The Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC) presents to your attention the new issue of the electronic newsletter "Bell". In the latest publication you will find an article on the perception of security by Belarusians as well as an analysis of economic implications of accession to the Customs Union for Belarus. Download the "Bell", Issue 5 (15).  

The Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC) presents to your attention the new issue of the electronic newsletter Bell. The article on peculiarities of privatization in Belarus together with the analysis of the last decade's relations between the EU and Belarus are to find in the latest issue. Download the Bell, Issue 4 (14).

The Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC) presents to your attention the new issue of the electronic newsletter Bell. This issue is thematic again - the articles are brought out under the theme "Living in Surveillance Society". Supervision in virtual space and reality, tap of conversations, invasion in private life - Belarusians face various forms of surveillance meant to make them comply with certain rules of behaviour. The article analyzing the changes brought about by the edict on regulation of the use and provision of the Internet together with the contribution on structures of political control are included in the current issue. Download the Bell, Issue 3 (13).

Eastern Europe Studies Centre presents to your attention the new issue of the electronic newsletter Bell. This time the articles are brought out under the theme The Bright Side of Belarus. You'll make no mistake by drawing a conclusion that one of the brightest sides of Belarus is culture. Cultural life in Belarus is the sphere experiencing an upturn: new ideas are appreciated, art experiments are feasible and international cooperation is productive. Whether current good aspects of life in Belarus will push their way into other spheres, depends on the capability of Belarusians to see the bright side of their country and to contribute to it. Download the Bell, Issue 2 (12).

The Eastern Europe Studies Centre continues the publishing of the electronic newsletter "Bell". In February issue you'll find a contribution about who in fact benefits from energy and trade disputes between Russia and Belarus as well as an article analyzing the reasons of the end of the economic crisis before it has even started in Belarus. Download the "Bell" Issue 1 (11).  

The Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC) brings to your attention the new issue of the Bell - the electronic info letter on Belarus. The recent publication focuses on the event that took place in September but has not yet been analyzed in Bell - military training Zapad 2009. The contribution by A. Alesin presents the evaluation of the said military training as well as the assessment of Russia's military potential. The other article analyses the fourlateral relation between Belarus, Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania. Three latter countries are very eager to start closer political and, most importantly, tighter economic relations with Belarus. Certainly, cooperation with Belarus is not wrong per se. However, as R. Yakovlevsky states in his article, while bargaining and negotiating with the official Minsk, one has not to confuse expectations with illusions. Download the Bell No. 10 (10).   

The Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC) brings to your attention the September issue of the Bell - the electronic info letter on Belarus. In the present issue you'll find an article presenting an assessment of A. Lukashenka's visit to Lithuania. Among the issues discussed during the visit was an issue of nuclear power plant construction close to Lithuanian-Belarusian border. Therefore, the second contribution in this issue is an article analysing the factors that stand against the construction and possibility that Belarus abandons this intention. Download the Bell No. 9 (9).

The Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC) brings to your attention the August issue of the Bell - the electronic info letter on Belarus. In the present issue you'll find the contribution analyzing the reasons and outcomes of opposition representatives' visit to Moscow together with the article on the EU visa policy towards Belarus. Download the Bell No. 8 (8).

The Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC) brings to your attention the July issue of the "Bell” - the electronic info letter on Belarus. In the present issue you'll find the contribution by Elena Rakova presenting the history and analysis of privatization process in Belarus and the topic of Belarus-USA relation analysed in detail in the article by Alena Daneika. Download the "Bell” No. 7 (7).

The Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC) brings to your attention the June issue of the "Bell” - the electronic info letter on Belarus. The present publication includes contributions on events that were overshadowed by the conflict between Belarus and Russia over the Belarusian diary products export. In this issue read an analysis of the problems of Belarus in the energy sector, an article evaluating the intentions of A. Milinkevich to hold a congress of pro-democratic forces as well as a contribution on the liberalization in Belarus analyzed from a sociological perspective. Download the "Bell”.