Belarus Weekly: EU imposes new sanctions on Belarusian officials, companies supporting regime

EU imposes new sanctions on Belarusian officials and companies supporting the regime of Alexander Lukashenko .

Brussels accuses Belarus and Russia of the “weaponization of migration,” describing it as “hybrid warfare” designed to “destabilize” European societies.

The EU pledged 170 million euros for border security and backed Poland ’s plan to suspend the right to asylum.

Belarusian authorities have declared former actors of the Belarusian National Theater to be members of an “extremist formation” Belarusian law enforcers accused the exiled theater group of allegedly “preparing to commit attacks on Belarus ’s sovereignty” and “discrediting state officials” Poland has stopped 26,000 illicit border crossing attempts in 2024 alone, according to the Defense Ministry .

The European Commission has announced 30 million euros ( $31.5 million ) in funding for civil society in 2025 .

EU4People of Belarus program will support independent media and civil society actors advocating for democracy in Belarus .

The announcement coincided with the holding in Brussels of Belarus Days a series of events held between Dec. 9-13 .

The events brought together 150 Belarusian activists with European officials ahead of the 2025 presidential elections in Belarus in which no independent candidates were allowed to participate.