Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Belarus-EU: From sanctions to an unwanted dialogue
On 29 May 2013, the Council of the EU withdrew all sanctions from former deputy editor of the newspaper "SB Belarus Today" Hanna Shadryna and two Belarusian companies - "Akvadiv" and "Sport-Pari". The next day, the MEPs discussed Justas Paleckis' report, in which he read more 
White-Red-White flag: The true Belarusian symbol or a sign of the opposition?
Earlier this month the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) officially banned the White-Red-White flag and the heraldic symbol Pahonia from the 2013 Ice Hockey World Championship held in Sweden and Finland. read more 
EHU: How Belarusian is the Belarusian university in exile?
The European Humanities University, also known as Belarus's university in exile, is struggling to find its identity. read more 
Case sealed: Minsk to host 2014 Championship
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) approved all the venues of hockey matches in 2014. read more 
Painful lessons of Eurasian integration
On 25 April 2013 Tatsiana Matoryna, Director of the Brest Stocking Plant — one of the largest apparel industry companies in the former Soviet Union— blamed sharp decreases in the plant’s sales on Belarus’ economic integration with Russia and Kazakhstan. read more 
Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns official harassment
The international organisation condemns the arrests of at least six journalists on 26 April in Minsk while they were covering anti-nuclear marches that environmentalists and opposition activists organize each year on the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. read more 
Why EU assistance remains a low priority for Belarus authorities
Despite European protests against human rights violations, the European Union continues to render technical assistance to Belarus. In 2012-2013, Belarus can get more than € 55 mln in the framework of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument and the Eastern Partnership. read more 
Belarus Music: From Propaganda To Protest
On Saturday 13 April, around 4 pm the most popular Belarusian music channel BelMuzTV was broadcasting porn. The video engineer working at the channel for reasons which are not yet clear added a porn film to the playlist and headed off from Minsk to another city. read more 
Minsk and Brussels about to restart dialogue, but real change unlikely
Both Minsk and the European Union (EU) have signaled their willingness to unfreeze relations. Some observers are skeptical, saying that Brussels falls into the same trap as before. read more 
Opinion: European Union divided over Belarus
The Lukashenka administration has lately reached out to European leaders in a purported attempt to reach common ground. read more 
Does Mazepin manage Lukashenka’s assets in Cyprus?
A Russian company Uralkhim is the formal owner of the Belarusian dictator’s money. read more 
Investigation into Haidukou's case extended for month
The investigation into Andrei Haidukou's case, who was arrested for "treason", has been extended until May 8. read more |
