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18.08.2013
30 июня 2013
- 16:57 President of Laos arrives in Minsk // English // Новости
Choummaly Sayasone, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, arrived in...
- 12:57 Man dies after his car, chased by police, crashes into roadblock // English // Новости
A driver died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital after his Renault Laguna crashed into a roadblock set up by police in Shumilina, a small...
- 12:53 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly expected to call on Belarusian government to release political prisoners // English // Статьи
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is expected to adopt a resolution on Belarus during its 22nd annual session held in Istanbul…
- 12:48 Thanks to Beltranshaz, Gazprom has shortest and economically efficient route into Europe, CEO says // English // Новости
Beltranshaz, currently called Gazprom Transgaz Belarus, has been successfully integrated into Gazprom’s gas transportation system, Gazprom CEO...
29 июня 2013
- 16:14 Belarus’ external public debt increased by $544.6 million in first five months of 2013, finance ministry says // English // Новости
Belarus’ external public debt increased by $544.6 million in the first five months of 2013 to $12.6 billion as of June 1, reported the finance...
- 16:12 Belarus pays $82.4 million toward repayment of IMF loan // English // Новости
Belarus on June 28 made a payment of SDR 54.7 million ($82.4 million) to repay the principal amount of the International Monetary Fund’s...
- 12:27 Government commission discusses Belarusian athletes' preparations for 2014 Sochi Olympics // English // Новости
A government commission set up to oversee preparations for Belarusian athletes' participation in the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi,...
- 12:25 Belarus views Finland as key partner in northern Europe, Prime Minister Myasnikovich says // English // Новости
Belarus views Finland as a key partner in northern Europe, Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich said Friday in Minsk while meeting with Harri...
- 12:23 Belarus ninth in Bloomberg's ranking of "vice-prone" countries // English // Новости
Belarus was ninth in the US news agency Bloomberg's recent ranking of "vice-prone" countries. Bloomberg ranked 57 countries on their...
- 12:18 Lukashenka attends National Graduation Ball in Minsk // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka attended the government-organized National Graduation Ball in Minsk on June 28, predicting that current university graduates...
- 12:17 Police back down on controversial stadium security measures amid fans' boycott // English // Новости
The Minsk city police promised on Friday to abandon some of their controversial security measures during soccer club Dinamo Minsk's games at the...
28 июня 2013
- 14:25 Council of Republic passes bill that provides for confiscating vehicles from repeat DUI offenders // English // Новости
The Council of the Republic on June 28 passed a bill that provides for confiscating motor vehicles from drivers if they are caught driving under the...
- 14:23 Return of Belarusian diplomats to Sweden depends on several factors, says Foreign Minister Makey // English // Новости
The return of Belarusian diplomats to Sweden depends on several factors, Belarusian Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makey told reporters on Thursday....
- 14:21 Haydukow’s charge downgraded // English // Статьи
The public prosecutor in his case had demanded two years for the accused…
- 09:57 Shumchanka was jailed on charge of organizing unsanctioned gathering, wife says // English // Новости
Anatol Shumchanka was jailed on Thursday on a charge of organizing an unsanctioned gathering, the wife of the leader of a small business association...
- 09:56 Lithuania presents note to Belarusian embassy over African swine fever case // English // Новости
The Lithuanian government on Thursday presented a note to the Belarusian embassy in connection with a case of African swine fever, which was...
- 09:54 Public council under aegis of interior ministry to hold first meeting on June 28 // English // Новости
A public council under the aegis of the Belarusian interior ministry will hold its first meeting on June 28, Andrey Savinykh, spokesman for the...
27 июня 2013
- 21:43 Three nurses of Belarusian Red Cross Society awarded Florence Nightingale Medal // English // Новости
Three members of the Belarusian Red Cross Society (BRCS) have been awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal in recognition of their exemplary services...
- 21:41 Trade Minister Chakanaw visiting Russia's Chelyabinsk province // English // Новости
A Belarusian delegation led by Trade Minister Valyantsin Chakanaw is staying in Russia's Chelyabinsk province between June 25 and 28, Andrey...
- 21:38 Riot policemen in Homyel climb apartment house to storm drug laboratory // English // Новости
Riot police officers with rock climbing skills were deployed to storm a clandestine drug laboratory in an apartment building Homyel. The officers...
- 21:37 Lukashenka back in Minsk after visit to Russia // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka returned to Belarus on Thursday after his visit to Russia, reported the government's news agency BelTA. Mr. Lukashenka's trip...
- 21:04 Small business activist Shumchanka jailed // English // Новости
Small business activist Anatol Shumchanka was sentenced to five days in jail on Thursday, the day when market vendors across Belarus staged a...
- 21:02 Seventy percent of market vendors said to be on strike // English // Новости
Some 70 percent of vendors who sell clothing and footwear at markets and shopping centers across Belarus walked off the job on Thursday in protest...
- 21:01 Venezuelan president to visit Belarus next week // English // Новости
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is to visit Belarus next week, according to Russia's news agency RIA Novosti. Mr. Maduro told Caracas-based...
- 20:59 Belarusian foreign minister to visit Serbia next week // English // Новости
Belarusian Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makey is to stay in Serbia between July 3 and July 5 on an official visit, Andrey Savinykh, spokesman for the...
