Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Tuesday ordered the government to ensure that this year's GDP growth reaches the target of five to 5.5 percent. read more

The European Union and Poland in particular do not finance opposition forces in Belarus, they support the country’s civil society, Polish Ambassador Leszek Szerepka told reporters in Minsk on Wednesday. read more

Pro-democracy activists Ilya Bogdanov and Andrey Gaidukov were arrested on November 8 and brought to the KGB detention center in Minsk. read more

Alyaksandr Lukashenka severely criticized on Thursday the performance of Belarus' footwear industry, accusing key shoe makers of feeding off the country's gold and foreign exchange reserves. read more

November 8, Alyaksandr Lukashenka will hold Thursday the meeting on the issues of the leather and footwear industry read more

Belarus is on the verge of an unprecedented process: a massive layoff of government employees. At least, President Lukashenka has ordered it. According to him, because of the budget constraints the state apparatus will be trimmed by 25-30%. read more

According to Alyaksandr Lukashenka, a new generation of politicians and governors should come to the field of Belarusian politics. read more

Belarus has not yet changed its stance on the recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Belarusian Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makey told reporters in Minsk on Tuesday following a joint board meeting of the foreign ministries of Belarus and Russia. read more

Moscow has suggested that Belarus transfer $1.5 billion more to the Russian budget over its reported move to export diesel fuel made of Russian crude under the guise of solvents, diluents and lubricants. read more

More than 4,000 Belarusians descended on Vilnius on October 27 to attend a concert by the popular Belarusian rock band Lyapis Trubetskoi that is banned from giving shows at home over frontman Syarhey Mikhalok’s criticism of Alyaksandr Lukashenka. read more