Recently Belarus was considered a relative success story of the Eastern Partnership – no territorial disputes, no broken promises, only gradual positive dynamic in relations with the European Union (EU). read more

After the 2015 October presidential elections Belarus gears up for a parliamentary one on September 11 with little expectations of democratic improvement. read more

In the recent months, the issue of the nuclear power plant (NPP) that Belarus is building near its border with Lithuania has been dominating bilateral relations. Lithuanian politicians are seeking to block potential exports of electric energy from Belarus. read more

Regardless of the Central Electoral Commission’s liberal rhetoric, the Belarusian leadership has confirmed that the election campaign would be held in compliance with the current practices and with the use of administrative resources. read more

For the first time over the last three years, in April 2016, more than 20,000 people were laid off in Belarus. In 2016, most layoffs were reported by industry, construction and agriculture. Significant layoffs and growing unemployment contradict the official picture of the economic recovery. The read more

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has declassified information about the two instructors who prepare snipers and experts for special radio services in Novoazovsk district of the Donetsk region. read more

As NATO started to construct its European missile defence system, Moscow on 16 May held talks with Minsk on its planned response. “We have an identical approach to the missile defence system,” insisted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. His government reportedly wants to deploy its missile read more

Belarusian economic policy based on imported technologies seems ineffective especially in recent years, most probably due to decreasing skills and ability to imitate and innovate using foreign inputs. read more

Uladzimir Makey, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, took part in the 7th Annual Eastern Partnership (EaP) Ministerial Meeting, which was held in Brussels on May 23, 2016. read more

Uladzimir Makey, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, has made a comment in response to the question from a Belsat journalist about the future of Belarus-EU relations in the wake of president Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s visit to Italy and the Vatican. read more

Post-Soviet leaders like dancing. Radio Liberty has uploaded a video of Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Dmitry Medvedev, Islam Kerimov and other politicians dancing. read more

The Belarusian all-star Olympic biathlete Darya Domracheva will have a baby in October. The news came in April from the future child’s father Ole Einar Bjorndalen, also known as the “King of Biathlon”, the most medalled Winter Olympic Norwegian. read more