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The Council of the European Union decided to prolong the existing restrictive measures on Belarus until 31 October 2013 due to the fact that not all political prisoners have been released and the lack of improvement with regards to the respect for human rights, the rule of law and democratic principles.... More »

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In late July Belarusian Foreign Minister Siarhei Martynau paid an official visit to Italy where he met with the president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Riccardo Migliori. The meeting focused on the international observation of the parliamentary election that is scheduled for 23 September. Mr. Migliori... More »

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On 5 June, Filip Kaczmarek (EPP, Poland) was elected new chair of the European Parliament's delegation for relations with Belarus. He replaces Jacek Protasiewicz, who is taking up his new duties as vice-president of the European Parliament. EU relations with Belarus have never been easy and official... More »

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On 16 April, the first working seminar of the European Dialogue for Modernisation took place in Warsaw. It was inaugurated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radek Sikorski, and the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle. In his opening remarks, the... More »

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Siarhei Kavalenka during his trial in Vitsebsk. On 24 February, Kavalenka was sentenced to two years and one month in prison for alleged parole violations. He had been originally sentenced in January 2010 to three years of "limited freedom" for "illegally displaying the banned Belarusian national flag"... More »

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Aliaksandr Lukashenka Talks to Grybauskaite in Vilnius. Belarusian Police Break up Opposition Demonstration in Minsk. Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka said Wednesday (September 16) he was not about to change his authoritarian ways just to gain favour with Europe, stressing that his country... More »

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EU and Belarus Share Knowledge in Brussels and in Minsk. On February 1-5, 2010, on the invitation of the Office for Democratic Belarus, a group of Belarusian experts on energy visited Brussels. The delegation, which included representatives from the State Belarusian Technical University, the Belarusian... More »

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EU Policy: Sharing Knowledge with Belarus. Third Visit of Belarusian Experts to Brussels. On the invitation of the Office for a Democratic Belarus (Brussels, Belgium) and the Foundation for Legal Technologies Development (Kyiv,Ukraine), a group of Belarusian experts on transport and transit visited Brussels... More »

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Conference: “Regional Cooperation in the Field of Energy Security: Challenges and Perspectives for Belarus" to Be Held in Minsk. On 29 October 2009, the Energy Club is going to hold its first session on Energy Security in Crown Plaza, Minsk. This event is part of a larger programme of the Club: meetings... More »

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Who and How Won Russia-Belarus Hydrocarbon Wars. This article was posted at the Belarusian analytical portal www.zautra.by and translated by the ODB. By Mikalay Nekrashevich Energy conflicts between Russia and Belarus are not new. Experts note that over the last decade there were two gas, two oil and... More »