Belarus: EEAS statement on law allowing to deprive Belarusians of citizenship
22.12.2022 Yesterday on 21 December, the Belarusian National Assembly amended the Law on Citizenship. When signed...
Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by EU HR Borrell upon arrival
Brussels, 12 December 2022 Check against delivery! We are going to have a meeting with...
EU Commission will provide €25m to support the democratic aspirations in Belarus
Brussels, 7 December 2022 The European Commission has adopted a new assistance programme worth €25...
EU Sports Ministers condemn Russian aggression against Ukraine
Helsinki, 1 November 2022 The EU Ministers responsible for Sports, submitted a letter to the...
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to address MEPs
Brussels, 11 October 2022 On Thursday morning, the leader of the democratic forces of Belarus,...
Belarus: EEAS Statement on court ruling against independent media representative
Brussels, 7.10.2022 On 6 October the Minsk District Court sentenced media manager Andrei Aleksandrov to...
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson visits Latvia and Finland
Brussels, 6 September 2022 Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson travels to Latvia and Finland to discuss...
Vladimir Putin’s telephone conversation with President of Belarus Lukashenko
Moscow, 30 August 2022 During the telephone conversation, Vladimir Putin congratulated President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko...
We stand with Belarus – EEAS blog post by EU High Representative Borrell
9.8.2022 HR/VP Blog – Two years after the stolen presidential election and the following brutal repression of...
EU High Representative: We stand with Belarus
Brussels, 9 August 2022 HR/VP Blog – Two years after the stolen presidential election and...
Belarus: Accountability on 2nd anniversary of fraudulent Election – U.S. State Secretary Blinken
August 9, 2022 On the second anniversary of the presidential election in Belarus, we commend the...
Transfer to Ukraine of funds intended for Russia and Belarus within the Interreg NEXT 20212-2027 framework – EU Commission answer
Brussels, 5 August 2022 See question(s) : E-002248/2022 EN E-002248/2022 Answer given by Ms Ferreira on...
EU Statement: ICAO Council’s verdict on forced Ryan Air landing in Belarus in 2021
Brussels, 22 July 2022 The ICAO Council concluded earlier this week that the Government of...
Belarus migrant smuggling: 11 arrests in Germany, Poland and the UK
The Hague, 15 July 2022 Europol’s Operational Task Force Flow targets the increase of migrant...
Renew Europe: No more dodging of EU sanctions for Russian oligarchs
Strasbourg, July 7, 2022 In the wake of Putin’s war against Ukraine, a common European...
Minutes of a meeting between Presidents Putin and Lukashenko
Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the Constantine Palace. June 25, 2022...
FinCEN and BIS: Alert on Russian and Belarusian export control evasion attempts
28 June 2022 WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s...
EU adopts new round of restrictions against Belarus
Brussels, 3 June 2022 The Council today decided to impose restrictive measures on an additional 12 individuals and 8 entities for...
EU Interreg transfers original funding for Russia and Belarus to Ukraine and Moldova
Brussels, 3 June 2022 Today, the Commission proposes to transfer €26.2 million of the Neighbourhood, Development...
Renew Europe: Lukashenka’s regime must pay for violating human rights
18 May 2022 The Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament led the negotiations on...
Sanctions: EU Commission publishes consolidated list of travel bans
Brussels, 11 May 2022 The European Commission has today published a consolidated list of travel...
Belarus: EEAS statement on death penalty for “attempted acts of terrorism”
Brussels, 29.04.2022 Belarus – Statement by the Spokesperson on new repressive measures widening the scope...
EU Council Background: EU sanctions against Russia explained
28 April 2022 Infographic – EU sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: See...
Russia & Belarus: EU Commission wants to repeal investor citizensips ans visa schemes
Brussels, 28 March 2022 The EU Commission urges Member States to act on ‘golden passports’...
