http://www.eubusiness.com <p><strong>Latest business news about Belarus and the European Union</strong></p><p>Belarus has the opportunity to be an active partner of the EU in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), provided that the country embarks on fundamental democratic and economic reforms to bring the country closer to European common values.</p><p>The EU's offer to re-engage with Belarus was set out in the document What the EU could bring to Belarus , which the Commission released in November 2006 and which offers Belarus to enter a full partnership, as part of the European Neighbourhood Policy, provided that Belarus takes convincing steps towards democratisation, respect for human rights and the rule of law. It contains concrete examples of how the people of Belarus could gain from a rapprochement between the EU and Belarus.</p><p><strong>FACT SHEETS</strong></p><ul><li><a href="econ">Belarus: Economy Overview</a></li><li><a href="invest">Belarus Investment Climate 2009</a></li><li><a href="business">Starting a business in Belarus</a></li><li><a href="eu-delegation">EU Delegation to Belarus</a></li></ul><hr/><h2>LATEST NEWS</h2> daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ukraine-politics-us.gb2 Top Republican US Senator John McCain on Wednesday urged the international community to keep up a wave of pressure on authorities in Ukraine and Belarus for persecuting opposition figures. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Ukraine Belarus Lithuania US unrest politics Syria 2012-05-02T20:20:58Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-diplomacy.g6m European ambassadors to Belarus started resuming their duties Wednesday after their recall nearly two months ago in the latest spat over sanctions on the isolated state. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. politics Commission Belarus diplomacy 2012-04-25T15:52:53Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-politics.g5y The Czech ambassador to Belarus, who like his EU peers left Minsk in February in protest at the ex-Soviet state's rights record, will return this week, the Czech foreign ministry said Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Belarus Estonia Czech Sweden politics 2012-04-25T09:44:07Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-politics.g21 European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton welcomed Sunday the release of two opposition figures in Belarus and urged the regime of Alexander Lukashenko to free all remaining political prisoners. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. rights Ashton Belarus politics 2012-04-15T17:20:26Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-politics.g20 Two opponents of Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko returned home in triumph to Minsk Sunday after winning early release from jail in what supporters hailed as the result of EU pressure on his regime. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline politics Belarus rights 2012-04-15T17:18:15Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-politics.g1z Belarus opposition leader Andrei Sannikov returned home in triumph to Minsk on Sunday after his unexpected release from a five year jail term handed out after he challenged strongman president Alexander Lukashenko. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. politics Belarus rights 2012-04-15T17:20:16Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-politics.fz5 Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday he will screen EU envoys individually before allowing them back in following their unilateral withdrawal in protest at his rights record. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Belarus politics 2012-04-05T15:27:08Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-farm-trade.ftg Belarus said Friday it had suspended livestock imports from the EU over the spread in European farms of the Schmallenberg virus, a new disease that causes deformities in animals at birth. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Belarus livestock farm disease trade 2012-03-23T21:17:11Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-politics.ft5 Belarus vowed Friday to retaliate against the European Union after the bloc imposed still more sanctions on Minsk in a bid to persuade President Alexander Lukashenko to free his political prisoners. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Belarus politics sanctions threat 2012-03-23T15:02:02Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-politics.ft1 The European Union slapped fresh sanctions on Belarus on Friday in a bid to persuade the authoritarian regime of President Alexander Lukashenko to free political prisoners. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. politics Belarus sanctions 2012-03-23T19:03:19Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-politics.fsp The European Union slapped new sanctions on Belarus on Friday, piling pressure on the authoritarian regime of President Alexander Lukashenko to free all political prisoners. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. politics Belarus sanctions 2012-03-23T11:10:43Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-politics.frs Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed he had drawn up a black-list barring opponents from leaving the country in response to European Union travel bans imposed on his regime. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. politics Belarus 2012-03-21T19:09:21Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-politics.fqc The first post-Soviet leader of Belarus who today is a prominent opposition member said Sunday he had been prevented from leaving the country in reprisal for new EU sanctions imposed on President Alexander Lukashenko's regime. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Belarus politics 2012-03-18T11:17:12Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-attack.fqa Belarus has executed one of two convicted Minsk metro bombers, Vladislav Kovalyov, his family said Saturday, sparking strong condemnation from the European Union. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Belarus attack execution 2012-03-17T20:07:03Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-attack.fq9 European Union chief diplomat Catherine Ashton Saturday condemned the execution of one of two men convicted of carrying out a bomb attack in the Minsk underground that left 15 dead and 160 wounded. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. 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