As announced by the Central Election Commission, early voting for deputies of local councils in Belarus will be held on 13 – 17 February.
Politics
A meeting of the CEI Parliamentary Assembly will begin in Minsk in the next few hours. This year, Belarus presides at this forum for the first time.
Elena Kupchina was elected Chair of the 17th session of the UNIDO General Conference. UNIDO, or the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, is a specialized agency of the UN.
The summit 16 + 1 has started in Budapest. One of the main tasks of the forum is to discuss the prospects for the development of customs cooperation of Central and Eastern Europe with China.
Today, the summit 16 + 1 started in Budapest. The Prime Minister of Belarus met with his Latvian colleague at the forum. Our country considers Latvia a perspective investor.
This is the main political organ of the international organization. The representative of Belarus will take the position of the head of session for the first time in history.
By Alexey Adashkin: On Friday, the 5th Eastern Partnership Summit was held in Brussels. Representatives of six post-Soviet countries discussed cooperation with the European Union.
Today people talked about Belarus in the Belgian capital. For example, Vienna regards Minsk as an important partner. Today, other participants of the summit expressed their willingness to see thaw in Minsk-Brussels relations.
At the moment the plenary meeting of the Eastern Partnership summit is coming to an end in Brussels,. Live report by Alexei Adashkin (video)
It is displayed in a special section dedicated to the election of local council deputies. It also provides information for voters, candidates, observers, members of election commissions, as well as news of the campaign.
Starting today, the webpage of the Central Election Commission has a special information section where they post updates on how the preparation for local elections is going.
Chair of the Central Election Commission Lidia Yermoshina commented that the competition in election commissions became smaller than 4 years ago.
The conversation on the forum promises to be objective. The parties will discuss a number of issues: from the cancellation of roaming to the simplification of trade interaction.
The Belarusian delegation has arrived in the capital of the Eastern Partnership Summit. It is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Administrative responsibility for business will be liberalized in Belarus. Confiscation will be carried out only in exceptional cases.
This was stated by rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the International Organization Andrea Rigoni. In addition to the positive steps in the development of cooperation between Minsk and the Council of Europe, the Belarusian MPs receive opportunities within two years to participate in all discussions at the PACE political commission.
Liberalization of administrative liability of business . The fines will be less and confiscation will be applied only in exceptional cases.
Today, the House of Representatives will consider amendments to the Administrative Code. Also, additions to the law on geographical names will be discussed.
Nomination of representatives to the territorial election commissions has completed. There are thousands of them in the country.
The Belarusian delegation will be headed at the Eastern Partnership summit on November 24 in Brussels by Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei.
The delegation of Belarus at the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels will be headed by the Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei .
Belarus and Georgia agreed to work more actively in trade, economic, investment, tourism, culture and education. A joint statement was signed today in Minsk by parliamentarians of the two countries.
The official visit of the Georgian parliamentary delegation to Belarus continues. Today, a joint document between the parliaments of the two countries is expected to be signed.
Deputies of the House of Representatives expect active cooperation with the Parliament of Georgia. At a meeting with speaker Vladimir Andreichenko, the joint work in international structures was discussed.












