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+1123 апреля Европейская Комиссия провел разъяснительную работу для Украины по согласованному Разделу 10 «Цифровая трансформация и медиа». Это первая встреча Украины как страны-кандидата и представителей ЕС, посвященная вопросам цифровизации.
21.02 / 14:00
Belarus MFA invites about 30 observers from EU countries
Belarus' Ministry of Foreign Affairs has invited about 30 international observers from the EU countries to monitor the referendum on the constitutional amendments in Belarus, Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said on the air of the Belarus 1TV channel, BelTA has learned. «The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has invited about 30 individuals representing the countries of the European Union. Those are the people who have expressed a desire to participate in the observation of the referendum. We are open
21.02 / 13:56
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PM: If necessary, Belarus will stop timber supplies to Lithuania
Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko spoke about the possible termination of timber exports to Lithuania in an interview to Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned. “If we look at the goods Belarus exports to Lithuania, these are wood products.
28.01 / 22:46
Lukashenko slams sanctions ‘as modern-day inquisition”
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on the sanctions pressure against Belarus and other states as he delivered his Address to the Belarusian people and the National Assembly in Minsk on 28 January, BelTA has learned. «Another front of the attack on Belarus is sanctions. This is not just our challenge.
24.01 / 14:18
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Lukashenko calls situation on Belarus' southern border increasingly complicated
The situation on Belarus' southern border is getting more and more complicated, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said while approving the decision on the state border protection for 2022 on 24 January, BelTA has learned. “Naturally, the security of our state begins with the border, because our sovereignty is safe within our border. The border troops make a considerable contribution to ensuring sovereignty and our effective work in a peaceful period,” the head of state said. Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that in 2021, due to the influx of refugees and the deployment of troops from neighboring countries along the Belarusian border, the border guards had to be more vigilant and participate in reconnaissance activities together with the Armed Forces and the State Security Committee. “There is a lot of talk now about our sout
24.01 / 14:18
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Lukashenko hits back at threats of U.S. Department of State
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko hit back at the threats and patronizing tone of the U.S. Department of State representatives against Belarus as he approved the decision on the state border protection for 2022 on 24 January, BelTA has learned. «Just a day ago I was told about the threats from the U.S. Department of State.
29.12 / 12:40
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140 people recognized as victims of crimes of Polish border guards on Belarus-EU border
All in all, 140 people were recognized as victims of the atrocities committed by the Polish security forces at the Belarus-Poland border. Materials of the criminal investigation will be forwarded to all international organizations, including the UN and the Council of Europe.
25.12 / 10:41
Specially for "GP" Alexey Avdonin: "The situation on the border of Belarus and Poland with migrant refugees is actually a new form of international terrorism"
Alexey Avdonin, analyst at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies: - The situation on the border of Belarus and Poland with refugee migrants is actually a new form of international terrorism, which is used both against the Republic of Belarus and the European Union, and is focused primarily on deflecting the attention of the EU public from the problems associated with COVID-19 and deterioration of the socio-economic situation and the well-being of citizens.
15.12 / 20:30
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Helping refugees starving in Poland’s icy border forests is illegal – but it’s not the real crime
Anna Alboth with refugees in Narewka, Poland, near the Belarus border. ‘We cannot take people with us or drive them to a safe place.
14.12 / 16:55
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Lukashenko vows union of Belarus and Russia will be better than EU
The union of Belarus and Russia will be a more powerful, mature and advanced integration association than the European Union, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said in an interview to the Turkish broadcaster TRT on 9 December, BelTA has learned. During the interview, the journalist asked about the prospects for the development of the Union State of Belarus and Russia and asked whether this association will be similar to the European Union. «This union [of Belarus and Russia] will be more advanced and more stable,» the head of state replied.
29.11 / 13:32
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Lukashenko: USA wants to use Poland, Baltic states, Ukraine to start war
The United States of America wants to unleash a war using Poland, the Baltic states, Ukraine and the migrant crisis on the border of Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he spoke at a joint meeting of the Constitutional Commission and the working group on finalizing the new Constitution draft on 25 November, BelTA informs. “They seek to get closer to Moscow. And this ‘balcony' here obstructs them, they need to cut it off.
