This is a collection of expert analysis edited by well-known Polish diplomat, former Ambassador of Poland to Belarus Mariusz Maszkiewicz. He wrote the introduction, noting that “the collection presented here will serve to deepen understanding of the situation in Belarus, as well as provide a perfect opportunity for the redoubling of intellectual and organisational efforts, on the part of interested specialists on the EU and Belarusians ... More »
Belarus is a beautiful country in the heart of Europe* with pristine landscapes and surviving archaic traditions. Its population are Belarusians — one of the eastern Slavic groups. The first people came to this part of the eastern European plain approximately one hundred thousand years ago. Between the 8th and 9th centuries, the intermingling of Slavs with settled Celtic and Baltic tribes resulted in the creation of tribal unions — the ... More »
Belarusia is a beautiful country in the heart of Europe, with pristine landscapes and surviving archaic traditions. Its population are Belarusians - one of the eastern Slavic groups. The first people came to this part of the eastern European plain approximately one hundred thousand years ago. Between the 8th and 9th centuries, the intermingling of Slavs with settled Celtic and Baltic tribes resulted in the creation of tribal unions - th... More »
Since 1991, the Republic of Belarus, has taken her place in Eastem Europę as a new independent state. Although the history of Belarusian statehood goes back to the lOth centuiy, this nation is only now being discovered by the world community. This is due to the fact that as one of the allied republics of the former Soviet Union (as the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic or BSSR), Belarus was not represented in the world in terms of h... More »
The presidential election in March 2006, conducted by the Belarusian authorities in violation of basic democratic principles, were an important event which has changed the situation in Belarus. It was not a fundamental turning point but has resulted in changes inside the regime as well as in the opposition communities and Belarusian society. Thanks to the events accompanying the presidential election, Belarus has been noticed by the EU ... More »
This is a joint publication of the Centre for European Studies and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. This publication has received funding from the European Parliament. Sole responsibility for facts or opinions expressed in this publication rests with the authors. The Centre for European Studies, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the European Parliament assume no responsibility either for the information contained in the publication or its s... More »
Publikacja Białoruś w Pogoni za Europą prezentuje zbiór tekstów syntetycznie przedstawiających wewnętrzną sytuację na Białorusi oraz propozycje reform politycznych, gospodarczych i społecznych, których celem jest otwarcie dla tego kraju perspektywy integracji z Unią Europejską i wprowadzenie go na drogę głębokich przemian wiodących ku demokracji i funkcjonującej gospodarce rynkowej. Przedstawione są tu także postulaty dotyczące polityki... More »
External economic cooperation with foreign countries is regarded as one of the major preconditions of stabilization and further economic development. Today, the Republic of Belarus has established and continues to develop trade relations with more than 140 countries in the world. Close cooperation with countries of Europe, North America, Asia and Africa has allowed it to considerably increase its foreign trade. Today the production of B... More »
The aim of this book is to provide the reader with an overview of the phenomenon of Russian-Belarusian integration. It is remarkable that such an important and highly contested issue as the attempt to build a common state between Russia and Belarus has received so little scholarly attention. The discussion has been largely limited to the policy-making circles of both states, media publications and fierce exchanges of opinions between th... More »
We present the fifth National Human Development Report. It covers the events of 1998 and discusses the transition to sustainable development during the last five years. 1998 was a difficult year for the government and people. Despite a number of positive developments in the economy, social sector and environment, the nation faced some difficulties, especially in the second half of the year; caused mainly by the financial crisis that aff... More »