Belarus Financial News
16.12 / 00:08
Food
Sanctions needed before any Russian invasion, says Ukrainian president
EU sanctions are needed before any possible Russian invasion happens, according to Ukraine's president.
14.12 / 15:21
Art
Jail
Sergei Tikhanovskaya, the husband of Belarus opposition leader Svetlana, given 18-year jail term
The husband of Belarus' main opposition leader has been handed an 18-year jail term.
10.12 / 08:45
Culture
Kyiv
President Joe Biden speaks to Ukraine's Zelenskyy on Donbas, NATO
President Joe Biden spoke to Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday two days after he signalled that the U.S. would play a bigger role in negotiating an end to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
09.12 / 23:17
Europe
Culture
Croatia one step closer to joining Schengen free movement area
Croatia is one step closer to joining the Schengen border-free area.
09.12 / 18:35
business
licence
NOT
France threatens litigation if UK does not settle fishing licence row by Friday evening
France warned on Thursday that if the 53 licences still awaiting UK approval are not granted by Friday evening, it would call on the EU to go "to litigation".
09.12 / 15:33
LGBT
Uber
New EU rules could turn 4.1 million gig workers into regular employees
Brussels has taken the first steps to ensure Europe's gig workers -- which include Uber drivers and Deliveroo riders -- enjoy the same labour rights as other traditional employees.
09.12 / 14:45
LGBT
Greens reject bid for France's fractured left to unite ahead of presidential election
The Green party's candidate for the French presidential election has ruled out taking part in a primary contest to designate a single left-wing candidate.
09.12 / 14:45
LGBT
EU roaming charges: Scheme that scraps extra fees for using mobile phone around bloc extended
One of the EU's signature schemes to scrap mobile phone roaming charges is being extended.
09.12 / 11:35
Future
New Zealand to ban future generations from buying cigarettes in bid to become 'smoke-free nation'
New Zealand plans to increase the purchase age for cigarettes in a bid to become a "smokefree nation".
02.12 / 21:57
Facebook
Art
Health
Belarusian KGB used fake accounts to stir border tensions with Poland, says Meta
Meta says it has removed networks of fake accounts stirring tensions at the border between Poland and Belarus.
23.11 / 23:43
Social Media
EU to blacklist transport companies involved in human trafficking amid Belarus border crisis
In the midst of the geopolitical confrontation unravelling at the Belarus-Poland border, the European Commission has unveiled new plans to punish transport companies that aid and abet the smuggling and trafficking of people.
23.11 / 00:05
Technology
Money
Belarus' Lukashenko says EU should take in more migrants
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko called on Europe to take in more migrants, criticising the EU for not holding talks on the crisis.
21.11 / 21:47
cryptocurrency
Bitcoin
exit
Bulgaria's Rumen Radev wins re-election: Exit polls
Exit polls in Bulgaria suggest that incumbent Rumen Radev is the apparent winner in the country’s presidential runoff. Partial official results are expected later Sunday.
21.11 / 13:55
Sport
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer leaves Manchester United after humiliation at Watford
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has parted ways with Manchester United. The announcement came on Sunday morning.
19.11 / 12:09
Sport
Football
Migrants: Latvia installs 'temporary' fence on Belarus border after Poland crisis
Latvia has said it is installing a 37 kilometres-long temporary fence on its border with Belarus, which should be completed by next week as the migrant crisis on the Polish border makes headlines.
19.11 / 09:23
Sport
European Union
Poland confirms Belarus border camp now cleared as migrants taken to shelter
Authorities in Belarus say the migrant camp on the border with Poland has been cleared, and its people have now been moved to a nearby shelter. Meanwhile, several hundred have been repatriated to Iraq, after giving up any hope of reaching Europe.
18.11 / 09:11
Art
Entertainment
Money
Belarus moves some migrants from Polish border to nearby shelter
Hundreds of migrants who were camped in the cold on the Poland-Belarus border have been moved to a nearby warehouse in Belarusian territory, reports said Wednesday, with some still harboring hopes of entering the European Union.
17.11 / 19:43
cryptocurrency
Entertainment
Women
Lukashenko and Merkel agree to EU talks over Belarus migrant crisis
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Germany's acting Chancellor Angela Merkel have agreed to start negotiations at the European level to resolve the ongoing crisis at their shared border, Minsk said on Wednesday.
17.11 / 14:18
Survey
United Nations
Young people
Nearly half of young people thinking of emigrating from Bosnia, claims UN survey
Increasing numbers of young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are considering leaving the country without any intention of returning, according to a UN report published on Wednesday.
17.11 / 11:47
Floods
Pacific Northwest storm: Vancouver cut off as severe floods hit US-Canada border region
Torrential rain, landslides and floods that have hit British Columbia in western Canada in recent days have left at least one dead and thousands evacuated, local officials said on Tuesday.
17.11 / 10:57
Europe
Climate change
European Union
COVID in Europe: Ukraine's record cases, Slovakia targets unvaccinated
COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in various parts of Europe as the cold weather has affected the spread of the virus.
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