Parliament allows minor debtors to travel abroadThe Federation Council on Wednesday approved a bill allowing debtors to travel abroad if their unsettled fines, taxes and other obligatory payments do not exceed 10,000 rubles ($304) in total.10:00 11.07.2013
Federation Council approves tax on expensive carsThe Federation Council has approved a bill to increase the tax on cars worth 3 million rubles ($90,690) or more. The bill has been drafted by the Finance Ministry in response to President Vladimir Putin’s state of the nation address.14:53 10.07.2013
Providers and mobile operators to be ordered to protect clients from virusesThe State Duma plans to order providers and mobile operators to protect private Internet users and mobile subscribers from computer viruses, electronic spying programs and hacker attacks.14:20 10.07.2013
Lawmakers propose toughening punishment for attacking journalists - reportA group of State Duma members have sponsored a bill to toughen the punishment for attacking journalists.12:18 10.07.2013
Estonia to increase punishment for sexual child abuseThe Estonian Justice Ministry has forwarded a bill on toughening the punishment for sexual child abuse to the ministries and agencies concerned.16:11 09.07.2013
Putin approves procedure for publishing information about officials' incomesPresident Vladimir Putin has approved a procedure for publishing information about officials' incomes in the media and on official websites.17:32 08.07.2013
Russia raises air pollution fines for businessesPresident Vladimir Putin has signed changes to the Administrative Offenses Code significantly raising fines for environmental pollution, the Natural Resources Ministry reports on Monday.16:18 08.07.2013
State Duma to stamp out nepotism in civil service - reportA group of lawmakers has submitted amendments to the federal law on corruption to the State Duma which will prohibit civil servants from signing contracts with companies managed by their relatives.11:11 08.07.2013
Duma passes financial mega-regulator billThe lower house of the Russian parliament on Friday finally passed legislation creating a so-called financial mega-regulator. The law puts all non-bank financial organizations under control of the traditional banking regulator, the Bank of Russia.16:58 05.07.2013
State Duma ups fines for illegal immigrants in Moscow and St. PetersburgThe State Duma on Friday adopted a law in the third and final reading which raises fines for immigrants living or working illegally in Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Moscow and Leningrad Regions.16:46 05.07.2013
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