| 29.12.2008 |
| The next year will be the Year of Native Land in Belarus. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed the relevant decree on December 29, the press service of the head of state told BelTA.
The Year of Native Land will contribute to preserving and increasing the national spiritual and cultural legacy, historical legacy and natural riches of the country, original traditions of the Belarusian nation, and inspiring the youth with love for the Fatherland. |
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| 24.12.2008 |
| Belarusian Head of State Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated the Christians of Belarus celebrating Christmas on December 25, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.
“This wonderful family holiday warmed by love and concord gives millions of people confidence and hope. |
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| 24.12.2008 |
| A leasing company will be set up in Belarus, Economy Minister Nikolai Zaichenko said at a session of the Council of Ministers on December 23, BelTA informs.
It is one of the anti-crisis measures that are to be implemented in H1 2009. |
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| 23.12.2008 |
| President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko ordered the Council of Ministers and the relevant governmental bodies to conduct balanced economic policy towards businessmen avoiding social complications and political rush, Belarusian Head of State said at a session highlighting the issues of business regulation. |
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| 23.12.2008 |
| There are plans to hold the first heart transplantation in Belarus in 2009, Healthcare Minister of Belarus Vasily Zharko told a press conference on December 23.
According to him, Belarus is technically ready to perform such an operation. |
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| 20.12.2008 |
| Belarus’ nuclear power plant will be built at the Ostrovetskaya site in the Grodno oblast. The State Commission for Belarus’ Nuclear Power Plant Location has taken the relevant decision, BelTA learnt from Lyudmila Zenkovich, spokesman for the Energy Ministry of Belarus. |
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| 19.12.2008 |
| On December 19 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed decree No 689 “Measures to perfect auditing and supervisory activities in the Republic of Belarus”. The press service of the President told BelTA, at present major efforts are put into liberalising all areas of business in order to fulfil the instruction issued by the head of state. |
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| 18.12.2008 |
| The programme “Assistance for voluntary repatriation of migrants to the home country” will be continued in Belarus till May 2009. Implemented by the European Union, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration, the programme was initially supposed to end on December 31, 2008, Yuri Fedorov, head of the international cooperation department of the State Border Committee of Belarus, national coordinator of the project representing the border service, told a press conference in Minsk on December 18. |
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| 17.12.2008 |
| The Council of Ministers of Belarus issued Resolution No1942 on December 16, 2008 to impose new utility tariffs, BelTA learnt from the Council of Ministers’ Office.
The tariff on engineering service of residential houses will be up 11. |
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| 16.12.2008 |
| President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has commissioned local authorities with the task to use the potential of gas service installation as efficiently as possible, BelTA has learnt.
At the ceremony of launching the natural gas supply in Berezino, the Head of State said that local authorities have to think about the ways to use the potential of the gas service installation as efficiently as possible. |
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