The meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Belarus-Russia Union State has been tentatively rescheduled for early April, Deputy State Secretary of the Belarus-Russia Union State Aleksei Kubrin said at a meeting held at the ...

It proposes to establish a special time period for accelerated handling of civil trials in relation to organizations with manifestations of extremism, as well as the recognition of symbols and paraphernalia, information products as extremist material...

According to Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich, over many years of joint work, Belarus and Russia have achieved a high level of trust and mutual understanding, which helps them find solutions to any issue.

The speaker emphasized that the world is not becoming safer. “The arms race, increased terrorist and extremist activity, drugs, cross-border crime, environmental health, the pandemic - the solution to these problems cannot be delayed," Chairman of ...

The task of protecting people from destructive forces seeking to split the Belarusian society and throw the country back is coming to the fore, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly Vladimir Andreichenko said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory telegram to Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko on the occasion of the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia.

A total of 331 land plots covering an area of ​​more than 403 hectares will be landscaped. Planting material has been prepared; these are mostly seedlings of pine, spruce and birch. Reforestation will be carried out in areas affected by last year...

Chairman of the Supreme State Council of the Belarus-Russia Union State, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulated Russia's President Vladimir Putin on the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia.

Chairman of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulated Belarusians and Russians on the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia.

On 1 April Grodno State Medical University hosted a beauty and talent show Beauty Queen of Grodno State Medical University 2021. The competition featured 13 contestants.

Igor Petrishenko said: “I would like to thank you for participating in the development of Belarusian-Azerbaijani relations. Cooperation has been developing vigorously, meetings and visits have been arranged for five years of your tenure already."

The system for training future firefighters via firefighting sport was in the center of attention during the conference. Participants of the conference discussed the role of firefighting sport in the vocational training of firefighters.

The governor said: “We've lived a very complicated year. It may have been the hardest year in the entire history of independent Belarus. We've survived the trial of the pandemic, the trial of the world economic crisis. We've survived external press...

The crane arm's cross-section is ovoid for the sake of better durability and rigidity. It enables precise movements during installation operations, during loading and unloading in confined spaces and in windy weather.

A meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will be held in Moscow on 2 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.

It is important that treatment standards around the world should be based on uniform approaches, as it will enable their expert assessment. This work will take decades.

Designed to make high-precision, high-strength cast iron products, the MMZ branch steadily raises its output. MMZ no longer needs to buy expensive products elsewhere and can even dedicate some of the output capacity to third-party orders.

"Out of thousands of decisions (over the course of ten years, we have made around 10,000 decisions), there were but a few arguable decisions that were vetoed by member stated,” Member of the EEC Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics S...

In line with the document in 2021-2023 the Healthcare Ministry and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus will have to accomplish a series of measures to create the relevant vaccine.

Addressing the conference, head of the Gomel branch of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) Grigory Ginsar noted that exchange trade is a great way to increase trade between Belarus and Kursk Oblast and invited Kursk entrepreneurs to ma...

"Books that have been put out with the participation of the Standing Committee make up a complex and diverse library. They tell about the common historical development of Belarus and Russia, the Union State, social and political issues, and matters c...

According to the minister, medical simulation centers will be up and running in Belarus next year. They will be set up at the Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (BelMAPO) and in all universities and nursing schools.

"We want as many people with disabilities as possible to find jobs, if their health allows that. We are taking every effort: create accessible workplaces, invest money. Last year, the government allocated around Br5 million to create 50 additional ac...

Belarus is set to play two matches with representatives of Division IA and four more with elite teams.

The absence of an own rating agency in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) amidst a hybrid war waged by Western countries will result in considerable financial losses, Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian E...

According to Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Vladimir Koltovich, in 2020 fines for violating price regulations made up some Br230,000.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 323,043 cases. A total of 313,628 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The low-floor buses have optimal dimensions for urban conditions: length is 12.43m, width is 2.55m, and height is 3.1m. The model offers 26 seats and can transport up to 110 passengers.

“I am sure that this incident will become a powerful impetus for redirecting container flows from ships to trains. This year already we see a doubling of container rail traffic,” the EEC minister stressed.

The vehicles are designed to take care of the airfield in spring and summer. The inspection was also supposed to ensure a high level of security of local flights.

The first day of April was warm, but the weather is expected to change on 2 April.

В многофункциональном комплексе Minsk World стартует АКЦИЯ на покупку квартир!

Any economic success of Belarus provides integration effect for the whole Eurasian Economic Union, Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission Sergei Glazyev said at the online briefing on 1 A...

In January-March, the sum of transactions in seeds and plant protection agents on BUCE amounted to Br66.5 million, up 3.5 times over the same period of 2020. In 2020, the total sum of transactions in these products equaled Br53.7 million.

According to the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART), Belarus-made products account for 77% of foodstuffs and about 43% of non-food products sold in Belarus.