29.11 / 13:28
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Lukashenko meets with refugees on Belarus-Poland border
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with refugees stranded on the Belarus-Poland border on 26 November, BelTA has learned. The head of state had a conversation with refugees who still hope to get to the European Union at the logistics hub near the Bruzgi checkpoint.
22.11 / 20:26
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Lukashenko says Belarusian troops may have helped refugees reach Europe
The Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, has acknowledged that his troops probably helped Middle Eastern asylum seekers cross into Europe, in the clearest admission yet that he engineered the new migrant crisis on the border with the EU. In an interview with the BBC at his presidential palace in Minsk, he said it was “absolutely possible” that his troops helped migrants across the frontier into Poland. “Maybe someone helped them. I won’t even look into this,” he said.
22.11 / 13:11
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One-year-old Syrian child dies in forest on Poland-Belarus border
A one-year-old child from Syria has died in a forest in Poland near the border with Belarus, according to Polish medical workers, becoming the youngest known victim of the crisis on the eastern edge of the European Union. Thousands of people attempting to reach the EU are still stranded in freezing conditions, amid a standoff between the bloc and Belarus, which has been accused of deliberately creating the crisis by flying in people from the Middle East and facilitating their travel to the border. The Polish Emergency Medical Team PCPM, an NGO, said the child was the son of a Syrian couple who it had assisted in the early hours of Thursday.
22.11 / 12:54
Lukashenko blames West for financing, controlling last year's mutiny
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko pursues an independent policy and acts primarily in the interests of the Belarusian nation. He made the relevant statement in an interview with the BBC, BelTA has learned.
22.11 / 12:53
UN representatives in Belarus visit temporary refugee accommodation point on Belarus-Poland border
UN representatives in Belarus visited the temporary refugee accommodation point in the transport and logistics center on the Belarusian-Polish border on 20 November, BelTA has learned. They inspected the accommodation conditions in the transport and logistics center. When talking to the media, Head of the UNCHR Office in Belarus Mulusew Mamo called on the European Union to jointly resolve the situation on the Belarusian-Polish border.
22.11 / 12:47
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Lukashenko: The EU shies away from contacts on migrant crisis
Contact persons from the European Union who were supposed to cooperate with Belarus on the refugee crisis do not get in touch, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he received Grodno Oblast Governor Vladimir Karanik and President's Aide – Inspector for Grodno Oblast Yuri Karayev on 22 November, BelTA has learned. “I am waiting for the EU's decision on 2,000 refugees.
15.11 / 13:55
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Lukashenko sketches out Belarus-Russia tight cooperation in security, defense
Belarus-Russia cooperation in defense and security is particularly tight and involves no issues at all. Aleksandr Lukashenko made the relevant statement in an interview with Igor Korotchenko, a military expert and Editor-in-Chief of the Russian magazine Natsionalnaya Oborona [national defense] on 9 November, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “We have absolutely no issues in defense and security.
15.11 / 13:35
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Makei, Borrell discuss situation on Belarus-Poland border over phone
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei and Vice President of the European Commission, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell held a telephone conversation, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Belarus confirmed its readiness for an equal and mutually respectful dialogue with the European Union. The futility of sanctions and counterproductivity of such approaches to the development of relations between Belarus and the EU was emphasized,” the statement reads.
15.11 / 13:27
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Belarus ready to fly refugees home, but they do not want to
Belarus is ready to fly refugees back to their homeland, but they do not want to return, Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with the working group to finalize the draft Constitution, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that Belarus has been doing its best to prevent refugees from gathering on the state border. Moreover, the president said, Belarus is ready to fly the refugees, who have changed their mind to make it to the European Union, back to their homeland.
15.11 / 13:23
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Lukashenko promises tough response to EU's new sanctions
The European Union's new sanctions against Belarus will be met with tough response, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the meeting with the working group on finalizing the new Constitution draft on 15 November, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that Belarus was accused of creating a migrant crisis and therefore the European Union is threatening to adopt another package of sanctions against the country. “Facilitating a migration flow through Belarus is more trouble than it is worth.
08.11 / 18:01
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35 OSCE Countries Demand Answers From Belarus On 'Serious' Rights Violations
Dozens of member states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have invoked the so-called Vienna Mechanism to request answers from Belarus on “serious human rights violations and abuses” taking place in the country following a disputed presidential election in August 2020. In a letter dated November 4 and sent to the Belarusian permanent representative to the OSCE in Vienna, the United States, Canada, all EU member states except Poland, and seven other European countries said the situation in Belarus has “deteriorated” over the past year.
