Архив: Материалы за месяц
09.02.2012
08 февраля 2012
- 11:07 Authorities short of 1.5 trillion rubels for completing renovation of Minsk-Mahilyow highway // English // Новости
Belarus' road maintenance and construction authority lacks 1.5 trillion rubels ($178 million) for completing the renovation of the highway linking...
- 10:34 EU Delegation calls on Belarusian government not to use torture against citizens // English // Новости
The Delegation of the European Union in Minsk has called on the authorities of Belarus to respect its international obligations not to use torture...
07 февраля 2012
- 15:23 Prime minister issues privatization warning // English // Статьи
The Belarusian government will sell stakes in state-owned companies only on advantageous terms, Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich...
- 13:29 Lukashenka to visit Venezuela soon // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka is expected to visit Venezuela soon, Venezuelan Ambassador Americo Diaz Nunez told reporters in Minsk on February 7....
- 11:40 Emergency management workers widen patch of ice-free water on river in Brest to help stranded swans // English // Фото
Emergency management workers broke ice on the River Mukhavets in Brest on Monday to widen a patch of ice-free water for a flock of mute swans...
- 11:25 Minsk had $1,266.3-million export surplus in trade in goods last year, official statisticians say // English // Новости
Minsk had a $1,266.3-million export surplus in trade in goods in 2011 compared with a deficit of $3,643 million the previous year, according to the...
- 11:17 Sales of foreign cash by individuals reported down 28 percent in 2011 // English // Новости
Individuals sold a total of $4.9 billion of foreign cash to banks in 2011, or 27.7 percent less than in the previous year, reported the National...
- 11:15 Belarusian, Lithuanian military experts meet in Vilnius to evaluate implementation of bilateral arms control agreement // English // Новости
A delegation of the Belarusian Armed Forced began a meeting with Lithuanian military experts in Vilnius on February 7 to evaluate the implementation...
- 11:13 Lukashenka warns National Bank against printing money to finance economy // English // Новости
The National Bank of Belarus (NBB) should not print new money this year to issue loans to the economy, Alyaksandr Lukashenka warned while meeting...
- 11:11 Wife comments on Dzmitry Bandarenka’s pardon application // English // Видео
Volha Bandarenka, the wife of imprisoned opposition politician Dzmitry Bandarenka, said in an interview with BelaPAN that she could not say whether...
06 февраля 2012
- 16:11 Government-controlled companies to pay for excessive consumption of natural gas, electricity at double rates // English // Новости
Companies in which the government holds more than 50 percent will pay for natural gas and electricity consumed in excess of the prescribed limits at...
- 16:09 Authorities object to UN committee considering complaint from Kavalyow's family // English // Статьи
The Belarusian government believes that the consideration by the UN Human Rights Committee of a complaint sent by Uladzislaw Kavalyow...
- 15:38 Ukraine to resume electricity exports to Belarus not before February 8 // English // Новости
Ukraine will not be able to resume electricity exports to Belarus before February 8, a spokesperson for Belarus' state energy utility Belenerha told...
- 14:37 Ducks, swans wintering near Minsk // English // Фото
Flocks of ducks and swans are staying on the Krynitsa artificial lake near Minsk amid a spell of Arctic weather, attracting many people willing to...
- 14:33 Lukashenka returns to Belarus after stay at Russian ski resort // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka returned to Belarus after spending days at the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort near Russia’s Black Sea coastal city of...
- 14:31 Belarusian Association of Journalists condemns TV report as false // English // Статьи
The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) has condemned as false a report aired by the state TV channel Belarus One on February 5...
04 февраля 2012
- 21:36 Loan interest rates to be lowered in Belarus this year // English // Новости
Interest rates on loans will be reduced in Belarus, Mikalay Luzhin, first deputy head of the National Bank of Belarus, said at a meeting of the...
- 21:34 Lawyer meets with hunger-striking opposition activist Syarhey Kavalenka in detention center // English // Новости
Syarhey Kavalenka, an opposition activist held in a detention center in Vitsyebsk, was visited by a lawyer on February 3. “Syarhey continues...
- 21:31 Bandarenka’s wife says she does not hope that her husband will now be released // English // Новости
Volha Bandarenka, the wife of imprisoned opposition politician Dzmitry Bandarenka, said in an interview with BelaPAN on Saturday that she did not...
- 21:06 Bandarenka applies for pardon // English // Статьи
Dzmitry Bandarenka has applied to Alyaksandr Lukashenka for a pardon, the wife of the imprisoned opposition politician...
03 февраля 2012
- 19:38 Милиция активизирует работу по профилактике ДТП на переездах // English // Новости
Пресс-секретарь управления внутренних дел на транспорте МВД Александр Марченко сообщил БелаПАН, что в целях предупреждения дорожно-транспортных...
- 17:52 Deputy Prime Minister Rusmas says that January’s inflation rate did not exceed two percent // English // Новости
The government estimates that January’s inflation rate did not exceed two percent, Deputy Prime Minister Syarhey Rumas told reporters in Minsk...
