Kategorie: European Commission
Minsk, November 15, 2010
On 12 November, the Commission recommended that the Council authorises the Commission to open negotiations on agreements to facilitate the procedures for issuing short-stay visas and on readmission between the European Union and Belarus.» weiter lesen...
Štefan Füle, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, will pay a visit to Belarus on 15 November 2010. During the visit the Commissioner will have an exchange of views with a large group of NGOs representing Belarus’ civil society.
Commissioner Füle is also scheduled to meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Syargey Martynaw and OSCE/ODIHR head of mission to Belarus ambassador Geert Hinrich Ahrens.» weiter lesen...
The work programmes of the four Eastern Partnership (EaP) multilateral thematic platforms for 2009-2011 are now available on the European Commission website.» weiter lesen...
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement today: "I am disappointed by the recent arrests of 40 members of the Union of Poles and other civil society representatives in Belarus, including that of the democratically elected chairperson of the Union of Poles, Ms Angelika Borys.» weiter lesen...
The Energy Club is going to hold its first session on Energy Security in Crown Plaza, Minsk. This event is part of a larger programme of the Club: meetings are scheduled to take place quarterly and carried out as one-day events, gathering local independent and government experts on energy, as well as foreign specialists in the field. The initiative received financial support from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA).» weiter lesen...
The European Commission is seeking proposals for two EIDHR Country-based Support Schemes with financial assistance from the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights 2009 Annual Action Programme:
- EIDHR Country-based Support Scheme in Belarus 2009, publication reference: EuropeAid/128923/L/ACT/BY. The deadline for submission of proposals is 12 October 2009 at 17:00 Kyiv time.» weiter lesen...
