Lithuania initiates referendum on land sales to foreignersThe Lithuanian parliament voted on Thursday to initiate a referendum on the sale of land to foreign individuals and businesses. 79 lawmakers voted in favor of the referendum, with four against and 19 abstentions.14:25 10.04.2014
Billionaire ex-senator Pugachev’s appeal against indictment dismissedMoscow’s Basmanny District Court dismissed an appeal filed by attorney Alexander Gofshtein challenging the indictment issued on November 28, 2013 against Sergei Pugachev, former Russian senator and founder of the bankrupted Mezhprombank.13:01 10.04.2014
Hewlett-Packard subsidiary to plead guilty to bribing Russian officialsHewlett-Packard and its subsidiaries will pay over $108 million after agreeing to plead guilty to foreign bribery charges, including in connection with a large-scale 1999 contract with Russia’s federal prosecutors’ office, the US Department of Justice announced Wednesday.12:45 10.04.2014
Finance Ministry to help banks reduce risk of sanctions related to FATCAThe Finance Ministry has drafted amendments to allow Russian banks to directly report to the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about their American clients’ accounts and transactions without violating Russian legislation, and also to close the accounts of those who refuse to disclose this information.11:16 10.04.2014
Russia ranks third in number of complaints filed with ECHRRussia slumped to third place in the rating of complaints filed with the European Court of Human Rights, the press service of the Russian Justice Minister said on Wednesday.10:26 10.04.2014
Apple seeks $2.191 from Samsung for alleged infringement – reportAn economist testifying in Apple’s patent infringement case against Samsung argued that the latter should pay the former $2.191 billion in damages, CNet reported Tuesday.18:04 09.04.2014
California’s orca whale protection bill tabled for further reviewCalifornia lawmakers tabled a bill on Tuesday that would have compelled theme park Sea World to set its orca whales free, advocacy group Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) announced.17:09 09.04.2014
Russia blames human trafficking in Europe on open borders and corruptionIncreasing migration, open borders and corruption have resulted in large-scale human trafficking, including in Western Europe, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said on Wednesday.16:47 09.04.2014
Russian Ministry of Culture urges to toughen copyright protectionThe Ministry of Culture supports a stricter protection of intellectual property rights and urges the State Duma to approve amendments to the anti-piracy bill, according to Deputy Minister of Culture Grigory Ivliyev at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Culture.15:52 09.04.2014
No foreign assets left in Russian lawmakers’ possessionAll the members of the lower house of Russian parliament have filed their income declarations that show that all the lawmakers have no more foreign assests and accounts in their possession, head of income control commission Nikolai Kovalyov stated at the commission's session on Wednesday.15:18 09.04.2014
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