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SOS: Euroradio office in Minsk is searched (UPDATED)

 

In this moment Euroradio's office is being searched by Belarusian police, with confiscation of the equipment.

Deputy editor-in-chief Vital Zybluk was given an unsigned copy of protocol of the search and confiscation. 

Around 17:30 Belarusian time Euroradio got a message on web page comments "Is it true that there is a search in your office?" When Vital Zybluk reached the office, he met people who were carrying out the equipment of the radio. He received from them the copy of the protocol where nothing can be clearly read. The witness was the engineer of the Chief Department of Administration of the president, to which the building belongs. 

Vital Zybluk: "The office looks like the tornado was here!"

 

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Youth stage picket in front of Minsk City Hall on Human Rights Day

Youngsters demand freedom of assembly on Human Rights Day in Minsk.

Activists of Citizen campaign have mounted the so called "wall of shame" in front of Minsk City Hall building, with the copies of their applications for mass actions. The Minsk authorities rejected all of them.

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A day with a candidate: Mikalaj Statkevich

Mikalaj Statkevich has only had a cup of coffee and tea for the whole day, and confessed when he had a wish to have some vodka... We've found Leps' and Nyaklyaeu's CDs in the sundry box of his car... The European Radio for Belarus has met with Mikalaj Statkevich in the morning on December 10 to see how the presidential candidate spends his day.

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Maxim Bahdanovich's "Pahonia" sang by people of whole world (VIDEO)

Young people from more than 20 countries of the world sang this song in Belarusian during the youth meeting "OIYP Kaleidoscope" in India.

It was Maxim Bahdanovich's birthday a couple of days ago. Today the USA, South Africa, Laos, India, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Solomon Islands, Cambogia, Toga, Palestine, Egypt, Indonesia, Australia, Zimbabwe, Philippines and other countries sing together for Belarus!

WATCH! :) 

Ales Mihalevich: Life will change for the worse, no matter who becomes President (video)

Ales Mihalevich predicted that reforms and an increase in crime were unavoidable, explained why budget workers were unlikely to get an increase in salaries and suggested his own solution to the housing problem in the new project of the European Radio for Belarus “Candidate to Studio!”.

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Maxim Bahdanovich's "Pahonia" sang by people of whole world (VIDEO)

Young people from more than 20 countries of the world sang this song in Belarusian during the youth meeting "OIYP Kaleidoscope" in India.

It was Maxim Bahdanovich's birthday a couple of days ago. Today the USA, South Africa, Laos, India, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Solomon Islands, Cambogia, Toga, Palestine, Egypt, Indonesia, Australia, Zimbabwe, Philippines and other countries sing together for Belarus!

Listen and watch: http://ping.fm/zHjWA

Zaika: 2011 will be the year of great division

About 70 big enterprises will be divided by the President personally, others - by the officials, to the opinion of the economist Leanid Zaika. He is convinced that devaluation is necessary next year, and three zeros should be crossed out, as there are only 3-4 countries left in the world where the nominal value in dollar terms is counted by thousands.

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West: presidential election results recognition in exchange for parliamentary dissent?

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Pressure on Belarusan students

Students forced to recall signatures given in support of opposition candidates http://ping.fm/80EIl belarus minsk

Artist Mihail Savitski is dead

Artists say that his death marks the end of the whole epoch. http://ping.fm/bxfwp

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Radosław Sikorski:"It's not about the outcome of election; it's about how it will be held"

Belarus may receive 3 billion euros from EU if the presidential election in December is fair.

"Belarus is now standing at crossroads. One road leads to closer relations with the European Union. However, it goes through the respect to human rights, the rights of minorities, and, in the first place, through free democratic elections. And it's not the outcome of the election which is very important to Europe. It's the quality of the election", said Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski during a joint press conference with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle after their visit to Belarus on Tuesday.

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European Commission suggests that Belarus should make its economy stronger

A European Commission official has informed ERB that the Joint Interim Plan, setting priorities to conduct reforms in the field of politics, democracy, the legal system and human rights in our country will be presented soon.

