Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
New ambassador expresses hope that British companies will see more opportunities for investing in Belarus
Fionna Gibb, Britain’s new ambassador in Minsk, expressed hope that more British companies would come to see Belarus’ investment potential. read more
Britain would like to see more progress on human rights and economic reforms in Belarus, new ambassador says
Britain is ready to cooperate with Belarus more actively but would like to see more progress in the areas of human rights and economic reforms, Fionna Gibb, the new British ambassador to Belarus. read more
Belarus students threatened with expulsion for joining ‘anti-state’ organizations
The Belarusian State Medical University’s authorities ordered group monitors to warn students against participating in ‘illegal’ and ‘anti-state’ organizations. read more 
Ales Mikhalevich to run for House of Representatives
Ales Mikhalevich is going to participate in the elections to the House of Representatives. read more 
High-ranking EU delegation to visit Minsk
On February 24, Belarus will host a high-ranking delegation of the European Union. The delegation will be headed by Deputy Director General of the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) Katarina Mathernova and Vice-President of the European Investment Bank read more 
Elena Tonkacheva’s request to shorten entry ban into Belarus is rejected
The head of the Center for Legal Transformation “Lawtrend” received a response from the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Belarus. read more 
Polish MPs approve Poland's ambassador to Belarus
The Polish Sejm's Foreign Affairs Committee approved at the 10 February meeting the nomination of Konrad Pawlik for the post of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Belarus. read more 
'Changing electoral law before parliamentary elections impossible'
An inter-ministerial expert working group on Tuesday started working in Minsk to review the recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR. read more 
UCP activists fined 25 mln rubles for solidarity with beaten in court
On February 16, the court of Leninski district of Minsk fined the three members of the United Civil Party. Party Chairman Anatol Lyabedzka and activist Mikalai Kazlou are to pay 10.5 million rubles (50 basic units), Volha Mayrova - 4.2 million rubles (20 basic units). The reason for the trial was read more 
Lukashenka lauds EU for lifting sanctions against Belarus
The European Union has done a good job and made a decision that is perfectly acceptable for Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said at a government conference on Tuesday, commenting on the EU’s decision to lift its restrictive measures against Belarusian authorities. read more |
