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31 августа 2013
- 14:12 First-Class Worker Rate to be raised on September 1 (просмотров: 520) // English // Новости
The First-Class Worker Rate (rate used for calculating pay rates in the public sector) is to be raised by four percent from 250,000 to 260,000 rubels...
- 14:01 Government to raise electricity rates for households on September 1 (просмотров: 572) // English // Новости
The Council of Ministers has issued a directive providing for raising the electricity rates for households on September 1. In particular, the rates...
- 13:59 Russia threatens to revise attitude to joint projects with Belarus (просмотров: 679) // English // Новости
Russia may revise its attitude to some joint projects with Belarus in retaliation for the arrest of Uralkali Director General Vladislav Baumgertner,...
- 13:57 Belarusian Party of Left fails to get permission for series of demonstrations in Homyel (просмотров: 477) // English // Новости
Activists of the Spravedlivy Mir (Just World) Belarusian Party of the Left (BPL) have failed to secure permission for a series of demonstrations in...
30 августа 2013
- 12:11 Lawyer for Vitsyebsk doctor appeals decision to place him in compulsory psychiatric care (просмотров: 576) // English // Новости
A lawyer for Ihar Pastnow has appealed the decision of a judge of the Vitsyebsk District Court to send him to a mental health hospital for...
- 12:09 Uralkali CEO charged with power abuse (просмотров: 680) // English // Новости
A formal charge was brought against Vladislav Baumgertner, director general of Russian potash company Uralkali, on August 29, the Russian Agency of...
- 12:07 European Parliament to discuss Paleckis` report on Belarus on September 11 (просмотров: 860) // English // Новости
A report on the situation in Belarus containing recommendations on the EU`s policy toward Minsk will be discussed by the European Parliament in...
- 12:05 Ukraine set to tighten border security to prevent spread of African swine fever from Belarus (просмотров: 559) // English // Новости
It is necessary to introduce the strictest possible security measures at the Russian and Belarusian borders to prevent the possible spread of the...
- 12:03 Russia issues warning over Baumgertner's arrest (просмотров: 1442) // English // Статьи
Russia may change its mind on a number of issues of bilateral cooperation with Belarus because of the arrest of Vladislav Baumgertner...
29 августа 2013
- 15:55 Prime Minister Myasnikovich meets with state secretary of Belarusian-Russian Union State (просмотров: 616) // English // Новости
Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich met Thursday in Minsk with Grigory Rapota, state secretary of the Belarusian-Russian Union State to discuss the...
- 15:52 February blast in apartment building in Minsk’s Serabranka neighborhood blamed on suicide attempt (просмотров: 1168) // English // Новости
An investigation found that the February 23 blast and subsequent fire in an apartment building in Minsk’s Serabranka neighborhood, which...
- 15:33 Belarus has highest inflation rate among post-Soviet nations in first seven months of 2013 (просмотров: 1884) // English // Новости
Belarus had the highest inflation rate among the post-Soviet nations in the first seven months of 2013, according to official statistical data....
- 15:31 Investigative Committee set to institute criminal proceedings against Uralkali's top shareholder (просмотров: 881) // English // Статьи
The Investigative Committee plans to institute criminal proceedings against Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov...
28 августа 2013
- 14:58 Zmitser Dashkevich leaves prison (просмотров: 1722) // English // Видео
Zmitser Dashkevich, chairman of an opposition youth organization called Malady Front (Young Front), was released from a prison in Hrodna at 6:20...
- 14:51 New opposition coalition may nominate single presidential contender (просмотров: 937) // English // Новости
The members of a new opposition coalition to be formed next month are considering the possibility of nominating a single contender to represent them...
- 14:25 Russian ambassador criticizes Belarusian law enforcement agencies over Baumgertner's arrest (просмотров: 577) // English // Новости
Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Surikov on Tuesday criticized Belarusian law enforcement agencies over the arrest of Uralkali CEO Vladislav...
- 14:23 Minsk City Court rejects rights defender Ravyaka's appeal against fine (просмотров: 606) // English // Новости
Judge Alyaksey Bychko of the Minsk City Court on Tuesday upheld a fine imposed on human rights defender Tatsyana Ravyaka over a postcard...