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Lukashenka under pressure to declare day of mourning for Pinsk blast victims

Milinkevich has called on Lukashenka to declare a day of national mourning, while Nyaklyaeu has opened a bank account to raise funds for victims' families and injured. The 'Greens' are urging the government to inspect other enterprises. Meanwhile, Belarusian president has congratulated the people of Algeria with Revolution Day.

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Yarmoshyna refuses to accept transparent ballot boxes from Nyaklyaeu

The chairperson of Central Election Commission talks about some problems with candidates' signature lists, how electoral commissions will be formed, and calls Lt.Col. Kazlou a provocateur.

Before electoral commissions have begun checking the signature lists submitted by candidates' nomination groups, there are already questions from Central Election Commission, CEC Chairperson Lidziya Yarmoshyna told a news conference in Minsk.

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Will opposition manage to select single candidate? (photo)

By the way, only Mikalai Statkevich doubted it at the joint picket.

Democratic presidential contenders have gathered and conducted a joint mega picket in the centre of Minsk today. Uladzimir Nyaklyayeu was the first to arrive followed by Vital Rymasheuski, Ryhor Kastusyou and Mikalai Statkevich. Andrei Sannikau was the last to arrive. The first leader of independent Belarus Stanislau Shushkevich also came to support the contenders. ERB wondered what the aim of the joint picket was.

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Who nominated delegates to Belarusian People's Congress?

ERB has searched for official documents, which set out the terms and nomination procedures for delegates to Belarusian People's Congress.

The nomination of candidates for the 4th Belarusian People's Congress ended on October 27, the news that came up somewhat accidentally. ERB tried to find out how it was possible to get nominated for the congress and where the information about it was available.

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What will be the first foreign visit of new President?

Nyaklyaeu, Statkevich and Tsyareshchanka have picked Moscow as their first desination; Ramanchuk will head to Canada, Rymasheuski to Lithuania or Ukraine. Mikhalevich will fly to Prague. Kastusyou will visit the capital which will invite him first.

ERB asked potential presidential candidates where they would pay their first visit to: Moscow, Brussels or Washington. Tell the Truth! campaign leader Uladzimir Nyaklyaue did not give an unexpected answer. He said brefly: "To the East!" Later, he explained.

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Harbachou: 52 thousand entrepreneurs have left Belarus for 7 years

European Radio for Belarus counted how many years it will take public sector employees to collect money to buy an apartment, if they keep the whole salary untouched.

According to the latest data of the Belarusian Statistic Committee, an average inhabitant of Minsk earns 1 million 300 thousand roubles per month. The cheapest one-room apartments in Minsk costs 40-50 thousand dollars (135 million roubles). It turns out that if one keeps the whole salary untouched for 10 years, it will be possible to buy an apartment. However, at the same time one should not eat, drink or buy other necessary things.

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Zatulin: Russia is interested that the elections wouldn't be easy for Lukashenka

The first Deputy Head of the Committee on CIS Affairs of the State Duma, a member of the General Council of the "United Russia" Kanstantsin Zatulin told the European Radio for Belarus how Russia was going to influence the Belarusian elections, why Kremlin had not decided on "its" candidate yet and why Medvedev was unlikely to make peace with Lukashenka at the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

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Zaika: Lukashenka costs Belarusians $4.5 bln

Economist Leanid Zaika says Belarus and Russia have already been at economic war. Syarhei Chaly reckons that if Lukshenka gets stuck in this war, he will thus show his weakness. Former Russain minister Yevgeniy Yasin is confident the Kremlin will not stop till Belarus recognizes Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

The screening of Godfather-3 along with the absence of clear signs from both Russia and Belarus to halt the information war have given birth to concerns that it can transform into an economic war. The European Radio for Belarus talks to pundits to find out how this can threaten economy in our countries.

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Solidarity Day in Minsk

Activist Yauhen Afnahel, detained after the opposition's Solidarity Day action in Minsk, has been released without charges (ONLINE+VIDEO)

18.04 A hundred people standing near Academy of Sciences with portraits of missing people

A traditional action of solidarity has started near the Academy of Sciences in Minsk. According to an ERB reporter, about a hundred people holding portraits of the missing and a transparency “We demand an international investigation” are standing along Independence Avenue. The police keep reminding that the action is unauthorized and are urging people to leave.

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Where is Colonel Borodach after his letter to Lukashenka?

