Section: Belarus
Verkhovna Rada to consider amendments to Constitution today
Today, Aug. 31, a plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is to take place. …read more Source:...
Magnificat 2015 film festival to feature 48 films from 16 countries
The contest program of the Magnificat 2015 film festival includes films of directors from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Serbia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Poland, France, Italy, Spain, Ireland, India and the United States. The festival will also feature a joint work of Armenian and Argentinean specialists. …read more Source:...
Kyiv Mayor Klitschko tapped to lead presidential party
Klitschko said prior to his election that it was a big responsibility and simultaneously a burden, and he would need to equal the hopes of Ukrainians. …read more Source:...
Belarusian, Russian foreign ministers discuss regional security
According to the source, Vladimir Makei and Sergei Lavrov discussed topical matters concerning the advancement of Belarusian-Russian relations as well as problems of ensuring regional security in view of the situation in Ukraine’s southeast. …read more Source:...
Belarus plans to accede to Community-led Urban Strategies in Historic Towns program
The COMUS project is a logical continuation of the projects implemented by the Council of Europe in previous years such as Kiev Initiative and some others, the aim of which was to assess the current state of historic towns in several countries of Eastern Europe. The project is focused on revitalization of these towns, raising large-scale...
Ukraine working group on security meet in Minsk behind closed doors
The trilateral contact group promoting the peace settlement in eastern Ukraine met at the President Hotel in Minsk on 26 August. It was decided that the meeting of the working group on security would be continued on 27 August. …read more Source:...
Ukraine strikes deal with creditors, securing 20% haircut
Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko reached an accord with a Franklin Templeton-led creditor committee. …read more Source:...
Poll: More than 40% of Ukrainians support NATO membership
A total of 41% of Ukrainians would vote for Ukraine joining NATO if a referendum on the issue was held in the coming days, according to the findings of a survey carried out by Rating Group Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russian proxies attack ATO forces 90 times overnight
The situation in the Donbas conflict zone deteriorated significantly by the end of the day. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s contact group to meet 8 September
The meetings of the three-sided contact group on Ukraine and its working groups took place in Minsk on 26 August. The talks were held at the President Hotel behind closed doors. …read more Source:...
