While officials from EU and US discuss easing sanctions on Belarusan officials, KGB is preparing for president election 2015, raising pressure on civic activists and radicals to avoid any protests.
23.03.2015 | 12:14
The chances for successful Belarus-Europe cooperation today are much less than it used to be 7 years ago: Belarus is stuck in integration processes with Russia too deep.
23.03.2015 | 08:46
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has revived a program to strengthen governance in Eastern Europe and help countries stand up to the threat of Russian dominance.
23.03.2015 | 07:51
A successful colour revolution is impossible in Belarus. There is some probability that protests will occur, however, and this is not necessarily good news, writes Siarhei Bohdan.
21.03.2015 | 11:42
However, the time of the rally wasn’t approved and was changed to the middle of the day. Minsk authorities explained it with facilitating the participants of the rally and work of the journalists.
21.03.2015 | 10:31
Ahead of 2015 president election, Belarus’ dependence on financial aid from Kremlin has only increased, which means that it might make some concessions within the EAEC integration on Russia’s terms.
20.03.2015 | 08:15
The Schengen-like visa arrangement would deprive Minsk of independence in its visa policy and Belarus would become hostage to Russia's confrontational foreign policy.
19.03.2015 | 10:17
Belarus is the only European state that is outside the Council, and until recently Belarus President showed little interest in joining. But now official Minsk needs to improve its international image.
15.03.2015 | 09:20
Whatever steps Lukashenka takes, it is rather late to eradicate the damage already done to the national culture and its place in the independent state, David Marples writes.
13.03.2015 | 12:22
Current social and political situation in Russia is much more dangerous for the long-term establishment of European security than the Russia-Ukraine conflict itself.
13.03.2015 | 08:45
Recently, Kremlin offered support for Belarusan economy by enabling Belarusan enterprises to participate in the Russian import substitution programme.
12.03.2015 | 11:12
While some changes in the foreign ministry's language policy are encouraging, they are happening much too slowly, writes Igar Gubarevich.
10.03.2015 | 11:05
Despite the unchanging situation with human rights in Belarus, Lithuania is expanding economic and diplomatic cooperation with the Belarusian government in the context of better EU-Belarus relations.
09.03.2015 | 11:21
Belarusian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum issued a statement in regard of the military conflict in the East of Ukraine.
09.03.2015 | 07:38
Belarusan National Platform of the Civil Society Forum made an address in connection with the murder of Boris Nemtsov, Russian opposition politician in Moscow.
08.03.2015 | 08:21
Belarusan state counts on Russia’s aid within Belarus-Russia Union State that will cover costs of servicing public debt and maintaining economic stability during president campaign in Belarus.
06.03.2015 | 10:01
There is no doubt that if there is any thaw between Brussels and Minsk, Lukashenka will use it as an opportunity both to gain European financial support and as a tool in his relations with Kremlin.
04.03.2015 | 10:58
Nemtsov was one of those potential opposition leaders, who were able to give direction to the chaotic movement. And that is why he posed threat to the Kremlin regime.
03.03.2015 | 07:56
The optimistic statement about the cardinal improvement of the situation at financial market was made by Pavel Kallaur, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus.
28.02.2015 | 09:59
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.