News of the Embassy

15 March 2010 On World Junior Figure Skating Championship Belarus National Junior team took part in World Junior Figure Skating Championship 5 March 2010 On agroforum in Wageningen Economic forum on the development of Belarus-Netherlands cooperation in the field of agriculture was held in Wageningen 3 February 2010 Restrictions lifted for Belarusian children’s recuperation in foreign countries Presidential Decree lifted restrictions for Belarusian children’s recuperation in foreign countries 22 January 2010 “Listapad” prize went to young Dutch actor The jury of XVI Belarus “Listapad” movies festival (Minsk, November 14-21, 2009) awarded the first prize for the best performance of child’s role to Nino den Brave (the role of Max in the Dutch movie “Frogs and Toads”) 18 January 2010 Belarus now uses European civil engineering standards The Belarusian civil engineering industry has switched to using European standards, according to Belarus Deputy Architecture and Construction Minister Anatoly Nichkasov 13 January 2010 Conference on Belarus children recuperation in the Netherlands An annual conference on the results of Belarus children recuperation in the Netherlands and on providing humanitarian aid to Belarus in 2009 was held on January 9, 2010 in Meppel. 19 December 2009 Belarus machinery at international agricultural exhibition in the Netherlands Belarusian companies “Minsk Tractor Works” and “Bobruiskagromash” showed two models of tractors and a semi-trailer at 18th International exhibition of agricultural machinery