Sanctions for and Counter-sanctions by Belarus: what is the game-changer?

3 February 15:00
Via Zoom

Moderator: Prof. Chris Gerry

Speakers: 

  1. Aleś Alachnovič, Representative on Economic Reforms, Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya economy@tsikhanouskaya.org 
  2. Dr Alena Vieira, Assistant Professor, University of Minho (vysotskayaa@gmail.com) 
  3. Miriam Lexmann, MEP for Slovakia, Member of the FAC, with a focus on Belarus (miriam.lexmann@europarl.europa.eu) 
  4. H.E. Dirk Schuebel, European External Action Service (EEAS), EU Ambassador to Belarus, dirk.schuebel@eeas.europa.eu 

On 2 December 2021, the European Union (EU) adopted the 5th package of sanctions for Belarus. Restrictions were extended to more entities and individuals supporting the regime, also targeting prominent members of the judiciary, transport, and tourism. In return, Belarus retaliated with a food embargo and an undisclosed list of entry limitations for some individuals. 

Since August 2020, several packages of sanctions have been imposed on the regime by the EU, US, UK, Canada and other pro-democratic countries. How is this tug-of-war affecting Belarus? What are the challenges faced by the democratic forces and their partners and allies? How effective are the sanctions and how can the pressure they exert on the regime be enhanced? These and other questions will be discussed at the expert webinar jointly convened by the Research Centre of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Office (OST Research Centre) and the Oxford Belarus Observatory (OBO), with the support of the GCRF COMPASS project. 

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