Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Minsk - raid on the opposition. About 50 people detained
Late in the evening of 8 February riot police stormed the house where the meeting of "Litvinski Club" (Christian Historical Club) took place. Everybody ware arrested (about 40-50 people) they were brought to Moskovski Police Department of Minsk. This was reported in Facebook by Vital read more 
Almost 300 thousand workers to be dismissed in Belarus
280 000 of the laid off Belarusian workers will be redirected to a new industry. However, the creation of such industries will need in the next three years nearly $40 billion in foreign direct investment. read more 
Lukashenko: We mustn't print money
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko declared the inadmissibility of issuing money in the country during the January 6 report of the National Bank's chairman Nadezhda Ermakova. read more 
Lev Margolin: For cheap oil Russia will demand cheap property
On Friday it was announced that Belarus has received favorable oil prices for four years. Volumes of oil supplies for refining increased by 12%, and prices in Belarus decreased by approximately $400 per ton, which is close to domestic prices in Russia. read more 
MAZ can go to German concern Daimler
German concern announced its readiness to buy from "Russian Technologies" the control stock of Russian KAMAZ, which, in its turn, negotiates with the government on the establishment of auto-holding with the Minsk Automobile Plant. read more 
Rymasheuski: Among the opposition there are lobbyists of the regime
Brussels Office "For Democratic Belarus" offered to delete 25 Belarusian officials from the list of banned entry - this statement was made yesterday by co-chairman of the organizing committee of BCD party Vital Rymasheuski. And added, that "publishing this information is aimed at read more 
Sevyarynets: There can be no unified position among the six structures
On January 31 instead the announcement of overall strategy of the parliamentary elections campaign in 2012, the press conference "the coalition of six" ended almost in a fight, which became a tasty subject for the most mass media. read more 
Former head of Belarus' National Bank: Banking system is in trouble
In February Belarusian authorities intend to discuss with the IMF mission the issue of a new loan program. This was stated by chairman of the National Bank Nadezhda Ermakova at a press conference in Minsk on January 30. read more 
Oleg Volchek sentenced to four days in jail
Centralny District Court of Minsk found guilty the human rights defender Oleg Volchek under Article 17.1 of the Administrative Code ("Disorderly conduct") and sentenced to four days of administrative arrest. read more 
“Authorities set themselves against the organization, which includes all European countries except Belarus itself“
On January 25 the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution with recommendations to the CE member countries to impose on Belarus the same sanctions, which the EU has already imposed, in case of non-compliance with the requirements of the country's democratization. read more |