Colonel Uladzimir Borodach has offered the president the help of veterans in fighting corruption and ... stopped picking phone calls from friends and relatives. His colleagues and Afghan war veterans say he has gone underground.

Uladzimir Borodach sent a letter to Alyaksandr Lukashenka, signed by 15 combat veterans, several days ago. Since then, his mobile phone has been switched off. Colonel's friend and Afghanistan war veteran Aleh Vouchak is surprised. He said: "I have called him several times, but his phone is off. I don't know where he is".

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Be Free festival shifts to Rovno next year

The organizers have decided to cancel Be Free music festival in Chernigov. Next year, it will be held in Rovno, western Ukraine. This fall, Be Free will make a tour across Belarus.

Be Free festival will not be organized this year. Vital Supranovich, one of organizers told Euroradio, that the administration of the Ukrainian city of Chernigov, where the festival was to take place, did not issue a permit to hold the musical festival at the request of culture officials at Homel City Hall.

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Belarus, Latvia may ink visa-free travel deal in August

Under the agreement, Belarusians from areas next to the border will be allowed to visit Daugavpils, while Latvians can travel freely to three districts in Belarus.

This statement was issued by Aleh Andreyeu, head of the consular department at the Belarusian embassy in Riga:

“We have agreed on all the issues with the Lithuanian side. It seems there are no serious disagreements in our positions. I think the agreement could be signed this month, he said.

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German helicopter crashes during competition near Minsk

A German pilot has died in a helicopter crash during the CIS Helicopter Sports Open near Minsk.

The tragedy took place at the Borovaya airfield, when the German helicopter was performing the loop -- an aerobatics figure. The fire caused by the impact was put out by fire-fighters, reports Belapan.

BELTA news agency adds that the German pilot crashed on a US-made MD-500 helicopter.

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Opposition's creativity during elections will be limited to leaflets and posters?

Euroradio explores the creativity of opposition's potential candidates for the upcoming presidential campaign.

A Belarusian tourists recently posted a picture of a billboard with Alexander Milinkevich at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. Talking to Euroradio, Movement for Freedom deputy chairman Viktar Karnyayenka said it had been an initiative of Milinkvich's supports from across the border. They had picked the site, rented and paid for the billboard. As for their own plans, the PR campaign of Alexander Milinkevich will be usual.

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Nemtsov: Despite being used, we will not unite with Lukashenka

In respond to the use of the Russian opposition by the Belarusian media in an 'information war' with Russia, Boris Nemtsov called out: "Long Live Belarus!", while :yudmila Alexeyeva described the actions of the Belarusian television as disgusting.

The Belarusian side a new weapon for an information warfare with Russia. First, the Belausian state television aired interviews with the leaders of Georgia and Latvia who have sour relations with the Kremlin. Now, the official propaganda turned to the Russian opposition for help.

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Expert: Lukashenka to visit Moscow within two weeks

Alexander Lukashenka is to visit Moscow within the next two or three weeks in order to sort out all the problems that led to an 'information war' between Belarus and Russia.

This view was shared in an interview with Euroradio by Andrei Fyodorov, former Russian deputy foreign minister and currently the director of the Moscow-based think tank Consulting.

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Will presidential elections be held on December 12?

Lukashenka has appointed a special meeting of the House of Representatives for September 7. The elections date will probably be appointed there.

Uladzimir Zdanovich, a deputy, has informed ERB that parliamentarians will gather to discuss the issues on the agenda drawn up on June 30. It is reported that the budget law, changes in the Tax and Budget Codes and others things will be discussed.

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Paul the octopus refuses to predict result of Belarusian presidential elections

The administration of the oceanarium in Oberhausen, the place where Paul lives, does not want the famous “oracle” to get into politics.

After the World Football Cup that made the octopus oracle Paul so famous, ERB decided to ask the forecaster to predict the result of the presidential election in Belarus. However, he did not want to tell us the name of the future Belarusian leader. The administration of the oceanarium in Oberhausen had taken the decision for him, said the staff deputy Anna Potman to ERB.

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Has Cross Father made Belarus opposition and Kremlin closer?