The first reading will be given to the bills on preventing the rehabilitation of Nazism, on amending the laws on the counteraction of extremism, on amending the laws on labor relations, and on amending the laws on mass media.

Participants of the meeting exchanged opinions about a broad range of matters concerning the role and the place of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in the modern world, popularization of the CSTO's work, and ways to enhance its standing.

“All in all, the BelNPP will generate about 18.5 billion kWh per year. This is about 40% of the country's electricity consumption under current conditions,” Viktor Karankevich said.

At the meeting held on 31 March the league's board confirmed that 24 teams would take part in the 2021-2022 season.

This is the key document aimed at creating a common market for auditing services that provides for common approaches to regulating these activities. Under the agreement, qualification certificates issued in one member of the EAEU will be recognized i...

It is necessary to keep prices for consumer goods under control and prevent their unjustified growth, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he heard out a report of First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov and Minister of Antimonopoly Reg...

The government bodies need to show well-coordinated work in protecting the domestic market and interests of national producers, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with First Vice Premier Nikolai Snopkov and Minister of Antimonopoly...

Belavia recommends to check the information on restrictions with the appropriate authorities of the country of arrival.

“The Belarusian company has fully taken into account the customer's wishes. We have already received positive feedback from the company about the performance of the supplied equipment. There are intentions to continue cooperation. We are currently ...

Belarus is interested in developing relations with the United States, but on the basis of mutual respect, Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Glaz said in an interview to the ONT TV channel.

A plan for the CSTO regional operation Nelegal to combat illegal migration in 2021 has been coordinated.

Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolai Borisevich met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Palestine to Belarus, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Khalid Ariqat.

The Council of Ministers' resolution came into force on 1 April 2021.

The new Education Code will be a framework document reflecting a new reality, Chairman of the Standing Commission on Education, Culture and Science of the House of Representatives Igor Marzalyuk told reporters prior to the meeting of the Council of t...

“The EEC Council, which was scheduled for 1 April, has been postponed to 5 April. Not all members of the Council will be able to attend,” Iya Malkina wrote.

“If we talk about the delivery of Russian oil of the Urals variety by pipeline transport, everything proceeds on schedule. We don't see problems. There can be no problems since the two sides honor all the commitments precisely,” the official said...

According to the commanding officer of the reconnaissance battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel Nikolai Valuyev, the reservists are already past the individual training stage. They had to recall how to handle issue weapons and brushed up on gunnery regulatio...

The performance of loss making companies should be analyzed in the context, Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told reporters during his working trip to Mozyr Oil Refinery.

In 2020, the collection of secondary raw materials in Belarus wen up by 3.2% over 2019, BelTA learned from the Secondary Raw Materials Operator. In 2020, the country collected 789,900 tonnes of secondary raw materials.

The flight on the route Moscow (Vnukovo) – Minsk – Moscow (Vnukovo) will be performed on Wednesdays, with arrival in Minsk at 11:30 and departure for Moscow at 12:30.

According to Roman Golovchenko, the head of state signed a decree on possible retaliatory measures against those who impose illegal economic sanctions on the Republic of Belarus and domestic enterprises.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei informed his counterpart in detail about the ongoing constitutional reform in Belarus and the progress of the dialogue in the society.

Measures to prevent psychological terrorism should be enshrined in the Constitution, Chairman of the Standing Commission on Education, Culture and Science of the House of Representatives Igor Marzalyuk told reporters on 31 March, BelTA has learned.

According to the source, scheduled tests of the harvester prototype Amkodor FH3081 continue in Minsk District. Another new machine has joined it – an Amkodor FF1681 forwarder. The latter is supposed to load up on the shortwood the harvester collect...

The document provides for the extension of BelNPP's exemption from the real estate tax and land tax until 31 December 2041, as well as its exemption from the income tax, calculation and transfer of part of the profit to the budget until 31 December 2...

The installation of an automatic number-plate recognition system has begun at the Belarusian border checkpoint Berestovitsa on the Belarusian-Polish border.

During the talks Viktor Gulevich and Valery Gerasimov discussed topical aspects of Belarusian-Russian military cooperation, including the operation of the Belarusian-Russian regional military force, preparations for the Belarusian-Russian strategic m...

HC Stroitel Brest, HC Minsk, Russia's Dynamo-Elektrostal, Dynamo-Stroitel (Yekaterinburg), Dynamo-Ak Bars (Kazan) and OKS-SHVSM from Ukrainian Vinnitsa have confirmed the participation in the tournament.

Warm weather has come to Grodno and residents of the city have flocked to parks to enjoy it.

The company hit performance targets in 2020. It processed over 8.99 million tonnes of hydrocarbon raw materials. The oil conversion ratio totaled 84.4%, with the output of light oil products at 65.2%. The production of high-octane gasolines increased...

The joint session of the Presidiums of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), entitled Russia and Belarus: a Common Scientific Space, took place in Moscow on 30 March.