Practical EU Guidelines: Export restrictions to Russia and Belarus
Brussels, 18 March 2022 Today, the Commission published a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)...
“Freeze and Seize” Russian oligarch assets: EU joins enforcement taskforce REPO
Brussels, 17 March 2022 Enforcing sanctions against listed Russian and Belarussian oligarchs: Commission’s “Freeze and...
Belarus as a military district: Deepening military cooperation with Russia – EU-ISS Brief
14 March 2022 András Rácz Introduction Since 24 February 2022 Belarus has been an active...
Russia’s war against Ukraine: New sectoral measures targeting Belarus and Russia
Document available in Ukrainian, Russian 9 March 2022 Following up on the restrictive measures adopted...
Joint Statement of the EU, Iceland and Norway on sanctions against Russia and Belarus
Brussels, 08/03/2022 The European Union, Iceland and Norway have condemned in the strongest possible terms...
EU Commission stops cross-border and transnational cooperation with Russia and Belarus
Brussels, 4 March 2022 Following the Russian military aggression against Ukraine and in line with...
Sweden encourages higher education and research funders to stop cooperating with state institutions in Russia and Belarus
Published 03 March 2022 On Wednesday 2 March, Minister for Education Anna Ekström held a press...
Mastercard and Visa statements on financial sanctions against Russia
Mastercard Statement on financial sanctions against Russia: Source – Mastercard: Link FEBRUARY 28, 2022 |...
Comment by EU HR Borrell: UN General Assembly adopts resolution on “Aggression against Ukraine”
Brussels, 02/03/2022 – 21:14 Ukraine/Russia: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell on the adoption of...
EU Parliament’s Standing rapporteur for Belarus: “Falsified referendum”
STATEMENT BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S STANDING RAPPORTEUR ON BELARUS, MEP Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS on the falsified constitutional...
Belarus: Statement by EU HR Borrell on the constitutional referendum
Brussels, 28/02/2022 – 11:26, UNIQUE ID: 220228_9 Yesterday, the Belarusian regime organised a constitutional referendum...
Statement by EU President von der Leyen on further measures against Russian invasion of Ukraine
Brussels, 27 February 2022 Statement by President von der Leyen on further measures to respond...
Overview of EU sanctions against President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov
Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine: EU imposes sanctions against President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov...
EU High Representative Borrell at the extraordinary OSCE Permanent Council
Brussels, 24/02/2022 – 17:12 Statements on behalf of the EU Mr. Chair, on behalf of...
Vladimir Putin receives Alexander Lukashenko
On February 18, Vladimir Putin will hold talks with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in...
Statement by NATO Defence Ministers on the situation in and around Ukraine
Brussels, 16 Feb. 2022 – last updated: 16 Feb. 2022 15:14 English French Russian We...
Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu
February 14, 2022, 16:00 The Kremlin, Moscow President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Shoigu, I know that...
MEPs debate the situation of migrants at the Poland-Belarus border
On Monday 7 February, MEPs will discuss with the Polish Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights...
NATO conveys written proposals to Russia – press conference minutes
In view of Russia’s continuing military build-up in and around Ukraine, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg...
Main results of the Foreign Affairs Council, 24 January 2022
European security situation The most important take away is that we reconfirmed our strong unity...
Xi Jinping Speaks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on the Phone
2022-01-10 23:46 On the afternoon of January 10, 2022, President Xi Jinping had a phone...
EU Commissioner Johansson travels to Berlin
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, will be in Berlin tomorrow, where she will meet...
MEPs ask for clarification of proposed asylum law changes at EU-Belarus border
On Thursday 13 January, EC Vice-President Schinas and Commissioner Johansson will explain to MEPs the...
Countering power politics in the East – Blog post by EU High Representative Borrell
19/12/2021 – 21:06 19/12/2021 – HR/VP Blog – The crises in and around Ukraine and...
Belarus: IMF Staff Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission (including impact of sanctions)
December 20, 2021 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the...