Washington calls on the Belarusan authorities to take steps for improving the situation in the sphere of human rights and democracy.
20.05.2016 | 08:02
Belarusians generally feel closer to Russia than Ukraine, but refuse to get involved in the conflict between them. It is, they insist, “not our war”.
18.05.2016 | 11:20
Belarus President Aliaksandr Lukashenka and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the schedule of future top-level talks.
17.05.2016 | 09:05
Activists staged a demonstration in Kastrychnitskaya Square in central Minsk on May 14 to mark 21 years since a referendum used by Lukashenka to reintroduce Soviet-style state symbols.
16.05.2016 | 08:10
However, history proved such mindset that Russia displays to former Soviet nations wrong many times as former Soviet countries distanced themselves from Russia after experiencing such attitudes.
14.05.2016 | 09:07
All political parties don’t have much weight themselves; it is more useful for them to get united, but their private interests are pulling them apart.
12.05.2016 | 08:31
The Belarusian authorities are willing to demonstrate greater openness and transparency in the parliamentary elections to the international observers.
11.05.2016 | 10:10
Recently Lukashenka signed amendments to the law on extremism. Experts believe that they aim at tightening liability for political and protest activity and participation in military operations abroad.
09.05.2016 | 09:01
Canada plans to initiate the regulatory process to remove Belarus from its list of sanctioned countries, the Global Affairs Canada government department said in a statement on May 7.
09.05.2016 | 08:24
Lukashenka opposes the idea of a ruling party primarily because the current personality-based system fully satisfies him, writes Artyom Shraibman.
07.05.2016 | 19:13
Under the pressure of external factors and reduced state resources, the state will be forced to carry out some reforms of the existing socio-economic model, while preserving the monopoly on power.
03.05.2016 | 11:03
The Central Election Commission (CEC) stated that it would improve the formation of election commissions, the review of election disputes, and the vote count procedure at the parliamentary elections.
03.05.2016 | 08:21
On 25-26 April Minsk hosted an international conference “30 after Chernobyl: From Emergency to Revival and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development of Affected Territories”, Igar Gubarevich recalls.
02.05.2016 | 09:37
If the Belarusian opposition fails to ensure its own survival until the presidential campaign of 2020, it will become even more difficult for it to attract human and financial resources in the future.
30.04.2016 | 12:00
Seeking to acquire greater autonomy from Russia and not become dependent on the West, the authorities decided to develop comprehensive relations with Asian countries.
30.04.2016 | 09:13
According to the post-Soviet bloc's secretary general, military bases and control centers are being created in the Baltic States, Romania, Bulgaria, and Poland.
29.04.2016 | 09:07
The upcoming parliamentary elections should be held in a democratic and calm atmosphere, the head of state said at a government session on improving the country's election legislation on 27 April.
28.04.2016 | 09:09
It is essential to ramp up the use of electric energy in the country taking into account the upcoming launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant.
27.04.2016 | 08:02
The return of the U.S. Ambassador to Belarus would be a good step forward in the development of relations between the two countries, US Charge d'Affaires Scott Rauland assumes.
26.04.2016 | 11:04
On 14-15 April Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenka took part in the Istanbul summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
25.04.2016 | 09:03
He said Belarus would likely face economic tightening not only as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but also a Russian trade oil crisis that worsened this past winter.
In his report, philosopher Gintautas Mažeikis discusses several concepts that have been a part of the European social and philosophical thought for quite a time.
It is impossible to change life in cities just in three years (the timeline of the “Agenda 50” campaign implementation). But changing the structure of relationships in local communities is possible.