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Belarus: Pulling the plug
Belarus: Pulling the plug
Europe’s last dictatorship plans even tighter controls over citizens’ access to the digital world, Index on Censorship shows in a new report.  04.01.2013 | 18:40
Belarus and Russia are planning to sign nuclear-safety agreement
Belarus and Russia are planning to sign nuclear-safety agreement
Council of Ministers approved the draft intergovernmental agreement, laying the basis to hold negotiations on cooperation in nuclear safety from the side of Belarus.  04.01.2013 | 15:28
Andrei Kazakevich: With today’s figures authorities can feel secure
Andrei Kazakevich: With today’s figures authorities can feel secure
Growth of pro-European and weakening of pro-Russian moods in Belarusan society can be explained by the coincidence of economic crisis and involvement of the country in European integration processes.  04.01.2013 | 11:44
Ulad Vialichka: Relations of Belarus and EU should change
Ulad Vialichka: Relations of Belarus and EU should change
This forecast after evaluation of the relation of EU and our country shared the chairman of the International Consortium "EuroBelarus" Ulad Vialichka.  02.01.2013 | 17:12
Siarhei Drazdouski:Though tactical tasks are resolved, strategic goal is not achieved
Siarhei Drazdouski:Though tactical tasks are resolved, strategic goal is not achieved
While tactical tasks of the Office on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities were mostly solved in 2012, then signing of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities haven’t taken place.  30.12.2012 | 16:40
Uladzimir Matskevich: We will continue consolidation
Uladzimir Matskevich: We will continue consolidation
If Belarus declines to take into consideration the interests of the developed countries and doesn’t take the responsibility for its own development, then we might turn into a fully closed country.  29.12.2012 | 13:08
Stefan Eriksson: The years I spent in Belarus might be the best days in my life
Stefan Eriksson: The years I spent in Belarus might be the best days in my life
Former Swedish Ambassador sent a New Year message to Belarusans, saying he misses them and wishing them confidence and respect to all kinds of people in order to find compromise over disagreements.  28.12.2012 | 19:41
Elena Tonkacheva: 2012 was the year of cooperation of human right activists
Elena Tonkacheva: 2012 was the year of cooperation of human right activists
For the human right activists the main negative result of 2012 consists in the fact that so far there are political prisoners in Belarusan jails.  27.12.2012 | 10:10
Russian Ambassador suggests Minsk to improve relations with the EU
Russian Ambassador suggests Minsk to improve relations with the EU
Though Kremlin has always supported Minsk when the relations between Belarus and the EU were tense, Russian Ambassador encouraged Minsk to smooth over tensions between the Unites States and the EU.  26.12.2012 | 09:30
Piotr Kuzniatsou: Real coalition can exist only with participation of civil society
Piotr Kuzniatsou: Real coalition can exist only with participation of civil society
The majority of political parties on the threshold of 2015 will be united into blocks, which, according to the criteria suggested by Andrei Yahorau, are imitational.  22.12.2012 | 11:24
Between Square 2010 and the end of the world
Between Square 2010 and the end of the world
Two years have passed from the moment of cruel suppression of the peaceful demonstration after the presidential election in Belarus.  20.12.2012 | 11:57
Uladzimir Matskevich: We need companions
Uladzimir Matskevich: We need companions
Only broad debate, even propaganda, if you like, or promotion, as modern marketing calls it, are able to give impulse to the European Dialogue on modernization of Belarus.  18.12.2012 | 12:17
Mikola Statkevich receives Willy-Brandt Prize
Mikola Statkevich receives Willy-Brandt Prize
Mikola Statkevich was awarded International Willy-Brandt Prize for “Special political courage”.  17.12.2012 | 10:01
Rodger Potocki: The Balance Sheet on Belarus
Rodger Potocki: The Balance Sheet on Belarus
The second anniversary of the December 19th postelection crackdown in Belarus offers an opportunity to weigh the costs of “Bloody Sunday” and assess the West’s response.  17.12.2012 | 07:24
Six criteria that help to distinguish consolidation of opposition from its imitation
Six criteria that help to distinguish consolidation of opposition from its imitation
The political scientist Andrei Yahorau has suggested a number of criteria for distinguishing real political players from the fake ones among the future political players of 2015.  16.12.2012 | 11:50
Eurasian economic union: lessons of history for the EU
Eurasian economic union: lessons of history for the EU
Eurasian economic union during quite short life proved bigger reality than numerous previous unions in the post-Soviet area.Thus it requires studying both from the part of its member-countries and EU.  15.12.2012 | 14:54
Pavel Vinagradau is to stand before the court due to “toy protest” in central Minsk
Pavel Vinagradau is to stand before the court due to “toy protest” in central Minsk
The police detained young activist briefly on December, 12, charging him with staging an unauthorized demonstration. He was allowed to ho home later on.  14.12.2012 | 10:23
Andrei Kazakevich: Competition between approaches to Belarus is going on in Europe
Andrei Kazakevich: Competition between approaches to Belarus is going on in Europe
In the near future it isn’t worth waiting EU transition to tougher politics in relation to Belarus  10.12.2012 | 16:09
Human Rights Day will be held in Belarus
Human Rights Day will be held in Belarus
On December 10, 1950 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly. Since then this day is celebrated throughout the world as the Human Rights Day.  10.12.2012 | 09:17
Belarus and Switzerland discussed opportunities of cooperation development
Belarus and Switzerland discussed opportunities of cooperation development
At the meeting that took place at the House of Representatives the head of Swiss delegation, Arthur Mattli said he would have liked to see Belarus in the Council of Europe.  05.12.2012 | 14:57
Military attache’s office at the German embassy in Minsk was closed
Military attache’s office at the German embassy in Minsk was closed
German Defense Minister has ordered to close the military attaché’s office at the German embassy in Minsk because of the numerous violations of human rights in Belarus.  04.12.2012 | 13:00
Gazprom
Gazprom's offer to Belarus - modernisation à la russe?
On 22 November, the head of the Russian company Gazprom. Aleksei Miller, paid a visit to Belarus.  04.12.2012 | 09:34
Andrei Yahorau: Civil society cannot but participate in political relations
Andrei Yahorau: Civil society cannot but participate in political relations
Allegations that the adoption of the National Platform Development Concept has led to the politicization of this structure contain distorted notions of politics and political activity.  04.12.2012 | 08:17
Štefan Füle: Time is ripe for action
Štefan Füle: Time is ripe for action
The release of the Belarusan prisoners of conscience remains one of the main demands of the EU which at the same time welcomes dialog extension inside the Belarusan civil society.  30.11.2012 | 17:45
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is concerned over the confiscation of "Viasna" property
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is concerned over the confiscation of "Viasna" property
This opinion was expressed by Matteo Mecacci, the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly human rights committee in Copenhagen on November, 28.  28.11.2012 | 19:00
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Gintautas Mažeikis: The relation of political field and arena in the framework of information war

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 our big joint work”

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.

Shhh! Belarus Wants You to Think It’s Turning Over a New Leaf

Minsk’s muddled media clampdown could jeopardize warming of relations with the West.

Mikhail Matskevich: How to create a local agenda and make it a problem solving tool

To achieve changes, you need to be interested in them and stop pinning all hopes on the state.