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Lithuania’s EU Presidential Policy - A New Approach towards Belarus?
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The Lithuania’s six month European Union presidency which started in July has led to talk of a new Eastern policy. Lithuania wants to keep EU enlargement on the European agenda, showing Eastern neighbours that the European Union wants enlargement. It acts as an answer to Russia ( Read more... ) -
What's the main effect of the EU travel ban imposed on certain Belarusian officials and busines
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* It serves as a good punishment and as a lesson for others
* It will make them more democratic because they want to travel freely
* It prevents them from seeing and adopting good Western practices
* It pushes them towards Russia and non-democratic practices
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Germany and Belarus: Why People’s Diplomacy Doesn’t Work
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The argument for loosening the visa regime for Belarusian citizen is that people to people contacts must improve. At a time when the official diplomatic relations are at an all-time low, it seems that the exchange between ordinary people offers a glimpse of hope. It might ( Read more... )