Politicians Zyanon Paznyak, Yaraslau Ramanchuk, Uladzimir Nyaklyayeu, Viktar Karnyaenka and Alyaksandr Kazulin tell Euroradio how their attitudes to Russia and its policy towards Belarus have changed after the beginning of the 'information war'.

The veteran of the Belarusian politics, Zyanon Paznyak, admits that his attitude towards the Kremlin and Russia has never changed. He treats them as enemies of the independent Belarus.

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Charnihau authorities disrupt Be Free festival

The festival will not be held on August 21 and 22, however, it is still not clear whether Be Free will be postponed, held in some other city or cancelled this year.

The city administration of Charnihau, where it had been planned to organize the fourth festival Be Free at the end of August, has not allowed to do it. The organizer of the festival Vital Supranovich has informed ERB about it.

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Belarus may lose 2.5 percent of GDP due to higher gas costs

Utility bills may become more expensive by 1500 rubels. Euroradio explores what is likely to change if Belarus is to buy natural gas from Russia at $250 for 1000 cubic meters next year.

In 2011, Belarus is likely to pay $250 for Russian natural gas, according to the statement of the Russian side a month ago. Currently, we pay $184 per 1000 cubic meters of natural gas. If Russia raises the cost, Belarus will have to pay by 40 percent more next year. Who will be affected by the higher prices the most? Euroradio has tried to find out.
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Entrants know English better than Belarusian and Russian

Some entrants threw dice to answer questions during the centralized tests and some people used bad language in their papers.

Entrants showed worse results this year in comparison with the last year. The best average grades were registered English – 38, former schoolchildren and pupils from grammar schools and lyceums scored more than 35 grades in geography, history and social science. The average grade in Belarusian and Russian was 31.

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Surrogate mothers tend to avoid taxes

The demand for their services keeps increasing every year and the fees reach 11 thousand dollars.

More than 30 Belarusians have become parents with the help of surrogate mothers since 2006. For some of them it was an opportunity to become happy parents and for others - a profitable business.

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Will Belarusians be restricted when brining goods to Russia since July 1?

Under the Customs Code, it is allowed to bring not more than 3 liters of alcohol, 2 blocks of cigarettes, and your vehicle's tank should not have more than 10 liters of petrol.

If Belarus refuses to take part in the Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, new customs regulationas theoertically are to cover Belarusian citizens as well since July 1, 2010.

In this case, when the bagage limitations are exceeded, Belarusians will have to pay 30 percent of goods' customs cost. They will also have to pay 10 euros for every extra liter of alcohol.

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Is Br600 thousand the real Belarusian average wage?

Only 30% of the population are getting the average wage or more, claim experts. ERB has tried to find out how the average wage is calculated in Belarus, where the people who get it are and how much Belarusians will feel that the wage has increased to $500.

The authorities have promised that Belarusians’ average wage will reach 500 dollars by the end of the year. Let us remind you that it totals 370 dollars now.

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Teleport to Czech Republic launched: Party at embassy

Euroradio on June 25 launched the third teleport at the Czech embassy in Minsk. The winners got their presents, tasted real Czech beer and simply had fun, with DJ Kendoo playing.

Euroradio, in turn, got to know personally the new 'teleportonauts' and learned once again that participants of our contest are fine and trendy people! The list of guests also included those who always participate in our teleports. Apart from an opportunity to travel to Europe, our contests give a chance to raise your mood at a work place and to make friends.

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Bronislaw Komorowski: I am against talking to Moscow without Belarus!

Polish presidential contenders offer opposite views of Polish foreign policy towards Belarus in their televised debates on Sunday.

In the view of Jaroslaw Kaczynski, today's Belarus is a very complex problem. One needs to combine both the tough and soft pressure methods

in order to solve it.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski: "I know that with regimes like Lukashenka's regime, talks can make sense only when you have arguments both in the form of

pressure and in the form of incentives. And, we pursued this policy. Of course, totally unofficially we talked to representatives of this

regime".

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Say the Truth campaign fails to make friends with official youth union

Police commandos prevent Say the Truth activists from discussing elections in Belarus with the youth from the official youth union (BRSM).

Traffic police inspectors have treated them as suspects of theft.

The youth from BRSM camped in tents from June 21 through June 25 at the Galaxy tourist camping site near the town of Rakau.