- 14:19 Coming Belarusian-Russian military exercise will be of defensive nature, minister says (просмотров: 862) // English // Новости
A Belarusian-Russian strategic military exercise scheduled for September will be of a purely defensive nature, Defense Minister Yury Zhadobin told...
- 11:08 Zmitser Dashkevich released from prison (просмотров: 1260) // English // Статьи
Zmitser Dashkevich, chairman of an opposition youth organization called Malady Front (Young Front), was released from a prison in Hrodna at 6:20 a.m. on Wednesday...
27 августа 2013
- 16:30 Government approves additional measures to tackle African swine fever (просмотров: 703) // English // Новости
The Council of Ministers on Monday approved a directive outlining additional measures to tackle the spread of African swine fever and other animal...
- 14:57 Opposition activist demonstrates in Minsk against foreign military bases (просмотров: 1555) // English // Видео
Opposition activist Mikalay Hladyshaw staged a one-man demonstration in Minsk on August 26, protesting the existence of Russian military bases in...
- 14:51 Finance ministry wants excise tax on motor fuel raised this year (просмотров: 707) // English // Новости
The finance ministry proposes an increase in the rates of excise tax on motor fuel as a way to raise budget revenues this year, Inesa Danilovich,...
- 14:48 Moscow demands release of Uralkali CEO (просмотров: 1292) // English // Статьи
Moscow demands the release of Uralkali Director General Vladislav Baumgertner and the Belarusian government's explanations over his arrest...
- 13:28 Ales Byalyatski shortlisted for Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize (просмотров: 564) // English // Новости
Imprisoned human rights defender Ales Byalyatski has been shortlisted for the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize. The two other candidates for the...
- 13:17 Fate of criminal case against Uralkali CEO will depend on Lukashenka's talks with Russian tycoon, analyst says (просмотров: 880) // English // Новости
The fate of the criminal case against Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner depends on the results of talks between Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Suleiman...
- 13:15 Opposition activist in Minsk sentenced to 10 days in jail over protest against foreign military bases (просмотров: 667) // English // Новости
A judge of the Tsentralny District Court in Minsk on Monday sentenced opposition activist Mikalay Hladyshaw to 10 days in jail for staging a one-man...
- 13:12 Uralkali CEO's visit to Minsk was arranged by Russian prime minister, Forbes says (просмотров: 717) // English // Статьи
Uralkali Director General Vladislav Baumgertner's visit to Minsk was arranged by Dmitry Medvedev...
26 августа 2013
- 16:48 Belarus' potash output reported down 6.4 percent in first seven months of 2013 (просмотров: 554) // English // Новости
Belarus' potash output decreased by 6.4 percent year-on-year in the first seven months of 2013, totaling 2,981,300 tons, reported the National...
- 15:35 Uralkali CEO arrested in Minsk (просмотров: 1049) // English // Статьи
Vladislav Baumgertner, director general of Russian potash company Uralkali, has been arrested in Minsk...
- 15:17 Opposition activists come out in support of Vitsyebsk doctor placed in compulsory psychiatric care (просмотров: 586) // English // Новости
Opposition activists have signed a petition urging Vitsyebsk Regional Prosecutor Henadz Dzisko to contest a recent court ruling that placed doctor...
- 14:40 Police defend raid on punk and hardcore festival in Minsk region, say that only seven were arrested (просмотров: 585) // English // Новости
The Minsk regional police on Monday defended a crackdown on a punk and hardcore open-air festival in the Vileyka district on August 24, and said...
- 14:38 Judge of Minsk City Court refuses to consider Uladzislaw Kavalyow family's complaint (просмотров: 692) // English // Статьи
Judge Aksana Udowskaya of the Minsk City Court on Monday refused to consider a complaint by Lyubow Kavalyow...
- 14:35 Three Russian companies interested to invest in new nitrogen fertilizer plant in Hrodna (просмотров: 729) // English // Новости
Three Russian companies have expressed an interest in investing in the construction of a new nitrogen fertilizer plant in Hrodna in a joint project...
25 августа 2013
- 13:54 Agreement on military-technical cooperation may be signed during Sri Lankan president’s visit to Belarus (просмотров: 776) // English // Новости
An interstate agreement on military-technical cooperation may be signed as a result of the forthcoming visit of the president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda...
