Russian government approves bill on credit rating agencies with minor changes
The Russian government announced on Friday that a bill on rating agencies has been approved, although few provisions should be amended.
View ArticleRussia's parliament passes amnesty bill releasing up to 60,000 inmates
The lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, passed an amnesty bill in the third and final reading that will release up to 60,000 inmates.
View ArticleRussian lawmakers suggest raising fines for refusal to address mass media...
Lawmakers from the All-Russia People's Front in the lower house of Russia's parliament, the State Duma, suggest raising fines for state officials who refuse to address mass media requests and withhold...
View ArticleRussian prosecutors propose seizing illegally acquired property - report
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office proposed a bill allowing seizure of illegally acquired property that was drafted in assistance with the the State Duma's Security and Anti-Corruption Committee.
View ArticleRussian upper house ratifies agreement on BRICS $100-billion reserves fund
The Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, on Wednesday ratified an agreement on a fund, which pools together $100 billion in reserves from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
View ArticleRussian upper house passes bill on fines for media inciting terrorism
The Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, on Wednesday approved a bill stipulating a fine of up to 1 million rubles ($19,000) for mass media accused of inciting terrorism.
View ArticleRussian lawyers propose to introduce punishment for distorting WWII facts
On May 14, the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow will consider a lawsuit to overturn the Ministry of Justice’s refusal to draft a bill on liability for distorting the facts of World War II.
View ArticleBills to implement reform of arbitration reach Russian parliament
Two bills to implement a reform of arbitration in Russia aimed at reducing the caseload of courts have been submitted to the lower house of parliament, the State Duma.
View ArticlePoroshenko signs bill to terminate military cooperation agreement with Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed into law a bill that terminates an agreement between Ukraine and Russia on military cooperation.
View ArticleBill on tougher penalties for budget embezzlement reaches Russian parliament
Lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) have submitted a bill to the State Duma that would toughen penalties for embezzlement from the budget and state extra-budgetary funds.
View ArticleBeggars with children could face up to 6 years in Russian prison - report
Alexander Kurdyumov, a State Duma lawmaker from the Liberal Democratic Party, has introduced a bill according to which adult beggars asking for money with little children present face up to six years...
View ArticlePutin orders government to toughen law to combat online drugs advertising
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to amend the legislation to introduce criminal liability for spreading information on Internet about acquisition and obtaining of drugs.
View ArticleSenator Dobrynin suggests establishing comission to protect Russia’s national...
Konstantin Dobrynin, deputy head of the constitutional law committee of Russia’s upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, addressed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev with a proposal to establish...
View ArticleBill protecting rights of foreign companies on developing Russian deposits...
Russia's natural resources ministry has submitted a bill to the government aimed at protecting rights of foreign companies on developing strategic deposits they discover in Russia, Vedomosti newspaper...
View ArticleRussia to raise retirement age for public officials in 2016
The retirement age for public officials will be raised starting January 1, 2016, RIA Novosti reported on Friday, citing Labor Minister Maxim Topilin.
View ArticleMP suggests ban on foreign lawyers representing Russia in court
Lawmaker Vadim Solovyov (the Communist Party) is drafting a bill that would ban foreign attorneys from representing Russia’s interests in international courts, as happened in the Yukos case.
View ArticleRussia’s Human Rights Council drafts bill to commemorate political repression...
The Presidential Council for Human Rights has drafted a bill to remember the victims of political repression.
View ArticleUnauthorized car and bicycle rallies could be prohibited - report
Car and bicycle rides that are held to express public opinion could be considered a form of demonstration and would hence need authorization.
View ArticleRules on destroying banned products drafted for customs service
Russia’s Federal Customs Service is drafting regulations for customs officials who are instructed to destroy banned imports from the US, the EU, Ukraine and Canada.
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