Russia ramps up fines for obtaining and revealing commercial secretsRussian authorities are considering increasing the fines for illegally obtaining and disclosing commercial, fiscal or banking secrets up to 1.5 million rubles ($43,500). The relevant amendments to the Criminal Code have been published on the website of planned legislation.14:47 29.05.2014
Russian Ministry of Justice authorized to put NGOs on foreign agent listOn Wednesday, the Federation Council approved a law authorizing the Ministry of Justice to register certain non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as foreign agents.14:13 28.05.2014
Russian upper house passes bill on fines for hiding dual citizenshipThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, on Wednesday passed a bill on penalties for concealing dual citizenship.12:12 28.05.2014
Limits on meat and milk export approved in CrimeaCrimea’s Agriculture Ministry has increased the list of food export limits to include milk and meat, RIA Novosti learned at the ministry. Previously, the list included wheat, flour, sugar, vegetable oil, buckwheat, eggs and ethanol. The ban was approved to prevent black marketeering and ensure food security.13:21 26.05.2014
State Duma adopts bill on fines for hiding dual citizenshipRussia’s State Duma adopted a bill in the third and final reading on penalties for concealing dual citizenship.18:12 23.05.2014
Central Bank to decide on requirements for international payment systemsRussian lawmakers plan to exclude requirements for the Visa and MasterCard international payment systems from the bill on a national card payment system. The right to set requirements will be granted to the Central Bank of Russia or the Government, RIA Novosti reports citing a source familiar with the amendments.12:53 22.05.2014
Russian police to apologize for wrongful arrestThe Interior Ministry is drafting a regulation under which the police would be obliged to issue an apology to those who are arrested by mistake, ministry spokesman Andrei Pilipchuk told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.14:23 21.05.2014
Ukrainian parliament votes for decentralization of powerThe Verkhovna Rada will ensure the unconditional implementation of a constitutional reform focused on the decentralization of power, reads the parliament’s resolution adopted on Tuesday.10:28 21.05.2014
Russian lawmaker proposes ban on foreign accounts for media ownersState Duma member Yevgeny Fyodorov has proposed banning owners of Russian media from opening foreign bank accounts, a rule currently applied to government officials. He made the proposal at a State Duma meeting on Tuesday.15:03 20.05.2014
Websites can be closed even if they delete pirated contentA working group at the Communications Ministry is drafting a law to allow the courts to close websites that post pirated content even if they regularly delete it, Izvestia newspaper writes on Tuesday.11:46 20.05.2014
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022