The civil initiative competition is being held to implement projects aimed at improving the quality of life of the population in the relevant territory, including the improvement of populated areas. Citizens aged eighteen or older and residing in the relevant administrative-territorial unit, with the support of district or city councils, can initiate projects. The civil initiatives are to be implemented by 2026. Civil initiative projects are to be submitted to Minsk Regional Council of Deputies:in hard copy to the following address: 220030, Minsk, Engels Street, 4, offices 411 and 412; or by email to the Regional Council (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with the subject line “Civil Initiative Project.” Scanned PDF documents are also welcome. The project must be accompanied by an application containing information about the initiator (last name, first name, patronymic, date…

MINSK, 27 July (BelTA) – The Belarusian automobile engineering company BelAZ hosted a government delegation from the United Republic of Tanzania, led by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa Majaliwa, BelTA learned from the company’s press service.  BelAZ Director General Sergei Lesin introduced the Tanzanian official to the production process of mining truck haulers and the company’s broad range of heavy-duty equipment. The delegation was also shown BelAZ’s most significant innovations for the mining industry. The parties discussed prospects for cooperation, with Tanzania expressing interest in strengthening mutually beneficial ties.  “Tanzania borders on nine countries, many of which have active mining industries. All of them are connected through our port in Dar es Salaam, which could serve as a hub for equipment and spare parts deliveries,” said Kassim Majaliwa Majaliwa. “We aim…

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, 27 June (BelTA) – The 13th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia will take place in Belarus’ Minsk Oblast in 2026. Minsk Region Governor Aleksei Kushnarenko voiced the initiative during the plenary session of the 12th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia in Nizhny Novgorod on 27 June, BelTA has learned.  “Today Minsk Region occupies a leading position in many development indicators,” Aleksei Kushnarenko said. “A fifth of the national industrial output and a quarter of agricultural production are only part of our achievements. A significant contribution to these results was made by joint activities with Russian regions. Russia accounts for more than half of the region’s trade. In 2024, it grew 4.5% and reached a record high of $9.4 billion.” The Minsk Region governor suggested…

The corresponding decree was signed by Alexander Lukashenko. Also, 39 representatives of various fields of activity were awarded state awards.

An architectural object of great historical value - this is how the Chairman of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee Alexander Turchin called the Volozhin Yeshiva. The head of the central region did not exaggerate: the Jewish Theological Academy, built 200 years ago, was really considered one of the most important yeshivas in all of Eastern Europe. Its heyday came in the mid-19th century, when more than 400 people studied there, but World War II put an end to the existence of the "mother of all yeshivas." And although the building was not destroyed, it was seriously damaged. At the initiative of the governor, it was decided to bring him back to life. The reconstruction work lasted about a year: during this time, the facility was completely renovated, and a cultural…

It is attended by the head of the main department for ideological work and youth affairs of the Minsk regional executive committee Olga Topdemir, the chairperson of the committee on labor, employment and social protection of the Minsk regional executive committee Tamara Krasovskaya, the first deputy head of the main department for education of the Minsk regional executive committee Sofia Filistovich, the chairman of the Borisov district executive committee Nikolai Karpovich, the bishop of Borisov and Maryinogorsk Ambrose. Media representatives are interested in: How many families in the Minsk region applied for family capital? Will there be changes in the material support of large families by the state, after all, sometimes this money is spent in ways that it should not? How many fathers of the Borisov district went on…

Dear residents of Minsk region! Please accept my sincere congratulations on National Unity Day! This holiday is still very young, but has already become entrenched in the minds of Belarusians as a symbol of peace, friendship and harmony in society. The reunification of Western and Eastern Belarus in 1939 allowed our country to survive during the Great Patriotic War, take an honorable place in the international community, and become one of the co-founders of the United Nations.Today, national harmony and unity of society, based on moral values tested over centuries, are a prerequisite for the stable and dynamic development of the Minsk region, a calm and peaceful life for our citizens. On this holiday, I wish everyone health, family well-being, and a peaceful sky above your head! Alexander TURCHIN,Chairman of…

The gratitude was announced for a significant contribution to the development of the agricultural sector, achieving high production indicators. Among those awarded were also workers of the agro-industrial complex of the Smolevichi district and the team of workers of the agricultural enterprise "Voskhod" of the Minsk district. Let us recall that the Minsk region is the only one in the country that has threshed more than 2 million tons of grain.

The Medal “For Labor Merit” was awarded to the Chairman of the Stolbtsy District Council of Deputies Sergei Shestel. The Medals “For Impeccable Service” The third degree was awarded to the first deputy chairperson of the committee on agriculture and food of the Minsk regional executive committee Zarina Bova, the chairperson of the Lyadensky rural council of deputies of the twenty-eighth convocation Elena Gamezo, the deputy head of the main department of land management of the Minsk regional executive committee Vladimir Gumarov, the chairperson of the Mikhanovichsky rural executive committee of the Minsk district Svetlana Dovaltsova, the chairperson of the Smolevichi district council of deputies Marina Klyueva, the deputy chairperson of the Minsk regional executive committee Denis Kurlenko, the head of the department of organizational and personnel work of the…

As for the harvesting campaign, there are no problems with it in the Minsk region. This was reported by the Chairman of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee Alexander Turchin during a conference call with the President. Compared to last year, the harvesting in the region is going twice as fast: as of July 18, 2023, 41.8 thousand hectares were harvested, 157.6 thousand tons were threshed. As of the same date in 2024, grain was harvested on an area of 88.4 thousand hectares - this is 21% of the plan, 367.9 thousand tons were threshed. And the yield in 2024 has increased: last year it was 37.7 c/ha, this year - 41.6 c/ha. If the weather and equipment do not fail, then the loaf of the central region can weigh more…