The Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC) brings to your attention the new issue of the Bell - the electronic info letter on Belarus. This publication focuses on the event that took place in September but has not yet been analyzed in Bell - military training Zapad 2009. The contribution by Aleksandr Alesin presents the evaluation of the said military training as well as the assessment of realistic technical and financial potential of Russia.
The other article analyzes the fourlateral relation between Belarus, Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania. Three latter countries are very eager to start closer political and, most importantly, tighter economic relations with Belarus. Certainly, cooperation with Belarus is not wrong per se. However, as Roman Yakovlevsky states in his article, while bargaining and negotiating with the official Minsk, one has not to confuse expectations with illusions.
Download the Bell No. 10 (10) at the following address http://www.eesc.lt/public_files/file_1258444680.pdf
Der Klügere gibt nach? Der Klügere tritt in Vorleistung!! Wie klug ist die EU? Warum kann sie nicht einseitig die Visumspflicht für Belarussen abschaffen? Oder mindestens die Prozedur soweit vereinfachen und die Gebühren streichen, dass dies für Belarussen kein Reisehindernis mehr ist?
„bez vizy“ (ohne Visum) ist eine Kampagne verschiedener belarussischer NGOs, unterstützt u.a. auch durch die dbg