- 20:57 Sole entrepreneurs in Homyel stage walkout // English // Новости
Many markets and shopping centers in Homyel were closed or partially closed on Thursday as part of a one-day nationwide strike against the...
- 19:34 Prime Minister Myasnikovich meets with head of Russia's Federal Space Agency // English // Новости
Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich met with Vladimir Popovkin, head of Russia's Federal Space Agency, in Minsk on June 27. Under discussion was...
- 18:56 Sole entrepreneurs in Brest, Baranavichy and Pinsk join nationwide strike // English // Новости
Thousands of small business owners with sole entrepreneur status in Brest, Baranavichy and Pinsk walked off the job on Thursday, joining a one-day...
- 18:54 Independence Day parade's cost is negligible, defense ministry says // English // Новости
The cost of an Independence Day military parade to be held in Minsk next week is less than 0.2 percent of the government's expenditures on the Armed...
- 18:52 Lithuanian defense ministry says that Russian military airbase in Belarus is no additional threat // English // Новости
Lithuania's defense ministry said on Thursday that the establishment of a Russian military airbase in Belarus was not an additional military threat,...
- 17:50 Associates demand release of arrested Shumchanka // English // Новости
Activists of a small business association called Perspektyva have demanded the immediate release of their leader, Anatol Shumchanka, who was...
- 17:47 EurAsEC Anti-crisis Fund hails Minsk's economic policy plans // English // Новости
The Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC)'s Anti-crisis Fund has welcomed plans outlined by Belarus to meet the Fund's conditions for the...
- 17:45 PACE committee discusses situation in Belarus // English // Новости
The situation in Belarus was under discussion at a meeting of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy in the Council of Europe...
- 17:42 Three arrested journalists released, Shumchanka remaining in custody // English // Новости
The three journalists who were arrested by police in Minsk on Thursday have been released, while Anatol Shumchanka, leader of a small business...
- 17:38 Lithuanian foreign minister says that entry ban against Makey was suspended to secure freedom for political prisoners // English // Новости
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said in Vilnius on Thursday that the European Union’s entry ban against Belarusian Foreign...
- 17:34 Clothing vendors in Minsk join nationwide walkout // English // Фото
Some 400 vendors at Zhdanovichy, Minsk's largest marketplace, walked off the job on Thursday, joining a one-day nationwide strike in protest against...
- 16:41 Judgment in Haydukow’s trial to be pronounced on July 1 // English // Новости
A judgment in the case trial of young opposition activist Andrey Haydukow, who is charged with high treason, will be pronounced on July 1, according...
- 16:40 Three arrested journalists released, Shumchanka remaining in custody // English // Новости
The three journalists who were arrested by police in Minsk on Thursday have been released, while Anatol Shumchanka, leader of a small business...
- 16:09 Anatol Shumchanka, three journalists arrested in Minsk // English // Новости
Anatol Shumchanka, leader of a small business association called Perspektyva, and three journalists were arrested in Minsk on Thursday as market...
- 16:08 Thousands of market vendors on strike against new certification rules // English // Статьи
Small business owners with sole entrepreneur status in Minsk, Mahilyow, Homyel, Brest, Polatsk, Kastsyukovichy, and Baranavichy are known to have gone on strike at the suggestion of a small business association called Perspektyva...
- 16:04 Lithuanian foreign minister says that entry ban against Makey was suspended to secure freedom for political prisoners // English // Новости
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said in Vilnius on Thursday that the European Union’s entry ban against Belarusian Foreign...
- 16:02 Dashkevich may be granted early release // English // Статьи
Mrs. Dashkevich said that her husband was scheduled to be released on August 28 upon completion of his prison term...
- 15:42 EU’s decision to suspend entry ban against Makey was unconditional, says foreign ministry spokesman // English // Новости
The European Union’s decision to suspend its entry ban against Belarusian Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makey was unconditional, Andrey Savinykh,...
- 15:41 Lukashenka to visit Kazakhstan this fall, ambassador says // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka is to pay a state visit to Kazakhstan this fall to discuss a broad rage of issues concerning bilateral relations and...
- 15:40 Belarus is losing its positions in foreign markets, economy ministry says // English // Новости
Belarus is losing its positions in foreign markets, according to a report by the Belarusian economy ministry. "The current volume of] trade in...
- 15:39 Economy ministry reports record high average pay // English // Новости
Average before-tax monthly pay rises faster than labor productivity, and the population’s incomes have reached a record high, the economy...
- 15:37 Deputy prosecutor general defends security measures during fashion designer Sasha Varlamaw's trial // English // Новости
A deputy prosecutor general has defended what is widely described as inadequately strict security measures taken by authorities during the ongoing...
- 15:35 Hundreds of hogs culled as authorities work to prevent spread of African swine fever // English // Новости
Belarus` veterinary authorities have already culled hundreds of hogs in an effort to contain the spread of the African swine fever virus, the...
26 июня 2013
- 09:40 Firefighters tackle tire dump blaze near Babruysk // English // Видео
A massive fire broke out on June 22 at a tire dump near Babruysk, Mahilyow region, which belongs to tire maker AAT Belshyna. It took firefighters...
- 08:38 PACE ready to discuss reestablishment of direct dialogue with Belarus, Russian MP says // English // Новости
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is ready to discuss the possibility of reestablishing a direct dialogue with Belarus,...