25.10 / 13:56
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EU Ministers Meet Amid Talk Of New Measures Against Belarus Over Migrants
The European Union's foreign ministers have expressed support for new measures to halt the flow of illegal migrants that the bloc accuses Belarus of sending in retaliation for sanctions against authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka and his regime over its crackdown on the opposition. As the ministers gathered for a meeting in Brussels on October 18, several called for fresh sanctions against Minsk, as well as measures targeting Belarus's state airline, Belavia, as migrants from the Middle East and Africa continue to pour over the border on the EU's eastern flank.
25.10 / 13:03
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Ursula von der Leyen says EU will not fund ‘barbed wire and walls’
The EU will not fund “barbed wire or walls”, the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said, in defiance of calls from some governments to build protective defences against migrants seeking to enter the bloc. A number of EU leaders have voiced concerns in recent weeks over a rise in numbers of people seeking to cross the bloc’s borders, with eight having died at the Polish border with Belarus in recent months.
15.10 / 18:45
Belarus Border Crisis Intensifies As Germany Reports Huge Jump In Migrants, Poland Plans 'Barrier'
The arrivals in Germany mark an expansion of similar problems this year as swelling numbers of migrants from increased flights to Belarus have crossed porous borders into EU member states Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland.
15.10 / 18:36
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Poland criticised over stranded migrants after seventh death at border
Identity documents suggest latest person to die was 24-year-old Syrian who arrived in Belarus last month Polish police have found another body near the border with Belarus amid fresh allegations that Warsaw is breaking international law in its treatment of migrants stranded in harrowing conditions on the EU’s eastern frontier. The man’s body was spotted in a field by a helicopter crew, police said, bringing to seven the number of people rep
11.10 / 13:21
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Warsaw Says Shots, Likely Blanks, Fired From Belarus At Polish Troops
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has voiced support for the troops guarding the Belarusian frontier from illegal migration after reports that Belarusian forces allegedly fired shots — possibly blank ammunition — at Polish servicemen. Morawiecki tweeted that «all state powers» were behind the border guards and the military. Earlier on October 8, Polish Border Guards spokeswoman Anna Michalska said Belarusian forces fired shots a
11.10 / 12:51
Belarus' border service: Lithuania transfers refugees to other EU countries
Lithuania transfers refugees from its camps to other EU countries, the State Border Committee of Belarus told BelTA. According to the State Border Committee, it has reliable information suggesting that Lithuania is purposefully and consistently transferring refugees from its territory to other EU countries. On 29 September, the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania officially announced that more than 700 illegal migrants fled from accommodation centers in Lithuania since the beginning of this year.
07.10 / 16:27
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Concerns grow over Poland’s treatment of migrants stuck at Belarus border
Concerns over Poland’s treatment of migrants stranded on its border with Belarus are mounting after Warsaw this week ignored domestic and international criticism to extend a state of emergency and sought to portray them as dangerous deviants. The European commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, met the Polish interior mini
04.10 / 12:30
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ITI Capital global commodities review: The revenge of the old economy — what to buy?
Source: BP statistical review, ITI CapitalSource: BP, ITI Capital* The amounts are rounded and given in million tonnes of oil equivalent per year (1 Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, 1 TWh = 109 kWh)Source: Bloomberg, ITI CapitalCountries and regions with the highest reliance on energy imports such as the EU, China and US are driving up the prices.
30.09 / 21:25
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EU seeks to tighten Belarus visa rules amid growing migrant crisis
The European Commission has said it wants to suspend easy access to visas for Belarusian officials in an attempt to deter it from pushing migrants from the Middle East and Africa across its border with the bloc. Neighbouring Poland, Lithuania and Latvia have declared states of emergency after a sharp increase in arrivals at their borders with Belarus, accusing the country’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, of an act of “hybrid warfare” in seeking to orchestrate a EU migrant crisis.
30.09 / 21:19
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Four migrants stuck on Poland-Belarus border die of hypothermia and exhaustion
Four people stranded on the border between Poland and Belarus have died in recent days, officials have said, amid continuing allegations that Minsk is abandoning migrants at its frontier in an attempt to put pressure on the EU. Polish authorities said three people, including an Iraqi man, were found dead, from hypothermia and exhaustion, on the Polish side of the border on Saturday, and the body of a woman was seen on the Belarus side on Sunday.
