News on 2.06.2008

2.06.2008

Hungarian ambassador: “I know that EU flag is not always welcomed in Minsk” 3

16:59, — Politics

A question of principal meaning is that “as big EU flag as possible can be set up on a flagstick,” Ferenc Kontra, head of the diplomatic mission said ahead of the opening of the Hungarian embassy in Belarus.

Stanislau Bahdankevich: “By the end of the year Belarus’ foreign debt to reach at least 15 bln” 16

14:28, — Economics

In January-April 2008 balance of foreign trade in Belarus reached $1.5 bln. According to the head of the National Bank, it is just a beginning.

“Liliya Ananich should have introduced criminal responsibility for viewing websites” 20

14:06, — Politics

“The statement of Liliya Ananich about the desire to control the Web in the way China does, could be explained by powerlessness and elementary illiteracy. The most simple and obvious way occurs to her, which is to forbid. Once again Belarus is to come out for the whole world as a backward banana country”, told the editor-in-chief of the website on Belarusian Web electroname.com, commenting on the statement of the deputy Minister.

Authorities to combat internet on model of China 30

13:43, — Politics

The Ministry of Information of Belarus stands for registration of Internet media. It was said by Liliya Ananich, first deputy minister of information. In her opinion, there’s a problem of “stream of misinformation from foreign sites.” “But there are practices used in China, which blocked the access to the sites on its territory,” Ananich thinks.

Zeltser bought “illegal” medicines in American drugstore 1

13:35, — Politics

A case against US lawyer Emanuel Zeltser goes to peaces. At first the lawyer was charged with forgery, but the Georgian court found the documents authentic. After two and a half months Zeltser was accused of drug-containing substances trafficking.

Foreign merchandise trade negative balance for 3 months amounts to almost 1.5 billion dollars 7

11:57, — Economics

Belarus has negative foreign merchandise trade balance for January-April 2008 of USD 1,323,200,000.

Authorities demand money not only for opposition actions but also for... sacred procession 7

11:41, — society

Authorities demand money not only from organisers of opposition actions but also from organisers of religious processions.

EU flag not tolerated in the center of Europe 6

11:06, — Politics

During the ceremony of opening “The Geographic center of Europe” memorial sign in Polatsk activists of the Young Front ran up a flag of the EU.

Paddy wagons as new amusement for children (Photo) 25

10:22, — Politics

On June 1, International Children’s Day, Gorky Park in Minsk “delighted” visitors with a new “fairground attraction” – a paddy wagon.

How officials crackdown on protesting workers (Video) 52

9:42, — Politics

A video recording of the meeting between the government delegation headed by Alyaksandr Azyarets, Energy Minister of Belarus, and workers of the thermal electric power station No.5 has been received by journalists.

ILO can take radical steps against Lukashenka 5

9:08, — Politics

The 97th annual Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO), or the International Labour Conference, is taking place in Geneva.