Belarus' Deputy Economy Minister Dmitry Yaroshevich told the Belarus 1 TV channel how the Belarusian economy performed at the beginning of the year, BelTA informs. “Thanks to consistent work of the government and economic operators, we have managed to achieve good intermediate results. The performance of the manufacturing industry stood at 94.6% by the end of the year and in January it was 95.9% year-on-year. It is important to note that this growth was driven by high-tech...

The COVID-19 infection, syphilis and gonorrhea have been removed from the list of high-risk diseases in Belarus. This decision was formalized by Healthcare Ministry's Resolution No. 25 of 3 February 2023. The document was published on the National Legal Internet Portal, BelTA informs. This document amends Healthcare Ministry's Resolution No. 75 of 15 June 2012. The updated list includes active respiratory tuberculosis, plague, cholera, anthrax, and hemorrhagic fevers caused by...

 Lithuania is ending cooperation with Belarus to ensure uninterrupted flow of transport across the border, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee. The Lithuanian side informed that the State Border Guard Service at the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania us unilaterally terminating cooperation with customs and border services of Belarus to ensure the uninterrupted flow of transport across the border and increase the capacity of road checkpoints. The...

The judicial systems of Belarus and Russia must be synchronized, Chairman of the Belarusian Supreme Court Valentin Sukalo told the media, BelTA has learned. The Supreme Court jointly with Belarusian State University will hold a conference “Belarusian justice: historical experience and the present” on 15 February. The conference will bring together representatives of the scientific community, the heads of the key government bodies and also judges of the EAEU Court, the CIS...

In the face of sanctions Russia and Belarus are strengthening multi-faceted integration within the framework of the Union State, Vice Prime Minister of Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia Sergey Eliseev said at the kick-off meeting on the project “Russia – Belarus: Strong partnership”, BelTA has learned. “Amid the western sanctions Russia and Belarus are enhancing multi-faceted integration within the framework of the Union State, joint initiatives in scientific and academic fields,...