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Separate item of city budget provides for business support 29 thousand new jobs are to be created in Minsk thanks to the emergence of small and medium-sized enterprises among other things. As recently as last year the number of such organizations grew by 2 percent and now amounts to more than 100,000. The companies employ about half a million people. A separate item of the city budget provides for the support of entrepreneurs. Last year, 27 business entities were provided with assistance, like...

Novopolotsk becomes ninth city to get status of cultural capital of Belarus Novopolotsk, the cultural capital of Belarus in 2018, is ready for the artistic marathon. Cultural projects will be held under the sign of friendship and the city's 60th anniversary. The status of the cultural capital of Belarus is awarded for the ninth time. Novopolotsk plans to focus on the younger generation of artists, for whom this year should be a good opportunity to find a new sound.

Pre-election campaign before elections to local Councils of Deputies continues in Belarus The pre-election campaign before the elections to local Councils of Deputies continues in Belarus. Seven national observers have already been accredited. An advisory council has been approved. It will monitor the work of the media during the election campaign. From January 22 to February 12, candidates will be able to make a speech on the radio. Each candidate will have three minutes of free radio broadcast...

Candidates from political parties, labor collectives and those who collected enough signatures can be nominated for deputies The nomination of candidates for deputies of local councils will begin this week. The last day for submission of documents is January 8th. After that, registration starts, and then the active phase of the election campaign begins. Each candidate will be able to have up to five authorized representatives. Candidates from political parties, labor collectives and those who collected...

Salaries of some state employees to grow from December 1 Today, tariff salaries for some workers in the budgetary sphere will increase. They will grow by 25 percent for employees of social services and cultural and educational organizations. There is also a change in the range of correction factors that apply to tariff rates. These measures will increase the level of remuneration of workers from the 1st to the 17th grades. At the same time, salaries in low-paid categories will grow in a larger...

Over 18 thousand deputies to be elected to local councils in Belarus Early voting at the local elections in Belarus will be held from February 13 to 17. The information was posted on the website of the Central Commission for Elections and Republican Referendums. Voting will be open 10 to 14 hours and from 16:00 to 19:00. At the same time, no official confirmation of the reasons for non-appearance on the main voting day is needed. On February 18, Belarusians will elect more than 18 thousand deputies...

Nomination of candidates for deputies to begin on December 10 All about preparing for local elections. A special section with information about the 2018 election campaign has been put up on the website of the Central Election Commission. The video addresses of the chairman of the Central Commission Lydia Yermoshina, information for voters, candidates, observers, members of election commissions, as well as news will be posted there. The nomination of candidates for deputies of local councils will...

Nomination of members of territorial committees on election to local councils of deputies completed The first stage of the campaign on election of the deputies of local councils has completed in Belarus. The day before, the nomination of members of territorial election committees finished. Their total number is 1309. Most of them are situated in villages. The election committees consist as a rule of representatives of political parties, public movements, members of working bodies, as well as citizens...

Plenary sitting of Congress to be held today Plenary sitting of the Congress of the Russian Press will be held today in Minsk. Issues which are topical for the Russian-language editions abroad are in the center of the congress' s attention. After a ceremonial opening, two panel sessions will work. Matters of globalization and digital revolution will be discussed there. Along with the Congress, a traditional media-forum «Partnership for the Future» will take place. Representatives of mass-media outlets...

Documents for budget-funded education accepted till July, 17, for paid education till August, 4 Starting today and till July, 17-th, higher learning facilities of Belarus accept applications. Law enforcement and artistic educational establishments accept the papers for two weeks later. The same is relevant for the fee-paid education. Graduates of specialized pedagogical classes have only two days to submit applications before their placement interview. The applicants for the correspondence course...