Federika Mogherini, the EU's chief diplomat, has denied that Brussels lifted sanctions against Belarus on geopolitical grounds. Anonymously, EU officials, on the contrary, have confirmed that the decision embodied the victory of pragmatism in Brussels. read more

If you live outside the realm of the former Soviet Union, chances are you never celebrate 8 March, Interna read more

Belarus had a rough start to 2016 with the global drop in oil prices, causing instability in its currency and posing problems for its budget planning. read more

Last month, Alexander Lukashenka pardoned six top officials charged with corruption. Not only that – he appointed them to manage unprofitable state-owned enterprises. read more

On 28 January the Polish Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers proposed granting residence permits to a million migrants currently in Poland. The majority of them are Ukrainians, followed by Belarusians and Vietnamese. read more

The capital city Minsk generally marks the limit of ambition for many first-time visitors to Belarus. Last month, however, we took a glimpse at some of the delights awaiting discovery in Western Belarus beyond the boundaries of the M9, the Minsk orbital motorway. read more

Five out of the nine key economic targets were missed in Belarus in 2015, Prime Minister Andrey Kabyakow said at a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Saturday. read more

The Eurasian Economic Union (EaEU), a project forced through by Russia, which links it to Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, is currently struggling with serious problems, writes Jan Strzele. read more

In January 2016 Kiril Rudy, an Economic Advisor to President Alexander Lukashenka, said that the Belarusian economy was in need of more gender equality. Namely, structural gender inequalities and cultural stereotypes disproportionately affect the female labour force and hinder their professional read more

On February 10, there opened the XXIII International Book Fair in Minsk. The opening was attended by Information Minister Liliya Ananich. Euroradio asked the official's opinion about her Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Aleksievich. read more

A resident of Brest filmed a road policeman insulting him and demands to bring the offending officer to justice. read more

On 15 January 2016, the Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenka commented on the refugee crisis in the EU, noting that the latter is “drowning in the streams of migrants, accompanied with terror and criminality.” read more