The activities of the Standing Committee
Minsk: Winners awarded in the 1st ‘Bridge of Friendship’ International Literature Competition for young writers of the Union State of Russia and Belarus
On 24 October the National Library of Belarus in Minsk hosted a ceremony to reward the winners of the 1st ‘Bridge of Friendship 2012’ International Literature Competition for young writers of the Union State of Russia and Belarus.
24.10.2013
Unity is strength
On 24 October, the second meeting of the High Level Group on cooperation between the military industrial complexes of the Republic of Belarus and of the Russian Federation took place in Kazan. The session was attended by the Deputy Secretary and member of the Permanent Committee, Alexey Kubrin.
24.10.2013
Moscow hosts the ‘Information Image of the Union State’ media forum
70 reporters and experts from Belarus and Russia will take part in the ‘Information Image of the Union State’ workshop in the RIA Novosti International Multimedia Press Centre on 28 and 29 October.
23.10.2013
Awards ceremony for the winners of the ‘Bridge of Friendship 2012’ competition
The awards ceremony for the winners of the ‘Bridge of Friendship 2012’ Competition for young writers of the Union State took place in the National Library of Belarus on 24 October 2013 at 12 a.m.
23.10.2013
The Union State is an open system which is ready to cooperate in any form of integration
The Union State is an open system which is ready to cooperate in any form of integration. Grigory Rapota, the Secretary of the Union State, announced this on the sidelines of the Second Eurasian Forum in Verona.
23.10.2013
Antonio Fallico: Grigory Rapota’s participation in the forum in Verona will promote recognition of the Union State by Europe.
Grigory Rapota’s participation in the forum in Verona (Italy) will promote recognition of the Union State by Europe. This was the opinion voiced by Antonio Fallico, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank Inteza.
22.10.2013
Outlining the new programme for Belarus and Russia to work together to overcome the consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe
Ivan Bambiza, the Deputy Secretary of the Union State, has reported that the fourth programme for joint works by Belarus and Russia to overcome the consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe will rely on raising awareness of ‘best practice’ appropriate to the affected area.
22.10.2013
Secretary of the Union State welcomes organisers and participants in the ‘Naval Stalingrad’ campaign
The ‘Naval Stalingrad’ military and patriotic event involving both Belarusian and Russian seamen took place in Belarus and Russia between 14 and 21 October. The campaign is part of a patriotic project called ‘The Naval Brotherhood is Inviolable!’. The Secretary of the Union State welcomed those involved in organising and taking part in the commemorative event.
21.10.2013
Secretary of the Union State welcomes participants and organisers of the Russian national forum of student groups
The Russian national forum of student groups has started in Sochi. Over one thousand students from 72 Russian regions, together with previous particiipants, colleagues from the CIS and representatives of employers and the State authorities attended the forum. Grigory Rapota, the Secretary of the Union State, welcomed the forum participants.
21.10.2013
The Union State holds a special place amongst the integrative unions in the post Soviet space
Grigory Rapota, the Secretary of the Union State, said that the Union State holds a special place amongst the integrative unions formed in the post-Soviet space. He made this statement at the plenary meeting of the Second Eurasian Forum in Verona (Italy).
18.10.2013
Parliamentary Assembly deputies to discuss Union State’s economic policy
A session of the Commission for Economic Policy of the Parliamentary Assembly will be held in Minsk on 21 October 2013 at 12.00 (Government House, office 546). The session will be attended by the Parliamentary Assembly deputies, representatives of the Permanent Committee of the Union State and ministries and departments of Belarus and Russia together with representatives of State customers and the contractors involved in Union State’s programmes – heads of leading Russian and Belarusian institutes and universities.
17.10.2013
‘Young Journalists of Belarus and Russia on behalf of the Union State 2013’ information project enters final straight
Children’s creative groups have taken part in the marathon of information activities which has been held in various regions of the Republic of Belarus as part of the framework of the ‘Young Journalists of Belarus and Russia on behalf of the Union State 2013’ project. The results of the selection stages of the ‘Letter to My Friend’ contest have been announced and the Union State’s judges have started to evaluate these finalists.
17.10.2013
Agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation on cooperation in the field of social services: problems and solutions
In Minsk, on 24 October 2013 there will be a media seminar on ‘Agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation on cooperation in the field of social services: problems and solutions’ The seminar is being held at the initiative of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus and the Permanent Committee of the Union State.
17.10.2013
‘Eurasian Integration: Problems and Perspectives’ contest for young scientists gathers pace
Grigory Rapota, the Secretary of the Union State, has met with Victor Ivanter, the RAS Academician and Co-chairman of the Committee of the International Contest for the Best Scientific Paper (Monograph) submitted by young scientists. The contest theme is ‘Eurasian Integration; Problems and Perspectives’.
16.10.2013
Session of the Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly for Security, Defence and the Fight against Crime is held in Gomel
A session of the Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly for Security, Defence and Fight against Crime was held at the Gomel City Council of Deputies on 17 October 2013. Parliamentary Assembly deputies, representatives of the Permanent Committee of the Union State and State customers of the Union State took part in the session.
15.10.2013
Participants of the Union State’s media seminar become familiar with Belarusian experience in improvement of children’s health
Between 15 and 17 October in the Zubrenok Children’s Education and Recreation Centre new forms of children’s health improvement were presented as part of the international pedagogical forum themed ‘Children’s recreation and health improvement: modern tactics and future strategy’.
15.10.2013
The Belarusian-Russian Youth Symphony Orchestra ends its 2013 tour
On 4 November the Belarusian-Russian Youth Symphony Orchestra will deliver its final concerts in the S. I. Taneev Concert Hall in Kaluga, one of the largest economic and cultural cities of the Central Federal District of Russia.
14.10.2013
Union State border security programme is implemented successfully
At the end of the meeting of the Collegium of the Border Committee in Sochi, Grigory Rapota, the Secretary of the Union State, reported to the RIA Novosti that the programme for strengthening Union State border security until 2016 is being implemented successfully.
11.10.2013
‘Young Journalists of Belarus and Russia on behalf of the Union State – a Union State’ Permanent Committee information project
An information project run by the Permanent Committee of the Union State has now been completed. Called ‘Young Journalists of Belarus and Russia on behalf of the Union State’ it involved thousands of young people from different cities, small towns and villages.
09.10.2013
Belarusian and Russian ministers of sport sign joint programme for development of physical culture and sport in 2013-2014
On 8 October Minsk hosted a joint meeting of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation. At the meeting Alexander Shamko, the Minister of Sport for Belarus, and Vitaly Mutko, the Minister of Sport for Russia, signed a programme of cooperation in sport and physical culture for 2013-2014.
09.10.2013