a loan of EFSD to Belarus is final
Some time to conclude a loan agreement will be required, stated Russia's Ambassador to Belarus Alexander Surikov in Minsk.  29.02.2016 | 10:44
Andrei Yahorau: Russia will inevitably allocate a loan to Belarus
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
Stanislau Bahdankevich: Lukashenka wants to outstay the crisis and redistribute the resources
Stanislau Bahdankevich: Lukashenka wants to outstay the crisis and redistribute the resources
The Decree No.78 is aimed at conservation of the administrative-command model.  26.02.2016 | 08:09
Uladzimir Matskevich: Dzmitryeu and Karatkevich behave properly — they entered the authorities’ game
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
Aliaksandr Alesin: The best instrument against the hybrid war is the country’s economic well-being
Aliaksandr Alesin: The best instrument against the hybrid war is the country’s economic well-being
Taking into account the Belarusan mentality the majority of the population will hardly openly oppose the authorities; however, the people in situation of apathy will hardly protect it.  24.02.2016 | 12:12
The authorities are forced to reduce budgetary expenses
The authorities are forced to reduce budgetary expenses
On 23 February Belarus President Aliaksandr Lukashenka signed decree No. 78 “On measures to improve the effectiveness of the social and economic complex of the Republic of Belarus”.  24.02.2016 | 09:58
Belarusan entrepreneurs want the resignation of the government in Belarus
Belarusan entrepreneurs want the resignation of the government in Belarus
Some 300 entrepreneurs protested in downtown Minsk.  23.02.2016 | 10:10
Lukashenka publicly ordered to imprison those guilty of the increase in utility tariffs
Lukashenka publicly ordered to imprison those guilty of the increase in utility tariffs
Another scenario of the ‘good Tsar’, undermined by his courtiers is being staged in Belarus.  23.02.2016 | 09:30
Point of view: Belarus caught in the middle between EU and Russia
Point of view: Belarus caught in the middle between EU and Russia
Belarus’ future is torn between the potentially positive implications of the lifting of EU sanctions and the current major losses suffered by the national currency due to Russia’s economic crisis.  22.02.2016 | 09:43
Appointing corrupt officials to run enterprises, Belarus shows a chaotic way of fighting corruption
Appointing corrupt officials to run enterprises, Belarus shows a chaotic way of fighting corruption
Perversely, the economic crisis may incentivize authorities to battle corruption in order to clean up the budget and keep the economy afloat, writes Ryhor Astapenia.  21.02.2016 | 10:36
Former political refugee Ales Mihalevich will be running for the Parliament
Former political refugee Ales Mihalevich will be running for the Parliament
Meanwhile, the investigation of the criminal case against the politician has been prolonged for a month.  20.02.2016 | 10:58
Belarusian Economy Ministry offered to curtail the government
Belarusian Economy Ministry offered to curtail the government
The Economy Ministry realized that Belarus has developed way too huge bureaucracy apparatus.  19.02.2016 | 07:59
The EaEU crisis gave Belarus a chance to obtain subsidies and loans
The EaEU crisis gave Belarus a chance to obtain subsidies and loans
The Eurasian Economic Union (EaEU), a project forced through by Russia, which links it to Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, is currently struggling with serious problems, writes Jan Strzele  17.02.2016 | 09:17
Andrei Yahorau: Lukashenka recreated Soviet nation within the frames of independent Belarus
Andrei Yahorau: Lukashenka recreated Soviet nation within the frames of independent Belarus
“Soft Belarusization” is a reaction to the threats of the “Russian World” based on the principle “I was hit and so I fell”.  16.02.2016 | 08:34
BEROC: The inevitable need to reform social protection policy in Belarus
BEROC: The inevitable need to reform social protection policy in Belarus
The 3 directions of reforms will be to retreat from subsidized tariffs, to reform the pension system, and to increase unemployment benefits. Naturally, some of these reforms will be highly unpopular.  15.02.2016 | 11:17
The fate of economic reforms in Belarus: an ongoing struggle within political elite
The fate of economic reforms in Belarus: an ongoing struggle within political elite
President Lukashenka allows both sides to conduct a debate about the costs and benefits of economic changes. After that, he will make up his mind, writes Ryhor Astapenia.  14.02.2016 | 09:43
Despite the power vertical, need for shared decision-making is maturing in Belarus state apparatus
Despite the power vertical, need for shared decision-making is maturing in Belarus state apparatus
Yet the president is unlikely to dare to increase the role of nomenclature in the political system through the formation of collective governance institutions.  14.02.2016 | 08:42
Belarusian Tax Ministry activates control over online trade
Belarusian Tax Ministry activates control over online trade
The Belarusian Tax and Duties Ministry will step up efforts to legalize revenues from international online trade in 2016.  13.02.2016 | 08:14
As Russia
As Russia's resources became scarcer, Lukashenka is actively looking to the West for help
Recently Russian media accuse Lukashenka's regime of being tolerant of "Nazis" and '"Russophobes". Some articles go as far as painting a picture of repression against Russian-speakers in Belarus.  12.02.2016 | 09:48
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