{"id":167528,"date":"2025-12-10T11:34:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/167528\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-extends-visa-waiver-for-europeans-until-2027","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/167528\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka extends visa waiver for Europeans until 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gpk-864-18.12.2023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gpk-864-18.12.2023.jpg 864w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gpk-864-18.12.2023-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gpk-864-18.12.2023-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(gpk.gov.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 10,<em> Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has approved an extension of a visa waiver for European nationals until December 31, 2026, his press office reported yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visa-free entry program covers 38 European countries, most of which are labelled \u201cunfriendly\u201d by Minsk. Launched in July 2024, it allows tourist trips to Belarus of up to 30 days via all checkpoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visa waiver applies to nationals of Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, San-Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, the UK and the Vatican.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Citizens of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are additionally allowed trips of up to 90 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Vilnius says Minsk tricking Lithuanians into launching balloons from Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 9, Pozirk. Lithuania\u2019s State Security Department (VSD) has issued a statement, accusing Minsk of deceiving Lithuanians and involving them in smuggling. Over the past few weeks, individuals posing as Lithuanian security services officers on the Telegram messaging app have &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/167446\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 10, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has approved an extension of a visa waiver for European nationals until December 31, 2026, his press office reported yesterday. The visa-free entry program covers 38 European countries, most of which are labelled \u201cunfriendly\u201d by Minsk. Launched in July 2024, it allows tourist trips to Belarus of up to 30 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":56064,"template":"","rubric":[15],"class_list":["post-167528","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka extends visa waiver for Europeans until 2027 | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 10, Pozirk. 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