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Miejsce wydania: Brussels
Data wydania: 2010-10-27
Copyright © 2010 by Belarus Headlines
Księgozbiór: KAMUNIKAT — ten serwis (wersja elektroniczna)
Promoting Visa-Free Regime for Belarus and Other Countries of the Eastern Partnership. In its statement of 25 October, the Council of the European Union underlined the importance of enhanced contacts between people and expressed its interest in receiving the European Commission's proposals for the negotiating directives for visa facilitation and readmission agreements with Belarus. The Office for a Democratic Belarus (ODB) strongly welcomes the prospect of visa negotiations between the EU and Belarus and will continue its efforts in promoting a visa free regime for the citizens of Belarus and other countries of the Eastern Partnership (EaP). In the framework of a project Paving the road towards visa-free travel between the Eastern Partnership countries and the EU that was initiated by the Public Association for an Open Society (PASOS) and supported by the European Stability Initiative (ESI), the Office will participate in activities aimed at promotion of closer integration and people-to-people contacts between the EaP countries and the EU. As official participant of the EaP Civil Society Forum (SCF) II, the ODB is planning to actively engage in the work of the sub-group on visas of the Working Group 1 of the Forum.
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Periodyki: Belarus Headlines
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. However, the Council noted that restrictive measures 'remain open and under constant review'. When speaking at a news conference in Lux... Więcej »
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 expressed hope that the elections would “register significant progress on the democratic process and human rights with respect to r... Więcej »
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 political cooperation has gone from bad to worse since the presidential elections of 2010. “Our task in the coming months will be to suppor... Więcej »
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 Commissioner stated that the EU would continue its tough approach towards the government of Belarus until all political prisoners are relea... Więcej »
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" in a public place. Photo by Belapan.com Więcej »
This expert forum will discuss the European Union's policies on Belarus in the context of the latest developments in the country. The European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle, will present his views on existing EU policy towards Belarus and its prospects for success. Two panels with prominent Belarusian and European experts, including Pavel Daneyko, Director of the Belarusian Economic Research... Więcej »
The International Monetary Fund has completed its visit to Belarus. Chris Jarvis, who led a two-week long mission, said the country needs to show its commitment to market reforms and prove it with concrete steps to get a bailout from the fund. The IMF called on Belarusian authorities to cut inflation which was eating away at ordinary Belarusians' incomes and raised inflationary expectations, and to continue cutting state spending and in... Więcej »
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka pardoned another 11 opposition activists who were sentenced to jail terms for their involvement in protests in December against his re-election. He plans to release all opposition activists by the beginning of October to improve relations with western countries. According to Reuters, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov received this message from Lukashenka during his discrete visit to M... Więcej »
While Russia is increasing its efforts to push Belarus into its geostrategic orbit even further, Europe appears to have taken the "wait and see approach". The latest arms embargo and sanctions targeting Belarusian companies is a moral gesture, which will have little effect in Belarus. Those who wish to see change in Belarus may be losing the momentum. Russia is pressing Belarus to privatise its most lucrative assets. The highly profitab... Więcej »
The European Union strengthened sanctions against Belarus during a meeting of foreign ministers on Monday by placing a further 13 individuals on the list of designated persons subject to travel restrictions and an assets freeze. The new names are judges and prosecutors who have been involved in recent trials of opposition presidential candidates. During the meeting the foreign ministers failed to agree on economic sanctions on companies... Więcej »