Belarus hosts around 160,000 visa-waiver travelers from Europe since 1 Jan 2026
Since 1 January 2026, Belarus has welcomed 159,906 travelers from 38 countries included in the visa-waiver program. The majority of travelers came from Lithuania, Latvia and Poland, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.
MFA: By closing the border with Belarus, Latvia aims to extract money from the EU
By closing the border with Belarus, Latvia is seeking to obtain extra funding from European structures, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov told Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.
‘It will deal a heavy blow to the economy.’ Latvian carriers oppose closure of border with Belarus
The Latvian road carriers’ association Latvijas auto has opposed the government’s plans to close the Paternieki border crossing (adjacent to Grigorovshchina) on the border with Belarus, local media report.
’They think people won’t travel’. What Latvians are saying about border situation with Belarus
The only border checkpoint on the Latvia-Belarus border remains closed, Latvian television channel LSM reports. Over the weekend, LSM journalists visited the Latvian side of the border and spoke with frustrated drivers.
What Latvians are saying about border situation with Belarus
TV BRICS to bring together international experts to assess 20 years of BRICS
The BRICS Anniversary Week opened in Moscow on 15 June. A programme of cultural, educational and diplomatic events will be held at the BRICS+ Media Centre, reviewing two decades of the group’s work in both humanitarian and economic areas. The project is organised by the TV BRICS International Media Network and the M. I. Rudomino All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature.
Belteleradiocompany, Belarusfilm to jointly produce movie, TV series
The Belarusian state television and radio company Belteleradiocompany and the Belarusian national film studio Belarusfilm intend to jointly produce a movie and a TV series, BelTA learned from the TV channel Belarus One.
