Civil society activist Katsyaryna Bychak is facing expulsion from Hrodna State University for “violating internal rules.”

The National Bank of Belarus (NBB) will lower its base refinance rate by 0.25 percentage point to 10 percent on October 1, one month after the previous reduction.

A national work group of representatives of different institutions, which has to study the CIS and European countries’ experience of regulating Internet media on a legislative basis, will have submitted its first draft proposals by mid October, said Deputy Minister of Information Alaksandar Slabadcuk to a BelTA reporter on 25 September.

Miascovy Cas, an independent paper circulating in Pinsk region, said good-bye to its readers on 27 September. The weekly covering social and political issues had been published for four years. It had to close down for financial reasons.

15:28 The EU report is “frozen” because the situation in Belarus hasn’t improved

The report of the EU deputy Bastiaan Belder was “frozen” because“ since 2004 the situation in Belarus hasn’t improved, but has become even more repressive”. Janusz Onyszkewicz, polish deputy, deputy chairman of the EP International Relations Committee declared.

12:46 Energy cooperation possible only with democratic Belarus

Belarus expects the expansion of the dialog with Lithuania and other EU countries on energy and energy security issue, Prime Minister Syarhey Sidorski declared at the meeting with Edminas Bagdonas, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania in Belarus in the Government House.

11:17 Ministry of Defense worrying about Poles

Today the head of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense Leanid Maltsau summing up the results of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) Council of Ministers session, declared that the US development of ballistic missile defense close to the Belarusian border (in Poland) can lead to unpredictable consequences; the BMD base will threaten the Polish territory directly.

The investigation is extended for three months, up to 24 December. Human rights activist Aleh Vouchak was informed by Minsk Office of Public Prosecutor. Office of Public Prosecutor didn’t inform in the letter what investigative actions on this case are taken.

A new version of the travel card "bus, trolley bus, tram, underground" for October appeared in Minsk. It costs 42 thousand 610 Belarusian rubles. And actually last month the travel card for three kinds of transport and a separate plastic card for the underground cost 55 thousand 760 Belarusian rubles. Thus the new ticket saves 13 thousand 150 rubles.

9:33 Belarus can enter the European energy market

Belarus is negotiating for cooperation with Europe within the limits of the Energy Charter. According to experts, Belarus entering the European market seems quite realistic on the background of the Russian-Belarusian relationship crisis.