10.09 / 18:57
Bill to suspend Belarus-EU readmission agreement in parliament soon
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has decided in favor of bringing a bill on suspending the agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the European Union on the readmission of individuals, who stay without permission, into the House of Representatives of the National Assembly. The document was prepared by the government in response to unfriendly actions of the European Union and its member states towards Belarus, the press service of the head of state told BelTA.
02.09 / 12:31
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ЕС начал работу над пятым пакетом санкций против режима Лукашенко
Twitter брюссельский редактор «Радио Свобода» Рикард Йозвяк.EEAS official confirms in the European Parliament that the work together with EU member states on a fifth package of sanctions on #Belarus have started
07.08 / 19:18
Belarusian border security reinforced
Upon instructions of the head of state the security of the state border of the Republic of Belarus has been enhanced, BelTA learned from Anton Bychkovsky, spokesman of the State Border Committee of Belarus. The official said: “Taking into account the evolving situation when the Lithuanian side transports foreigners, who seek asylum in countries of the European Union, to our border and in order to prevent provocations from the Lithuanian side, the Belarusian border service uses all the necessary forces and assets to prevent the illegal crossing of the Belarusian border.” In his words, mobile tactical reserves of the border service are deployed along the entire Belarusian-Lithuanian border.
07.08 / 18:15
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Lithuania Rejects Claims Iraqi Man Died At Border As Belarusian 'Disinformation'
Lithuania has dismissed Belarusian allegations that an Iraqi man was beaten and died after being turned away at the Lithuanian border, describing it as «disinformation.» EU member Lithuania has faced a surge of mostly Iraqi migrants in recent months, prompting authorities this week to start pushing back illegal migrants and giving border guards authority to use force. Lithuanian and European officials say the migrant flows are being orchestrated by Alyaksandr Lukashenka in retaliation for EU sanctions over his government's crackdown on the opposition following Belarus's presidential election nearly a year ago that was widely considered to be fraudulent.
07.08 / 18:07
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Lithuania Begins Turning Back Migrants At Belarusian Border
Border guards in EU-member Lithuania have begun turning back illegal migrants attempting to enter the country from neighboring Belarus, as Brussels expressed concerns about Minsk using migrants as a political instrument. Some 180 migrants, most of them Iraqi citizens, were directed back to Belarus on August 3 on orders from the Lithuanian Interior Ministry, which authorized border guards to use force if necessary. «Anyone who tries to enter Lithuanian territory illegally will be refused entry and directed to the nearest
05.08 / 00:31
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Belarus' Security Council chief: Migrants in EU are treated like animals
Migrants in the European Union are treated like animals. They are beaten and are forced to live in inhumane conditions, State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich told the media in Minsk on 4 August, BelTA has learned. The state secretary noted an inflow of criticism recently.
20.07 / 15:43
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Belarus opposition calls on EU to close sanctions ‘loopholes’
The Belaruskaly potash plant. Belarus is a major producer, but the EU’s sanctions only apply to around 15% of its exports to the bloc.
29.06 / 12:16
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European Union ambassador informed about Belarus' steps in response to EU sanctions
The press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a statement, which lists the measures Belarus had implemented in response to the European Union's sanctions against the country, BelTA has learned. The statement reads: “Due to the unprecedented restrictive measures against Belarus Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Belarus Dirk Schuebel was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. The ambassador of the European Union was told that the use
29.06 / 12:16
Belarus suspends participation in Eastern Partnership initiative
Belarus has suspended its participation in the Eastern Partnership initiative of the European Union, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement posted on its website on 28 June, BelTA has learned. Head of the European Union's Delegation to Belarus Dirk Schuebel was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 28 June.
29.06 / 12:16
Belarus launches procedure to suspend readmission agreement with EU
Belarus is launching the procedure to suspend the readmission agreement with the EU, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, BelTA has learned. «We cannot fulfill our obligations under this agreement in the conditions of the sanctions and restrictions imposed by the European Union.