- 13:52 Belarusian opposition activists visit Katyn memorial near Smolensk to commemorate victims of Stalinist terror (просмотров: 708) // English // Новости
More than 40 Belarusian opposition activists on August 23 visited the Katyn memorial near Russia’s western city of Smolensk to honor the...
- 13:50 Police raid Minsk office of “Tell the Truth!” movement (просмотров: 878) // English // Статьи
About 30 activists of the “Tell the Truth!” movement were rounded up in a police raid on the movement’s Minsk office...
24 августа 2013
- 17:16 Announced decision to raise VAT rate to 22 percent is not final, Deputy Prime Minister Prakapovich says (просмотров: 727) // English // Новости
The announced decision to raise the rate of value-added tax (VAT) from 20 to 22 percent in 2014 is not final, Deputy Prime Minister Pyotr...
- 17:13 Prakapovich slams market traders for protesting requirement to comply with Customs Union certification rules for imported light industry goods (просмотров: 746) // English // Новости
It is compulsory for each retailer to comply with the certification rules of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia for imported light...
- 17:12 Lukashenka sends Independence Day greetings to president of Ukraine (просмотров: 694) // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on August 24 greeted the president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych on the occasion of Independence Day. “An important...
23 августа 2013
- 16:08 Business associations warn government against VAT hike (просмотров: 767) // English // Новости
Business associations have warned the government against moving ahead with plans to raise the rate of value added tax in 2014. The authorities plan...
- 16:04 Journalist Volha Klaskowski to appeal her eight-year prison sentence (просмотров: 862) // English // Статьи
Belarusian journalist Volha Klaskowski plans to appeal an eight-year prison sentence imposed on her by a Swedish judge on August 23...
- 14:14 Lawyer of Vitsyebsk doctor placed in compulsory psychiatric care to appeal the ruling (просмотров: 840) // English // Новости
The lawyer of doctor Ihar Pastnow who was sent by a judge to a mental health hospital for compulsory treatment plans to appeal the ruling, human...
- 14:06 National Bank expects its refinance rate to average 16 to 17 percent in 2014 (просмотров: 585) // English // Новости
The National Bank of Belarus (NBB) says in an explanatory note on its draft 2014 Monetary Policy Guidelines that the refinance rate is expected to...
- 14:03 Lukashenka accuses «destructive forces» of using African swine fever to stir up tension (просмотров: 851) // English // Статьи
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Thursday accused what he called “destructive forces” of using African swine fever...
- 13:57 Seven members of Rada of Belarusian Intelligentsia apply for release of Catholic priest Uladzislaw Lazar (просмотров: 653) // English // Новости
Seven members of the Rada (Council) of the Belarusian Intelligentsia have applied for the release of arrested Roman Catholic priest Uladzislaw Lazar...
22 августа 2013
- 15:57 Two people killed, three others severely injured as BMW crashes into iron fence in Mazyr (просмотров: 552) // English // Новости
Two people were killed and three others were seriously injured in a traffic accident that occurred in Mazyr, Homyel region, early on Thursday....
- 15:54 Doctor in Vitsyebsk who openly criticized authorities sent to psychiatric hospital (просмотров: 908) // English // Статьи
A pediatrician and psychiatrist in Vitsyebsk who openly criticized the head of the Vitsyebsk Regional Executive Committee has been sent to a mental health hospital...
- 15:51 International Congress of Slavists kicks off in Minsk (просмотров: 1477) // English // Видео
The 15th International Congress of Slavists began in Minsk on August 21, bringing together more than 600 scholars from 35 countries. Alyaksandr...
- 14:48 Authorities confirm chicken deaths on state farm in Homyel region (просмотров: 693) // English // Новости
The agriculture ministry's veterinary and food safety directorate has confirmed a report that RUP Belarusnafta-Asobina, a state farming company in...
- 14:42 Two more opposition activist fined over demonstration against compulsory military service (просмотров: 624) // English // Новости
A judge of the Tsentralny District Court ion Minsk on Thursday sentenced opposition activists Yawhen Kontush and Dzmitry Paliyenka to a fine of one...