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Ulad Vialichka: "EU-Belarus" is an informal negotiation platform between Minsk and the EU

The next meeting of the EU-Belarus Coordination Group might take place in August-September, probably in Minsk. 19.04.2016 | 08:15

Anna Maria Dyner: There are no military contradictions between Belarus and Poland

However, there are a number of unsolved problems and a lot of opportunities in Belarusian-Polish relations. 15.04.2016 | 08:01

Uladzimir Matskevich: We shouldn’t pretend that only the elite is aware of the tyranny of the police

What reaction the philosopher has expected to his open letter to the Minister of Internal Affairs and what reaction he has received? 12.04.2016 | 09:15

Aliaksandr Alesin: Lukashenka sacrifices national defense for the sake of social stability

The state allocates $ 800 million for defense – this is the money you can buy an anti-aircraft missile system S-400 for. 11.04.2016 | 08:37

Yury Chavusau: Anti-extremist amendments to legislation chiefly aim at the threats of a hybrid war

However, the Belarusian secret services are acting just as always – they react to the aggravation of the threats with increased control and increasing their repressive capacities. 07.04.2016 | 08:23

Uladzimir Matskevich: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict today is of no use either to Armenia or Azerbaijan

By participating in all military and economic blocks with Russia, the Belarusian regime is trying to build the image of a neutral country and a peacemaker. 05.04.2016 | 08:12

Aleh Volchak: Officials will be the next to go to prison after oligarchs

The next victims of the regime might be quite high-ranking officials: ministers, deputy ministers, and members of the Council of the Republic. 04.04.2016 | 08:26

Siarhei Nikaliuk: No chances of getting out of the recession within the frames of the existing model

Although the mood of former or current Lukashenka’s supporters has deteriorated, the majority doesn’t yet understand the upcoming global changes. 01.04.2016 | 08:43

Stanislau Bahdankevich: EFSD loan will be fully spent to pay off debts

However, it won’t be possible to pay off all debts with the use of one loan; Belarus will have to look for additional sources of acquittance. 30.03.2016 | 08:48

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

Ulad Vialichka: Explosions in Brussels look like revenge for the arrests of terrorists

Unfortunately, the attacks in Madrid, London, Paris, and Brussels haven’t developed an antidote to terrorist threats in the European security system. 28.03.2016 | 08:22

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

Ulad Vialichka: Relaunch of Belarus-EU dialogue is taking place without civil society participation

Belarus, i.e. Belarusian authorities and to some extent – the civil society has all leverages for relaunching Belarus-EU relations. 22.03.2016 | 08:42

Anatoly Shumchanka: Stop crying; it’s time to act

The results of negotiations with the government cannot fully meet the demands that entrepreneurs are making today. 21.03.2016 | 07:59

Uladzimir Matskevich: Total lying has become court practice, which poses threat to every citizen

Uladzimir Matskevich: Total lying has become court practice, which poses threat to every citizen 17.03.2016 | 10:13

Tatsiana Sshytsova: “A boy named Kolya” is a symbol of political appropriation of the future

What one should do if the future is occupied? 16.03.2016 | 09:05

Uladzimir Matskevich: Belarus will have to go through the period of publicity

Signs of publicity are already looming on the horizon, but the decisiveness of the regime for changes is not visible yet. 15.03.2016 | 08:39

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

Iryna Salamatsina: Only the state is engaged in gender issues; civil society withdrew itself from it

That’s how we live: with gender equality that isn’t functioning in the country, but with indicators that the international community takes seriously, says the founder of the "Gender route” project. 09.03.2016 | 09:25

Volha Smalianka: A new decree on foreign donations won’t improve the state of NGOs

On March 4 a Decree No.5 "On foreign donations" will come into force, which, according to the head of Lawtrend, doesn’t solve the old problems in relation to obtaining and registering these donations. 07.03.2016 | 08:09

Harry Pahaniaila: Media has the right to criticise Internal Ministry, but courts support the state

Disputes or conflicts that MIA head calls an information war should be resolved in court; but we should remember that Belarusan courts can hardly be called independent, notes the human rights fighter. 03.03.2016 | 08:22

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