Events

Lukashenko urges efficient use of budget funds
“When you start to make reproaches to the authorities, not just me, though, you know, in a dishonest way without citing the facts, I do not take it well. Everything should be fair"...

Lukashenko forbids any unilateral bylaws on business
“Without the coordination with the Business Promotion Council, the government cannot adopt any bylaws. If there are disputes, let me consider them”...

Lukashenko promises to update administrative procedures for business if need be
“It was difficult to understand the purpose of separate procedures. We got rid of them without regret. The addendum to the relevant document that I signed stipulates all the procedures. This is the final version of the list of administrative procedures for business"...

Belarus, Russia mull over new format for exchanging tax information
The new format of cooperation was discussed at a meeting of the working group on tax control and tax information exchange between the two countries in St Petersburg...

About 1,500 observers accredited for 2018 local elections in Belarus to date
According to the latest data published by the Central Election Commission, 150 observers have been accredited through applications to local commissions, 48 from labor collectives, and 49 from political parties (the Communist Party of Belarus, the National Party of Labour and Justice, and the Social Democratic Party of Popular Accord)...

Belarus president refuses unjustified bailouts to industrial sector
A number of draft regulatory acts on developing certain industrial enterprises were discussed during the meeting. There are tentative plans to give a number of industrial enterprises some leeway on returning loans to the state budget, on returning commercial loans, and adjusting installment plans...

Belarus, Vietnam to set up business council in 2018
"The most important thing for us is to create a working platform for communication of the enterprises of the two countries"...

Belarus, Turkey discuss problems of Middle East 　
The parties discussed the current state of the Belarusian-Turkish cooperation in international organizations...

Belarusian nuclear power plant’s power bridge ready by late 2018
Yevgeny Voronov congratulated colleagues on the professional holiday — Energy Worker’s Day — which is celebrated in Belarus on 22 December. In 2016 Belenergo reached record high technical and economic parameters in the entire history of the Belarusian power grid...

Lukashenko: Scientists’ salaries should depend on R&D results
The head of state reminded that at the session held in April 2017 to discuss the prospects of Belarusian science an instruction was given to develop new principles and approaches to the calculation of scientists’ salaries. In this context, he asked about the progress in this field, about the proposed sources and mechanisms of labor remuneration in science, about the efficiency of these measures...

Belarus exploring Slovakia’s experience in nuclear safety monitoring
The Slovak colleagues informed the Belarusians about procedures to plan and conduct various inspections of the construction and operation of NPP units using the example of the Mochovce NPP...

Council of Europe offers Belarus assistance in mediation, further training of lawyers
The chairman of the Supreme Court emphasized that today the judicial system of Belarus is independent, self-sufficient and steadily developing. Its assessment by the international expert community, including the Council of Europe, is of utmost importance...

Antimonopoly agencies of Belarus, Ukraine agree to intensify cooperation
Vladimir Koltovich informed the Ukrainian counterpart on the work done to establish the ministry in a new format, on the main directions of its activities, including the establishment of cooperation with the antimonopoly authorities of other countries...

Belarus’ vote on UN Ukrainian resolution explained
“Indeed, we voted against this resolution. Belarus has always voted against any country-specific resolutions. This is our principled position. From our own experience we know what the attempts at artificial politicization”...

Contact group on Ukraine to reconvene in Minsk on 18 January
The meeting of the trilateral contact group on Ukraine in Minsk on 20 December focused on security matters, the observance of the ceasefire regime, and the exchange of prisoners of war. The relevant statement was made...

International respect for Belarus on the rise
This year the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus has successfully arranged a responsible international event in the format of multilateral cooperation — a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Central European Initiative...

Belarus-EU partnership priorities discussed in Brussels
“The meeting examined the prospects for further development of relations between Belarus and the EU, including the participation of Belarus in the EU’s initiative Eastern Partnership, the interaction in mobility, the current state of the sectoral dialogues, cooperation within the framework of EU technical assistance and also human rights issues"...

Trilateral contact group on Ukraine reconvenes in Minsk
The previous talks on Ukraine were held in the Belarusian capital on 5 December. The participants of the talks reiterated the need for strict compliance with ceasefire agreements...

Belarus opens Honorary Consulate in Marseilles
Prior to the opening of the consular establishment Belarus’ Ambassador to France Pavel Latushko held meetings with the vice mayors of Marseilles. In his words, Belarus’ Honorary Consulate was opened in Lyon on 2015 and another one in Bordeaux in 2016...

Belarus, Uzbekistan sign cooperation roadmap for 2018
"Today we have signed a roadmap for 2018. The document outlines the priority areas for bilateral cooperation, including mechanical engineering, agro industry, construction and production of building materials, healthcare, production of medical products"...