MINSK, 18 January (BelTA) – There should be no external borrowings at high interest rates, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said in a session on Belarus economic development prospects. “We must live within our means. No more printing of money, no debts. We have had enough of it,” the head of state said. According to him, the country is coming out of the crisis. “Therefore we should not turn to external high-priced borrowing markets. We should forget about this. This is the...

MINSK, 17 January (BelTA) - President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has questioned the need for the development and adoption of certain programs and concepts, including the program “Youth of Belarus” for 2011-2015. The head of state made this statement at a meeting on the national program “Youth of Belarus” for 2011-2015, BelTA has learnt. The draft program “Youth of Belarus” for the next five years has been submitted for consideration, said the president. “I brought this...

MINSK, 17 January (BelTA) – Old methods should be forgotten. Instead new methods and approaches that take into account ways of the modern world should be sought to bring up young Belarusians, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the government session held on 17 January to discuss the national program 2011-2015 Youth of Belarus, the press service of the Belarusian head of state told BelTA. The President pointed out that little is done to bring up young Belarusians. The area...

A TEST FOR ‘EUROPEAN VALUES’ Some European Union politicians have recently resumed talks about sanctions against Belarus. It is surprising as they consider sanctions as a testimony of their adherence to European values although their approach in no way follows these values. Those in the European Union like to underline that relations between the European Union and its partners rely on common values – human rights, democracy and the supremacy of the law. This is why Brussels’...

GRODNO, 13 January (BelTA) – Preliminary information sharing using digital means allows reducing the time it takes to clear cargoes at the border, which are bound for the European Union, to 20-30 minutes. The statement was made by First Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Belarus Vladimir Goshin when he visited the Grodno Regional Customs House on 12 January. Preliminary digital information sharing about cargo imports to the European Union is in effect as of 1 January 2011....

MINSK, 12 January (BelTA) – The Belarusian agricultural industry envisages 18 programs to be launched in 2011, Deputy Agriculture and Food Industry Vasily Pavlovsky told media on 11 January. In his words, in Q4 2010 there have been approved 17 branch-wise programs and one event to develop the flax industry. In particular, six programs are related to plant cultivation, four – to cattle breeding, four more – to land reclamation and one stipulates the construction of private farm...