MINSK, 8 September (BelTA) – Belarus will fight for the right to host the world’s first European Games, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the meeting with participants of the session of the Executive Committee of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) on 8 September.
“We strongly support the initiative of the European Olympic Committees to start new complex competitions – the European Games – in 2015,” said the head of state. Alexander Lukashenko underlined that...
MINSK, 2 September (BelTA) – A one-time benefit of Br500,000 will be provided to public sector employees and pensioners regardless of their incomes, Vice Premier of Belarus Anatoly Tozik told BelTA in an interview.
“It is difficult to determine the top eligible income this is why it was decided to provide support to all public sector workers and pensioners,” said the Vice Premier. “A payment of Br500,000 will come first. Later on better social support will be provided through higher...
MINSK, 1 September (BelTA) - Belarus views the decision of the U.S. government to impose restrictive economic measures against Belarusian companies as unreasonable and unlawful. These measures are considered by the Belarusian side as politically motivated. They limit the economic foundation of bilateral cooperation, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the OSCE Alexander Sychev said at the OSCE Permanent Council on 1 September, BelTA informs.
On 11 August 2011, the Office of Foreign Assets...