29.06 / 12:16
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EU Sanctions Poised To Harm Belarus, Help Russia
Fresh EU sanctions are intended to put Belarus's economic cash cows out to pasture, targeting some of the ostracized country's most important economic sectors and wealthiest and influential backers. But while the new measures are expected to hit Alyaksandr Lukashenka's government squarely in the pocketbook, in some cases there stands to be an unintended beneficiary — Russia.
29.06 / 12:08
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EU Deplores Minsk Moves To Sever Ties After Economic Sanctions
The European Union says it regrets Belarus’s decision to cut ties with the bloc, saying it will only further isolate the country and have a negative impact on the Belarusian people. In a statement on Facebook on June 28, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry announced Minsk had recalled its permanent representative to the EU for consultations after Brussels imposed economic sanctions in response to the forced diversion of a passenger flight to Minsk last month that allowed for the arrest of a dissident journalist and his girlfriend. The ministry suggested the EU representative in Minsk also leave for consultations, and
29.06 / 01:42
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Евросоюз готов продолжать сотрудничество с белорусским народом, несмотря на незаконные действия Лукашенко – Боррель
#Belarus participation in the #EasternPartnership, we are ready to continue working with the Belarusian people to strengthen the bonds, foster regional cooperation and tackle joint challenges.
24.06 / 00:52
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Lukashenko: We will not give away our native land and sovereignty
Belarusians will not give their native land and sovereignty away to anyone, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to lay wreaths in the Brest Fortress on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War on 22 June, BelTA has learned. «Once again I would like to say to those who still do not get it yet. Understand this once and for all: We will not give away our native land, independence and sovereignty to anyone. We will ho
24.06 / 00:52
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West tightens Belarus sanctions to make Lukashenko regime ‘run dry’
Western countries have extended sanctions against Belarus, with a pledge to make Alexander Lukashenko’s regime “run dry”, following last month’s forced landing of a Ryanair flight to arrest a dissident. In a coordinated move against Lukashenko, the UK, US, EU and Canada announced travel bans and asset freezes on senior Belarusian officials and entities that bankroll the regime as a punishment for the arrest of the activist and journalist Raman Pratasevich and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, who were detained after being hauled off a flight from Athens to Vilnius.
21.06 / 13:24
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EU Agrees On Fresh Sanctions For Dozens Of Belarus Officials Including Lukashenka Family Members
European Union foreign ministers have approved a fresh set of sanctions against scores of officials and entities in Belarus including family members of authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The list of 78 people and eight entities, expected to be published in the EU official journal on June 21, includes lawmakers, prosecutors, judges and other officials who the bloc says are «responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition.» Lukashenka's son, Dzmitry, and his eldest son's wife, Liliya, were also put on the sanctions list for «benefiting from and supporting the..
18.06 / 17:21
FM: Belarus will do its utmost to minimize impact of sanctions on people
Belarus will do its utmost to minimize the impact of the sanctions imposed by the EU and the United States on people, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei told the media in Moscow on 18 June, BelTA has learned. The topic of sanctions has, unfortunately, drawn excessive, hypertrophied attention recently, the minister noted. «But we have to talk about this topi
17.06 / 14:13
MFA hopes for pragmatism of Western partners towards Belarus
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hopes that pragmatism and readiness to solve differences through dialogue will prevail among Western partners, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Glaz told the media as he commented on the outcome documents of the USA-EU, G7 and NATO summits that mentioned Belarus, BelTA has learned. “We see attempts to justify the cold-headed geopolitical calculations and desire to achieve their narrow political goals with the hypocritical concern about the Belarusian people,” Anatoly Glaz noted.
07.06 / 13:22
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Belarusians Hold Border Protests Demanding Tough Sanctions On Lukashenka Regime
Exiled Belarusians have launched a multiday protest on their homeland’s border with Lithuania and Poland, calling on the European Union to impose harsh sanctions against the regime of authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Demonstrators gathered at two border crossings on June 5, demanding the EU slap “strong and effective sanctions” against Lukashenka's regime. They are also calling on Belarusian authorities to open land borders for citizens of Belarus and the release of hundreds of political prisoners. Pavel Latushka, the head of the National Anti-Crisis Manageme
31.05 / 19:08
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В Евросоюзе разрешили прививать детей от 12 лет
Стелла Кириакидес в своем Twitter.Вакцина Comirnaty была первой одобрена для использования в ЕС среди взрослых 21 декабря. В настоящее время на территории сообщества также используются вакцины, разработанные компаниями Moderna, AstraZeneca и Johnson & Johnson.Today, @EU_Commission adopts a decision to approve the use of the BioNTech/Pfizer #COVID19 vaccine for 12-15 year olds.
