| 05.07.2009 |
Belarus Days in Prague
A series of events with the participation of the Belarusian opposition's representatives took place in the Czech capital on May 4-7 in the framework of the 'Belarusian Days in Prague'. |
| 05.07.2009 |
Russia Struggles to Sustain Alliance with Belarus
Russia's relationship with its former closest ally Belarus, has reached a new low point following a bitter dispute. Moscow has apparently struggled to remain on good terms with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenka -described by some as Europe's last dictator. Meanwhile, although both countries have attempted to form a "union state," Lukashenka bluntly told his government that they must no longer rely upon Russia. The session of the council of ministers of the Russia-Belarus union state held in Minsk on May 28, proved to be a major disappointment for both sides. |
| 05.07.2009 |
Exhibition of Belarusian Posters Revisits Brussels
On April 24 sunny Brussels hosted the opening of the exhibition ‘Visual code of the time: post-Soviet poster art in Belarus’. It was the second presentation of this exhibition in Brussels. After the Administration Communale d’Evere and Curieus Evere, the Centre culturel Forest expressed its great interest in presenting Belarusian posters to Brussels’ public. |
| 05.07.2009 |
Europe Betrays Its Mission in Prague
The much-anticipated Prague Summit between the European Union and our eastern partners was a flop. The eastern partnership declaration published last Thursday is not worth the paper it was printed on. |
| 05.07.2009 |
Milk War Strains Russia-Belarus Ties
MOSCOW — Furious over a Russian ban on imported Belarusian milk products, the president of Belarus on Sunday boycotted a planned summit meeåting of post-Soviet states whose centerpiece was the start of a joint military force formed by Russia and four of its closest allies. |
| 05.07.2009 |
Protests Planned Against Belarus Nuclear Plant
Plans are underway for the annual Chernobyl Path March in Minsk on April 26, but this year they will be accompanied by similar demonstrations in the contaminated zone and in Astravets, the location chosen earlier this year for the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Belarus. |
| 05.07.2009 |
Congress of New Belarusian Diaspora
The Second Congress of the New Belarusian Diaspora of Europe and the USA took place in Strasbourg, France, on April 24-28, 2009. The New Belarusian Leaders Forum: Renaissance Generation addressed the matters of cooperation between the EU and Belarus united the representatives of the younger cohort of Belarusian émigrés in the EU and the USA. |
| 05.07.2009 |
Caucasus Impacts Russia-Belarus Relations
Vienna, May 26 – Minsk’s latest refusal to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia and even more the suggestion by some officials there that Moscow should “compensate” the Belarusian government to get it to take that step reflect underlying problems in the relationship of the two Slavic countries, according to a leading Moscow analyst. |
| 05.07.2009 |
An (Un)wanted Guest
The EU’s counterproductive attempt to reach out to Europe’s last dictator.Easing international pressure on Aleksandr Lukashenko could allow him to continue human rights abuses. |
| 04.07.2009 |
Role of a Government in Exile
This article, originally a part of a presentation by the author, explores conditions that have affected Belarusian self-government since the early 20th century. The stresses of the Soviet period forced a new Government into exile and its operations beyond the borders of Belarus. In order to understand the present plight of this European nation, there is a need to consider the recent experiential history of Belarus and Belarusians. |
| 04.07.2009 |
Opposition Delivers Its Roadmap
Belarusian opposition leaders handed a Belarus democratization roadmap to a US Congress delegation during a meeting in Vilnius on Thursday, April 16, BelaPAN reported. |
| 04.07.2009 |
Moving Away From Russia
Two important developments took place in Belarusian politics within the space of several recent weeks. |
| 04.07.2009 |
Europes Last Dictatorship
Minsk, Belarus -- One of the questions I was repeatedly asked during a recent trip to the capital of Belarus was whether the Obama administration would opt for greater pragmatism at the expense of idealism in foreign policy. Both the government and opposition in this country have a vested interest in the answer. |
| 04.07.2009 |
Belarusian President Boycotts Moscows CSTO Summit
Belarus refused to attend the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Moscow on June 14. The summit made decisions to enlarge the size of collective rapid deployment forces, the scope of their missions, and the legal basis of their operations. |
| 04.07.2009 |
Zombie Economy
The recession has pulled the curtain back on Belarus’ unusual economic model as it limps along with cash injections from international organizations and Russia.
On the face of it, the economic crisis could be going worse for Belarus. |
| 04.07.2009 |
Lukashenka Says Hes Ready To Consider Belarus Reforms
MINSK (Reuters) -- Belarus President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, long criticized as authoritarian in the West, said he could give suitably qualified opposition figures government jobs and make other political reforms demanded by Europe if this does not hurt the economy. |
| 04.07.2009 |
March 25 in Minsk. Dictatorships scare
Thousands of interior troops' soldiers were brought to Minsk on March 25. On the day when the country was celebrating the anniversary of proclamation of the Belarusian National Republic, the authorities in fact imposed a state of emergency in the capital. |
| 04.07.2009 |
Declaration of the European Council on the Eastern Partnership
1. Promoting stability, good governance and economic development in its Eastern neighbourhood is of strategic importance for the European Union. The EU therefore has a strong interest in developing an increasingly close relationship with its Eastern partners, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. The European Union's proposal for an ambitious Eastern Partnership to be established with these countries serves this objective. |
| 25.03.2009 |
Cracking the Francysk Skaryna Code
This man studied and lived in several countries, shuttled across Europe, went in and out of prison, worked as a publisher, doctor, gardener, with his interests ranging from the art of woodcut to translation, and, possibly, even Kabbalah. Now, here is the best part – he managed to do all these things five centuries ago without any Internet, budget airlines and time management courses. |
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