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Economy ministry: Sausages and milk grow expensive due to public bus fares

Officials from the Ministry of Economy explain why Belarusian vegetables are more expensive than in Europe and promise to deal with the

monopoly of Beltelecom.

Inflation in Belarus has grown by 4 percent over the past five months, Ihar Famin, director of the pricing policy department at the Ministry

of Economy, told reporters. The prices of vegetables and fruits have hiked the most, he said. "We are observing a stable slight price growth

of vegetables and fruits. There has been a slight increase in the costs of dairy products, beef, pork, sausages".


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Student allowances are 15 times less in Belarus than in Czech Republic

But Belarusians do not rush to the Czech Republic, despite 700 euros of stipend per month, a free room in a dormitory and a European diploma.

There are 26 stated-owned and 46 private universities that offer educational opportunities for over 1000 professions. In 1999, the Czech

authorities passed a law on a free education for foreign students who enrolled with the state-owned universities and study in the Czech

language. As a result, out of a total of 210,000 students, there are over 7500 foreigners.

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Do commercials in Belarusian cost more?

According to experts, it is expensive “to teach” commercials “to speak” Belarusian. Even taking into account the fact that commercials “in

our language” interest consumers, customers and PR makers.

Representatives of advertising companies have tried to answer the question this Monday: “Is it possible to teach commercials to speak

Belarusian?”. It has turned out that there is no simple answer. However, the director of the agency “Adventa Initiative Media” Aleh

Stasheuski has admitted that the issue needs to be discussed.

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Will ISPs have 2 million e-mails and 50,000 sites registered on time?

Effective from July 1, Belarusian companies will be banned from having their web site on foreign servers, while internet service providers

(ISP) will not be able to sell hosting abroad, under the president's decree No 60 and several resolutions of the Council of Ministers.

Now all ISPs must transfer their users to Belarus-based data centers and have them registered at the State Inspection of Electric

Communications and to have all e-mail accounts located on the Belarusian servers registered as well. It is impossible to get it done by the

end of June, reckons Syarhei Pavalishau who runs hoster.by

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NATO: Presidential elections in Belarus will become a test for further relations

The NATO notes that relations with our country have improved a bit, but there are no political preconditions for closer ties.

Free and fair elections will become a strong basis for revising relations with Belarus by NATO member states, bloc's spokesman James

Appathurai said in a statement. "It is obvious that free and fair presidential elections will be an important litmus paper test for further

relations bween NATO and Belarus. NATO will positively assess the polls if recognized by international observers", he said.

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Student can make from Br300 thousand to $6000 in summer

ERB has found out how much money young people can make and where it can be done this summer.

One more curriculum will be over soon. For some people vacations are the time to have a rest. For others, it is an opportunity to work.

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How creative will be presidential candidates in Belarus?

Vital Rymasheuski is set to surprise voters with this biography. Alexander Milinkevich will ask people to write his campiagn program, while Ales Mikhalevich will make a separate leaflet for every profession.

The presidential elections in Belarus might take place already this coming fall, but no campaign posters can be seen on the streets. Euroradio asked potential candidates how they were going to suprise voters.

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Offices of “Tell the Truth” campaign are searched (updated)

The main office of the campaign “Tell the Truth” is sealed up. Uladzimir Nyaklyayeu’s flat is being searched. PICTURES FROM BREST ADDED

20.35. Uladzimir Nyaklyayeu’s flat is being searched

Uladzimir Nyaklyayeu’s Minsk flat is being searched in his presence, reports radio “Liberty”. Investigators are confiscating Nyaklyayeu’s PCs, a cell phone, leaflets and a few books.

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USSR citizens still live in Poland illegally

There may be Belarusian citizens among them but former Soviet states take their time accepting “Soviet” people as their citizens.

People who arrived in Poland with Soviet passports have started trying to legalize themselves recently. Actually, they are citizens of a country that does not exist. None of the former Soviet republics expresses a desire to make them its citizens.

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"Glade": sober festival with swearing Shnur and Mihalok’s verses (photo)

A rock festival “Glade” has opened the summer season of “festivals without rain” and its participants broke the stereotypes of a “Belarusian” happening despite of the presence of “men in suits”.

