Compared with most former Soviet states, Belarus has a lot going for it. The government is less corrupt than in neighboring Russia and Ukraine. Belarus has no oligarchs, since the state never sold its big companies, and social inequalities are low. On the clean and tidy streets of Minsk, one sees fewer limousines – or other ostentatious displays of wealth – than in Kiev or Moscow. The per capita GDP is more than 50 percent higher than Ukraine’s. Belarussians think their country is quite well-run and, as some of them put it, “almost Baltic.”
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Archive for February, 2009
An artful balancing act
Thursday, February 26th, 2009The Meeting of the National Committee of The European Youth Parliament in Belarus February 15th, 2009 Minutes
Tuesday, February 24th, 20099.00 Ales Bystryk as a newly elected president greets the NC and stresses necessity to elect the Deputy Chair of the NC-BY. To the moment of the meeting only 4 members of the NC voted.
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Акадэмія ПЛЮС. Запрашаем!
Monday, February 23rd, 2009Шаноўныя сябры,
Запрашаем Вас узяць удзел у адукацыйным курсе “Акадэмія ПЛЮС-2009″ (А+).
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Free places for Alp Forum
Monday, February 23rd, 2009Dear Friends,
there are yet 10 free places for delegates at the 1st Alp Forum of EYP Germany (16-19 April).
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Акадэмія Першых-2009. Запрашаем!
Thursday, February 19th, 2009Шаноўныя сябры!
Запрашаем прыняць удзел у доўгатэрміновым навучальным курсе Акадэмія Першых-2009 (АП-2009).
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Apply for Vilnius RS! Deadline is soon
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Fellow Belarusian EYPers,
this is my lucky chance to announce the Vilnius Regional Session, which will take place on March, 28-29 in ancient capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius.
26th National Session of EYP France in Paris
Friday, February 6th, 2009
The 26th National Session of EYP France will be organised in Paris from the 27th to the 29th of March 2009. More that 100 youth will participate at this event, French and international delegates, an international team of chairs and journalists and the French delegation for the Helsinki International Session will be selected. (more…)
Конкурс на ўдзел у праграме абмену Community Connections
Friday, February 6th, 2009Праграма Community Connections – гэта трохтыднёвая праграма ў ЗША, падчас якой праходзяць візыты групы ўдзельнікаў у амэрыканскія арганізацыі для абмену вопытам. Удзельнікі таксама атрымоўваюць унікальную магчымасьць азнаёміцца з амэрыканскай культурай і жыцьцём. Адбор праводзіцца на конкурснай аснове паводле выніках анкетаў і сумоўя. Веданьне ангельскай мовы для ўдзелу ў праграме неабавязковае. (more…)
11th Regional Session of EYP Poland
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
EYP Poland are pleased to invite you to take part in 11th Regional Session of EYP Poland. This event will take place in Wroclaw, one the most beautiful and interesting Polish cities, a charming amalgam of the traditional and the modern. (more…)