- 16:43 Belarusian rights groups based abroad slam proposal to shorten EU`s blacklist // English // Статьи
A number of Belarusian human rights groups abroad have attacked the Brussels-based Office for a Democratic Belarus for its proposal that the EU should shorten its list of Belarusians subject to travel bans and asset freezes for their role in the governmen
- 16:39 Nobel Committee for Literature to consider Nyaklyayew`s nomination for 2012 prize // English // Новости
The Nobel Committee at the Swedish Academy has registered PEN Belarus’ application nominating Uladzimir Nyaklyayew for the 2012 Nobel Prize in...
- 16:37 Minsk City Court to begin hearing on human rights defender Stefanovich's appeal against tax ruling on February 13 // English // Новости
The Minsk City Court will begin on February 13 a hearing on an appeal filed by prominent human rights defender Valyantsin Stefanovich against a...
- 16:36 Cabinet to come up with 2012 privatization list next week // English // Новости
The Council of Ministers is to submit to Alyaksandr Lukashenka next week a list of companies in which the government plans to sell stakes to the...
02 февраля 2012
- 16:18 EU should revise its blacklist only in response to release of political prisoners, says Belarusian Popular Front chair // English // Новости
The European Union should revise its blacklist of Belarusians deemed to be or have been involved in the persecution of pro-democratic activists only...
- 15:28 Mother of death row inmate appeals to Constitutional Court to examine criminal procedure regulations // English // Новости
The mother of Uladzislaw Kavalyow, who together with his friend Dzmitry Kanavalaw was sentenced to death over the April 2011 deadly subway bomb...
- 15:25 Secretary of state of Latvian foreign ministry to visit Minsk on Friday // English // Новости
Andris Teikmanis, secretary of state of the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will pay a working visit to Belarus on February 3, Andrey Savinykh,...
- 15:12 Office for Democratic Belarus suggests that EU should revise blacklist of Belarusians // English // Статьи
The Brussels-based Office for Democratic Belarus has questioned the European Union’s blacklist of Belarusians...
- 11:22 Homyel Regional Court upholds State Control Committee officer's appeal against fine // English // Новости
A panel of the Homyel Regional Court has upheld an appeal filed by an officer of the State Control Committee (SCC) against a fine imposed on him on...
- 11:20 Citizens received at governmental agencies should not use recording equipment, suggests deputy justice minister // English // Видео
Citizens received at governmental agencies over personal matters should not use audio or video equipment to record the meeting, Deputy Justice...
- 11:14 Consulates in Belarus, Latvia begin issuing local border traffic permits // English // Статьи
Belarus' general consulate in Daugavpils and the Latvian consulate in Vitsyebsk on February 1 started issuing permits for visa-free travel...
01 февраля 2012
- 16:24 Citizens received at governmental agencies should not use recording equipment, suggests deputy justice minister // English // Новости
Citizens received at governmental agencies over personal matters should not use audio or video equipment to record the meeting, Deputy Justice...
- 16:02 Governmental agencies made eligible to complain to court about «professional moaners» // English // Новости
Governmental agencies have been allowed to take legal action against “professional moaners” pestering them with complaints, Deputy...
- 16:00 Opposition coalition will make most of so-called parliamentary elections, politician says // English // Новости
The "coalition of the six" will make the most of the so-called House of Representatives elections scheduled for September, Valery...
- 15:10 World Bank appoints new director for Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova // English // Новости
The World Bank on February 1 announced that it had appointed Qimiao Fan to succeed Martin Raiser as director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. In...
- 14:51 Lawyers file another complaint with court against denial of access to Sannikaw // English // Новости
The defense team for Andrey Sannikaw has filed another complaint with a court against the denial of access to the imprisoned former presidential...
- 13:38 Government recommends educational institutions to raise tuition fees by no more than 29 percent in February // English // Новости
The Belarusian Ministry of Education has recommended educational institutions to raise their tuition fees by no more than 29 percent in February. In...
- 13:36 Four Belarusians arrested on suspicion of stealing $1.8 million in Internet scam // English // Новости
Four Belarusians are being investigated on suspicion of stealing money from more than 20,000 people in an Internet scam using their credit card...
- 13:34 Deficit of foreign trade in goods totaled $5,453 million last year // English // Новости
Belarus had a $5,453-million deficit of foreign trade in goods in 2011 compared with $9,600.9 million the previous year, according to the National...
- 10:54 Conference held in Minsk on Belarusian studies in United States // English // Видео
The Minsk-based Center of Intercultural Dialogue on Tuesday held a conference on Belarusian studies in the United States. "At present people...
- 10:49 Opposition coalition fails to sign declaration on electoral cooperation // English // Статьи
Member organizations of the "coalition of the six" on January 31 failed to agree on a declaration that would require them to withdraw their candidates from this year's parliamentary race...