31.05 / 13:43
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Russian FM: Russia will help Belarus if EU imposes sanctions against Minsk
Moscow will defend Belarus and help it if the EU imposes economic sanctions against Minsk, Dmitry Birichevsky, Director of the Economic Cooperation Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, told RIA Novosti. «I think that we will defend our partner Belarus. We will help ou
31.05 / 13:28
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Belavia Head Calls EU Response To Ryanair Diversion 'Despicable'
The head of Belarus's national air carrier has said the EU countries' imposition of airspace restrictions in response to Minsk's Ryanair diversion last week is «despicable,» as fallout continues over what many regard as a «state hijacking» to nab a Belarusian dissident journalist. Many of Belarus's neighbors and some other Western states have barred Belavia from overflights since the May 23 incident, in which a dubious bomb threat was cited in ordering a MiG 29 fighter jet to divert an Athens-to-Vilnius flight to Minsk.
31.05 / 13:08
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EU Earmarking Billions In Aid For Belarus, Once Democracy Takes Root
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised to speed up work on the proposal.
31.05 / 12:52
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Lukashenka, Putin Meet Amid Outrage Over Diversion Of Plane
Belarusian authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka met in the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi with Russian President Vladimir Putin as EU foreign ministers debate possible targets for new economic sanctions against Minsk in response to its diversion of a commercial plane and the arrest of a journalist on board. Greeting Lukashenka on May 28, Putin emphasized that the one-day meeting was scheduled prior to the «outburst of emotions» prompted by the plane diversion on May 23. «We have topics to discuss without these developments,» he told Lukashenka. «Yes, it is an outburst of emotions,» Lukashenka agreed. Belarus dispatched a fighter.
24.05 / 13:23
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EU, NATO Demand Belarus Explain 'Forcible' Diversion Of Passenger Plane, Detention Of Journalist
The head of NATO has joined the leaders of several EU countries in demanding an investigation into the diversion on May 23 of a Lithuanian-bound flight to Minsk, where authorities arrested one of its passengers, opposition activist and journalist Raman Pratasevich. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance was closely monitoring the «forcible landing» of the flight — from Athens to Vilnius — in Belarus and the reported detention of Pratasevich.
24.05 / 13:15
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Belarus Faces Western Outrage Over Airliner 'Hijacking' To Detain Journalist
European Union leaders, who are set to hold a summit on May 24, have warned of punitive steps against Belarus over the forced diversion and landing of a Ryanair plane to Minsk that was carrying a prominent opposition journalist on an internal EU flight. Belarusian authorities scrambled a military jet to escort the civilian plane, which was en route to Vilnius from Ath
06.05 / 11:49
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Lukashenko Reproaches EU And US For Not Helping Belarus Fight COVID-19
“These Europeans and Americans are sleazy people. They have done anything to help us.
05.05 / 15:47
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Еврокомиссия может получить право ограничивать инвестиции иностранных госкомпаний
сайте Еврокомиссии.«Новый инструмент разработан для эффективной борьбы с иностранными субсидиями, наносящими ущерб равным правилам единого рынка [ЕС]», заявляет регулятор.Согласно новому законопроекту, ЕК будет проверять на наличие иностранных госдотаций:Также компании должны будут самостоятельно подавать уведомления в регуляторные органы о факте получения инвестиций со стороны иностранных правительств.Кроме того, Еврокомиссия планирует оставить за собой право самостоятельно инициировать проверки любых сделок при наличии зарубежных госинвестицийюПодписывайтесь на наш TG-канал, чтобы быть в курсе всех новостей и событий!Фото на обложке: jorisvo / Depositphotos.
04.05 / 12:52
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Евросоюз отложит до июня рассмотрение новых санкций в отношении Беларуси – журналист
#Belarus won't be ready ahead of the EU foreign affairs meeting on 10 May. possibly for the June meeting when Belarus is a full point on the agenda. still no clarity on whether a group of EU member states or EEAS will propose the package