The leaders of the political parties that participate in the coalition of the United Democratic Forces do not attach much importance to the statement of the Belarusian Popular Front Sojm. read more

The European Union’s foreign ministers on November 17 prolonged the suspension of the bloc’s visa restrictions against top Belarusian officials but decided not to lift the sanctions entirely due to a lack of progress on political reform. read more

Changes that have taken place in the country over half a year have only cosmetic nature. read more

This decision was made during a November 10 government conference with Alyaksandr Lukashenka in attendance. read more

A response to the petition of 50 well-known citizens, signed by the Prosecutor General, came only in November. read more

A 37-year-old woman resident in Drahichyn, Brest region, has become the first person to die in Belarus after catching H1N1 (swine) flu, according to the local center of hygiene, epidemiology and public health. read more

At a press-conference in Minsk representatives of the Health Ministry categorically denied to reveal figures on the number of persons who had flu and died of it in Belarus. read more

Random phone survey of pharmacies in Minsk on Monday morning found that there was an acute shortage of face masks and antiviral drugs for treatment and prevention of influenza. read more

On 1 October Belarus’s foreign debt made up 6.2 billion dollars. The public debt increased by 2.5 billion dollars or by 66,5% as compared with the beginning of the year. read more

Activist of the civil campaign "European Belarus" hung out 100 national white-red-white flags on Independence Avenue. National flags were waving above Minsk for about an hour. read more