Europe Belarus The Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus increased financing to the national economy by 4,5 times compared to 2019, increasing at an annual rate of over 50% in 2020-2022 and 24% in 2023
Europe Belarus Reports of dead or injured animals on the roads in Belgium reached an all-time high in the first six months of this year, with 10.659 incidents, compared to 9.000 in the same period last year and 7.425 in 2022
Europe Belarus A total of 111.504 foreign citizens have visited Belarus without a visa since 1 January 2024; the most frequent origins were Lithuania, Latvia and Poland
Europe Belarus According to experts, human errors were made in the triple election held on 9 June, which allowed 16-17 year olds, who could only vote in the European elections, to also vote in the federal and regional elections
Europe Belarus A security incident on the border with Ukraine - a quadricopter illegally crossed allegedly to gather information on border infrastructure - brought Belarusian border service and authorities to take measures to further strengthen the area
Europe Belarus The first grass cutting was carried out on 87,3% of the designated area in Belarus, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Europe Belarus The Belarusian President's Foundation for the Support of Culture and Art will allocate €340.000 for the implementation of a number of projects of cultural significance
Europe Belarus A seven-point strategy to improve the national media has been outlined by President Lukashenko, according to which the first thing to do is to develop a national media style and increase the share of high-quality and competitive Belarusian content
Europe Belarus Seventy-five Syrian children were welcomed in Belarus for a recovery holiday through the Belarusian-Syrian 'Heart to Heart' summer camp at the Zubryonok National Education and Health Centre
Europe Belarus Belarus armed forces started a lightning inspection of delivery vehicles for non-strategic nuclear weapons upon presidential order, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Defence reported
Europe Belarus The Belarusian publishing house received a first-class diploma in the Culture and Art category for the book 'National Parks - Gems of Belarus' at the Eurasian International Book Fair held in Astana, Kazakhstan,
Europe Belarus The Belarusian president's team won the Republican Hockey League, beating the Minsk Oblast team by a score of 10:8 in the second game of the final series at the Olympic Arena in Minsk
Europe Belarus Due to Western sanctions, the country has redirected over 60% of its woodworking products to the Russian market