Scheduled tasks and tests of the first unit will continue in line with the pilot commercial operation stage program. Preparations for an integrated trial of the reactor unit at nominal power levels have begun. Specialists are expected to start this w...

Plans are in place to implement an investment project to launch the production of biotechnological products and, perhaps, recombinant vaccines against COVID-19.

The official said: “After visiting this institution and other places one can see that people live for the future, they don't live only for the present. People focus on creative work. They live, see certain problems, and resolve them. They resolve p...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 321,807 cases. A total of 312,320 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The minister informed that literally the other day Belarus received a batch of 100,000 doses of the second component of Sputnik V. The vaccine is now being distributed throughout the country. “In mid-April, Belmedpreparaty will roll out the first c...

"Let me remind you that the Constitution was adopted in 1994. It was amended in 1996 and our country has been developing steadily, dynamically and safely for about 30 years now; we have been making progress in many areas,” said Piotr Miklashevich.

The construction of the heavy oil hydrocracking complex is Mozyr Oil Refinery's largest investment project on record. Its cost is estimated to exceed $1.45 billion. In essence building the complex is like building another enterprise that occupies ove...

This competition has been held since 2018, and over this time it has brought together more than 600 young scientists, diplomats, representatives of public associations and businesses from 11 CIS countries.

The allies practiced regrouping during a regular stage of the exercise. Covered by air defense units, the troops marched to new positions. Engineer reconnaissance and mine clearance were also practiced along the way.

The Constitutional Commission is set on systemic, targeted, and fruitful work, Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Chairman of the Constitutional Commission Piotr Miklashevich told journalists.

According to Nikolai Vasilkov, 25 million trees were planted on an area of 5,600ha in 2020 thanks to such campaigns. The forest cover percentage in Belarus exceeds 40% and the forest area totals 9.6 million hectares.

Belarus lost 0-8 to Belgium in their second match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification on 30 March.

The project will help participating companies gain expertise in export trade, establish business ties with foreign and international trade platforms, and come onto these platforms with their products.

In January-February 2021 the Belarusian government borrowed an equivalent of $129.2 million, including $114 million from the Russian government and $15.2 million from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the European B...

Proceeds from value added tax came at Br2.6 billion (19.1% of the target), profit tax – Br30 million (0.9%), excise duties – Br0.5 billion (17.6%). Revenues from foreign trade operations totaled Br0.7 billion (18.6%).

During repairs, modernization, and technical modernization of structures and buildings these requirements will be used to the extent specified by design documents bearing in mind the need to preserve architectural solutions in the course of repairs a...

The official said: “Effective state and legal construction is possible only on a reliable constitutional foundation. On the one hand, the stability of the Constitution is an important condition for the stable development of the society and the stat...

“Currently there are 25 bills under consideration in the House of Representatives. 18 of them will be included in the approximate schedule. Eleven are ready for consideration, the work on the rest is underway,” said Valentin Semenyako.

This year was defined by the heads of the organization's member states as the year of continuing to consolidate efforts in the fight against modern challenges and threats and improving interstate cooperation in carrying out crime prevention operation...

The Development Bank of Belarus will provide loans of Br40 million to the Minsk Metro Construction Directorate for the implementation of the Belarusian transport development program for 2021-2025.

Flights will be operated on Fridays with departure from Minsk at 8.30 and arrival in Kaliningrad at 8.30. The return flight will leave Kaliningrad at 9.10 and arrive in Minsk at 11.10. The time is local.

The decree comes into force after its official publication.

The head of state expressed confidence that Pavel Bure's experience and strength of character would continue to contribute to achieving new professional and life goals.

Belarus' world number 8 Aryna Sabalenka lost to world number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6 in the 2021 Miami Open quarterfinal.

The head of the upper chamber of the Belarusian parliament said that she had already been to Belmedpreparaty when she worked in the government. She reminded that back then the industry had to increase the share of Belarusian medications up to 50%. It...

A brigade will practice a defensive battle as part of the exercise. The experience of modern wars and localized conflicts was taken into account as the exercise was organized. Close attention was paid to interaction between different arms of the mili...

According to the Belarusian company, Amkodor's forestry industry machines allow substantially increasing and facilitating wood harvesting in swampy areas while reducing the prime cost of the work.

“The experts finalized and coordinated the draft plan taking into account the comments and suggestions received from the states. The document is scheduled to be signed at a meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council in Moscow on 2 April,” the p...

The decree provides for prohibiting the import of certain categories of merchandise and the import of services provided by natural persons and legal persons of the countries that have resorted to special measures (sanctions) against Belarusian corpor...

The festive atmosphere of the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk is all about creativity and mutual respect, BelTA learned from the official Instagram channel of the festival's directorate.

The forestries of Brest Oblast started harvesting birch sap last week. The intensity of sap flow is still weak due to unfavorable weather. Despite this, the region has already harvested 424 tonnes of juice.

Belarus annually exports about 350,000-400,000 tonnes of potatoes, Belarusian Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Vladimir Grakun told a news conference.