Politics - EuroBelarus

Opinion: Belarus wants to make elections more transparent for observers and safer for opposition

The Belarusan authorities expect to avoid excessive brutality against the opposition, hoping that the international observers would recognise some progress in the election process. 30.06.2015 | 11:27

Belarus’ defence policy: Official Minsk has little space to manoeuvre

Amid the geopolitical crisis in the Eastern European region Belarusan authorities seek to find compromise in their military policy, writes Siarhei Bohdan. 29.06.2015 | 11:23

Valery Karbalevich: Sanctions adopted by the EU are a maximum the West is ready for today

Something extraordinary, like the shaken down Malaysian “Boeing”, should happen for the West to toughen sanctions against Russia. 24.06.2015 | 08:30

Russia and Belarus to engage over 40 combat aircraft in East Siberia joint drills

The drills will be held during a conference of the Air Force and Air Defense Command from Russia and Belarus. 23.06.2015 | 10:29

US Senator McCain: I believe we made a mistake when we didn’t expand NATO to Belarus 5-10 years ago

A US official said that answering to the question at the GLOBSEC Global Security Forum in Bratislava on Saturday. 22.06.2015 | 09:50

BRICS ceased to be seen by EU policymakers as a loose constellation of emerging states

The “bloc” unites those states that have been most successful in stirring the waters of global authority & advancing a distinct set of interests in key international issues through collective action. 19.06.2015 | 10:43

A multiparty system in Belarus is a chance for the regime to demonstrate that it is not authoritaria

In reality, many of the parties supporting the government have maintained a nominal existence while the freedom to operate for opposition parties has been severely blocked, writes Tatsiana Kulakevich. 17.06.2015 | 12:38

Andrei Kazakevich: Russia wants to take Belarus’ foreign policy activity under control

Apart from direct pressure, Kremlin decided to offer Belarus a positive alternative to cooperation with the Western countries. 17.06.2015 | 12:24

Uladzimir Matskevich: In 2015 Lukashenka is as close to legitimizing his regime as never before

The only way-out for the opposition is to ignore the elections, which is impossible due to inability of cooperation. 16.06.2015 | 08:29

Point of view: There is no sign of serious breakthrough in longstanding American-Belarusan impasse

The United States, concerned with abuses of human rights and the continuing detention of political prisoners, has little motivation to move closer to the Minsk regime, writes David Marples. 15.06.2015 | 10:38

Bigger pressure on political prisoners vs. warmer relations with EU: Changed geopolitical landscape

Though the West is willing to improve its relations with Minsk, the issue of political prisoners shouldn’t be set aside, which requires a balance of diplomacy and determination by EU officials. 12.06.2015 | 10:45

Siarhei Alfer: What difference does it make when to schedule the elections

The reasons of Central Electoral Committee that suggested changing the date of the president elections don’t look convincing. What did authorities guide by: law requirements or political expediency? 12.06.2015 | 08:23

Russian Ambassador: Belarus must be grateful to Lukashenka

Whereas the opposition has nothing to offer by slogans, claims the Russian diplomat. 11.06.2015 | 09:23

Zimouski: Russian factor is very favorable at Belarus’ presidential election

According to the former Chairman of Belteleradio, the Russian elite decided to help Lukashenka to "comfortably win the elections." 10.06.2015 | 10:37

Lukashenka promises that nobody will be forbidden to monitor the presidential election

According to him, Belarus should honor international commitments during the presidential election campaign “in full just like we did before.” 10.06.2015 | 09:24

Uladzimir Matskevich: We shouldn’t exclude chances of NATO-Russia collision at the Ukrainian land

However, Russia isn’t ready for a full-scale confrontation with the Western world as ever. 09.06.2015 | 08:14

A meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Eastern Partnership countries will be held in Minsk

Informal meeting is scheduled for late June. 06.06.2015 | 10:09

While Belarus-EU relations are on the mend, official Minsk might strengthen its anti-Polish rhetoric

Official Minsk foresees curtailments of positive trends in Belarusan-Polish relations. However, Belarusan authorities hope that Warsaw won’t block normalization of Belarus-Europe relations. 05.06.2015 | 10:00

Leanid Zaika: Belarus shouldn’t expect export-import developments with India

Belarus’ main trade partners are Europe and Russia, while all the rest are just fantasies. 05.06.2015 | 08:21

Lukashenka: Attempts to isolate Belarus will be futile as long as Minsk has India

Belarus President suggested India President to advance relations to a higher level. 04.06.2015 | 09:52

Opinion: The only influence Ukraine events brought to Belarus’ politics is symbols and bare rhetoric

The Ukrainian tragedy has influenced Belarusian society by making it even more cautious in its attitudes towards possible political changes, writes Siarhei Bohdan. 03.06.2015 | 11:04

Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine started its work in Minsk

The working groups of the Trilateral Contact Group on the situation in Ukraine met in Minsk on June 2. 03.06.2015 | 09:44

Juris Poikans: It is impossible to remove the issue of human rights from EU-Belarus dialog agenda

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvian Foreign Ministry says that without resolution of a number of conditions it will be hard to sign the basic agreement between Belarus and the EU. 03.06.2015 | 08:05