The speeches of candidates for deputies will last no more than three minutes on the radio-air. As it was stated at the CEC meeting, the allotted time is enough to tell about oneself and about specific steps that a candidate intends to do in the interests of the voters.
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This was announced today at the meeting of heads of governments of the countries of the initiative by the Deputy Secretary General of the CEI.
This was uttered by Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei at the meeting of the Council of Permanent Representatives of the Commonwealth.
The Central European Initiative has proved its relevance as a platform for dialogue and cooperation in the widest range of areas.
The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Belarus will discuss the course of the election campaign today. Among the main topics is the issue of creating personal financial funds for candidates for campaigning and organizing speeches on the radio.
The summit of the Central European Initiative will be held in Minsk today. The main theme of the event is the role of the CEI countries in promoting compatibility and complementarity of integration processes within Greater Europe, as well as strengthening economic cooperation of integration structures and uniting efforts in combating new threats to stability in the region and in the world.
Belarus does not plan to become a member of the European Union, but it is interested in participating in its initiatives
Belarus does not plan to become a member of the European Union, but is interested in participating in its initiative. This was announced today by the Deputy Foreign Minister at the European Union and Eastern Partnership forum devoted to the approaches to regional cooperation.
The EU and Eastern Partnership Forum will be held in Minsk today, where international experts will discuss approaches to regional cooperation.
Starting tomorrow, the nomination of candidates for deputies and the selection of candidates by initiative groups will begin.
The OSCE Ministerial Council of foreign ministers has concluded in Vienna, Austria. A number of documents were adopted
Today the Prime Ministers of Belarus and Russia Andrei Kobyakov and Dmitry Medvedev have met in Gomel in a one-on-one format.
Potential candidates for elections to local councils must submit income tax declarations for the year 2016. This was stated in an interview with our channel by head of the Central Election Commission Lydia Yermoshina.
The activities of the tripartite contact group on resolving the situation in Ukraine deserve strong support. This was announced by Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei today in Vienna at the 24th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OSCE participating States.
The OSCE should be used to the full extent to reduce the risks of military confrontation in Europe. This was announced by Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makey today in Vienna at the 24th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OSCE participating States.
Today, the House of Representatives will consider amendments to the law on combating terrorism. Also, the deputies will examine the changes and additions to the law "On Physical Culture and Sport".
The 24th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OSCE member states opens in Vienna today. Belarus will be represented by its Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Republican seminars have been launched in Minsk today. They are devoted to the work of territorial commissions, the nomination of candidates for deputies to local councils and registration of initiative groups.
In Belarus, the republican seminars have been launched, where the work of territorial commissions is discussed, as well as the nomination of candidates for deputies to local councils and the registration of initiative groups.
Sixty district commissions have been created in the Vitebsk region. The commissions were approved at a joint meeting of the Presidium of the regional council of deputies and the regional executive committee.
The formation of district commissions for elections to local councils of deputies will finish in Belarus today. There will be 55 commissions only in the Mogilev region.
The commissions will be approved today at a joint meeting of the presidium of the regional council of deputies and the regional executive committee.
The last day of submission of documents is 8 January 2018. After that, the registration starts, and then the active phase of the election campaign will begin.
In an exclusive interview with the TV News Agency, CEI Deputy Secretary General Erik Csernovitz stated that the foreign policy of Belarus largely overlaps with the objectives of the Central European Initiative.












