EVENTS Opportunity for Warsaw-based volunteers Solidarity with Belarus Information Office seeks a volunteer to help prepare for a two-day international journalist workshop in Warsaw. On... | 11.02.14 Vote for your favourite articles in ’Belarus in Focus 2013’ journalist competition! Support participants of ’Belarus in Focus 2013’ by voting for your favourite articles! See all articles here The three authors... | 10.02.14 Journalist guide Belarus in Focus How Ukraine’s Hromadskie TV challenges stereotypes about media in post-Soviet countries SBIO director and media expert, Yuliya Slutskaya, talks to the founders, journalists, and volunteers at Hromadskie TV – an... | 04.02.14 International relations Potash sales in 2014 provided by dumped prices | 04.03.14 In February the Belarus Potash Company (BPC) won a tender to supply 250 tonnes of potassium chloride to Indonesia and signed an agreement to supply... Belarus hopes for ‘integration Prize’ when selling its assets No concessions from Minsk in the ‘dairy war’ Lukashenko to restrict Russian presence in Belarus’ economy Economy Ukraine’s currency devaluation creates new challenges for Belarus’ foreign trade | 04.03.14 Ukraine is the second largest market for Belarusian products after Russia. Economic instability in Ukraine and substantial public debt has resulted... Wages fall to USD 550 per month Declining GDP will be financed with money-printing Utilisation fee on cars will change car market in Belarus Твиты пользователя @solidarityBY Supported by

Feature of the week Official Minsk uses conflict in Ukraine to strengthen its positions internationally The Belarusian authorities have reacted discreetly to the events in Ukraine. They count... Society and politics ‘No’ to political reforms in Belarus ahead of presidential elections | 04.03.14 The National Academy’s Sociology Institute director Kotliarov said that a sociological poll would be held in Belarus concerning the... Authorities increase attention to public safety in Minsk Opposition’s electoral activity fits acceptable frameworks set by authorities Public officials are encouraged to ensure high turnout in local elections Regions Regions’ reactions to events in Ukraine (before the crisis outbreak in the Crimea) | 04.03.14 The crisis in Ukraine has split public opinion in Belarusian regions. There are virtually no public discussions however it is the most discussed... State procurement order and new rules will not save housing construction market Drug use on the rise in the regions Working conditions as harsh as ever Press Club BISS East Book.eu International Press on Belarus “A New Democratic Ukraine”Ukraine, Russia, the Neighbourhood in MarchA Polish Journalist & Maidan StoriesAs the Ukraine debate rages, both sides are getting it wrongAzerbaijani Journalist Charged with Spying for the U.S.The Black Sea Fleet And Russia’s Crimean AdventurismGeorgia: The EU Checks Out, and Russia Checks in from AboveSecure Eurasia: How Central Is Central Asia?Democracy vs Autocracy: A Fight for the Future of ArmeniaGeorgia: The EU Checks Out, and Russia Checks in from Above

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