From growth points to partnership

From January 1, 2020 the Republic of Belarus assumed the chairmanship in the bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEC), opening a new five-year cycle of development of this integration formation in the post-Soviet space. The action program of the Belarusian presidency in the framework of the Union promises to be very rich. In particular, it is planned to focus joint efforts of the Union's member states on the complete removal of barriers, the maximum reduction of exceptions and restrictions in their markets, and the prevention of the possibility of new types of obstacles to a free competitive environment. In addition, Belarus will initiate additional measures aimed at global and regional positioning of the Union with a view to developing and implementing a common or unified information policy. Successful accomplishment of these tasks depends on a number of factors, including adequate media articulation of the Eurasian integration theme by the international segment of national journalism not only in the EAEC member-states, but also in the entire Commonwealth of Independent States. How is this task being solved in the Republic of Belarus? This is the subject of the proposed research.