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Belarus men dash to pharmacies for viagra after Easter

Sexual energy wakes up in Belarusians only in April, maintain local manufacturer of potent pills. In April, Belarus men have bought 30 percent 'man's pills' more than before!

“In February 2010, Belarusians bought 1000 packs more against January. The same picture was in March. But in April, the sales of Viasil (the local analogue of Viagra) jumped 12,000 packs or 30 percent up", says Yury Hryhoryeu, marketing director of Lekfarm, the local producer of Viasil

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Vox Populi: Should Bakiyev stay in Belarus?

Lukashenka calls former Kyrgyz president Bakiyev his friend and says Belarus will not extradite him to Bishkek. The European Radio for Belarus has asked Minskers if Bakiyev should be extradited.

"Belarus will reject an extradition request. Bakiyev is under protection of the Belarusian state and the president", Lukashenka was quoted as saying by the Russian news agency Ria-Novosti.

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Milinkevich vows fair vote count on streets

In case of victory, Milinkevich promises $10 billion in investments for the Belarusian economy, reforms for courts, healthcare and utilities, European education for the youth and no nuclear power plant for environmentalists. The launch of his presidentil bid in our photo and video report.

On Monday, May 3, Movement for Freedom leader Alexander Milinkevich officially announced his presidential bid during the 2011 elections. "I want to tell you frankly that I feel strong, I know a lot and I have a will. What the most important is that there are many people who support me and on whom I count", he said in his speech. Before the official launch, Milinkevich and his wife prayed in a church.

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Dentists get license for alcohol, tobacco sales in Brest

A dental clinic in Brest is licensed to sell alcohol and tobacco.



The framed license is hanging on the wall of the dental clinic. Its says that "dental clinic Westmedservice is permitted to sell alcohol and tobacco products". Firm director Larysa Melnichuk felt confused saying she did not how to explain and asked her chief accountant Sviatlana Ivanauna who had been in charge of applying for the license.

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Belarus holds local elections (updated)

Police find no drugs on Neklyaev but take newspapers for reading

The local and municipal elections are taking place in Belarus on April 25. 21300 deputies will be elected to serve on 1495 local councils -- regional, municipal, district and village councils. The biggest competition is for the Minsk City Council with 3.9 candidates for one seat. In average across the country, 1.2 candidates compete for one seat, reports the official news agency Belta.

Over 25000 people, including nearly 300 representatives of the opposition parties and movements remain in the race.

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Five years in prison for violating copyrights in internet

A new law on copyright will soon appear in Belarus. A draft legislation has been tabled at the House of Representatives. The European Radio for Belarus explores if a new law is to regulate copyright in the internet.

Alexei Pichuryn, the head of the copyright department at the National Intellectual Property Center, says there is no clear clause on the internet in the current draft. But this does not mean the law will not regulate copyrights in the web.

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Ousted Kyrgyz president Bakiyev says he does not accept his resignation

Kurmanbek Bakiyev today said in Minsk that he is not accepting his resignation from the post of the president of Kyrgyzstan.

He stressed that the recent revolution in Kyrgyzstan set his country back for decades.

Bakiyev noted that he feels responsible for the country's catastrophe and is ready to account for the turmoil under the law. "But this does not mean that I am ready to give up to the bandits and abandon my people", he said at the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Minsk.

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Poland bids farewell to Lech Kaczynski (photo + video)

People were near the Presidential Palace the whole night. They kept bringing flowers and candles and the queue was several hundred meters long.

Candles are also lit in many other places in Warsaw – near churches, monuments, squares and crossroads.

Books of sympathy were placed in the Presidential Palace on the evening of April 11. People keep coming there to leave notes. Belarusians have also left their notes there.

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Construction of railway for Astravets NPP has started (photo report)

Several kilometers of the railway that will connect Ashmyany with Astravets District have already been built

The construction of a railway line from Ashmyany to Astravets or, namely, to the future NPP (it will be 25 km long) started several months ago. Only three gauges of the railway have been built in that direction. They are several kilometers long. The place of the future railway station is being cleaned up in the nearest forest. Carriages with construction materials will be sorted there and the railway bridge is being rebuilt now. The train Maladzechna-Gudagai ran only up to Ashmyany station because of the construction works.

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