Starting today and throughout the whole week, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European External Action Service will jointly host the “Belarus Days” in Brussels: a series of events in support of the Belarusian people ahead of the presidential election in January 2025, “which is regretfully expected to be neither free nor fair”. The week-long event “is organised to demonstrate the EU’s continued commitment to the Belarusian people and showcases EU support for Belarusian culture”. A series of events will take place alongside the 4^th meeting of the EU Consultative Group with Belarusian democratic forces and civil society. It will include a high-level conference in the European Parliament, a musical evening featuring Belarusian artists, as well as other cultural events devoted to political prisoners and celebrating Belarusian culture, identity, language and heritage. Participants will include European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, the leader of the Belarusian democratic forces Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Brussels-based diplomatic corps, members of the European Parliament, as well as think tanks representatives and the media. The full programme of the Belarus Days is available here.