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Russia’s Cabinet approves replacement of LIBOR rate with special Central Bank rate

The Government Law-Making Commission has approved an initiative to replace the LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) rate with the special rate of the Bank of Russia when disciplining credit institutions failing to remedy registered breaches.

14:13 27.07.2021

Disabled children to be seen out of turn – presidential order

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ordering shops, social and other institutions to see out handicapped children out of turn.

10:44 27.07.2021

Russian Cabinet supports entry procedure for labor migrants arriving to prepare mass events

The Government Law-Making Commission has backed an initiative to make easier the rules governing the entry of labor migrants to Russia when those arrive to work in the framework of preparation of international sports competitions and other events.

14:40 26.07.2021

Cabinet’s Law-Making Commission backs bill to seize debtors’ foreign travel passports

The Government Law-Making Commission has backed a legislative proposal to seize foreign travel passports from citizens having debts or other restrictions for travelling abroad, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Lawyers of Russia Vladimir Gruzdev has told RAPSI.

13:30 26.07.2021

Russian minors’ ombudsman pushes for support for all categories of families with children

Russia’s Child Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova stresses that complex support measures must be applied to all categories of families with children.

12:58 26.07.2021

State Duma proposes to suspend taxes for businesses amid pandemic

A bill suspending land and property taxes for businesses for the period of COVID-related restrictions has been submitted to the lower house of the Russian Parliament.

15:17 20.07.2021

Putin proposes to lift age limits for top military officers

President Vladimir Putin has introduced to the State Duma a bill allowing top military officers to remain in their posts past the age of 70.

14:04 20.07.2021

Justice Ministry unveils bill prohibiting foreigners from monitoring detainees' rights

Russia's Justice Ministry has introduced legislation prohibiting foreign citizens as well as lawyers and civil servants from becoming members of public monitoring commissions that monitor detainees' rights.

11:15 15.07.2021

Russian government backs People’s Front proposal to create register of homeless people

The Russian Ministries of Labor and of Internal Affairs are to develop criteria by which Russians will be classified as persons of no fixed abode, as well as the procedure for maintaining a register of such persons.

16:25 09.07.2021

Russia’s Cabinet approves proposal to grant prosecutors right of legislative initiative

The Government Law-Making Commission has approved an initiative to empower prosecutors with the right to submit their bills to regional legislative assemblies.

13:25 08.07.2021

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Russia boosts sanctions against high profile citizens of Canada

Russian authorities have banned 43 more high-ranking Canadian citizens from entering the country.

16:51 27.06.2022

Russian President signs decree on external debt payment

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a decree establishing a new temporary procedure of payment of the country’s foreign debt. The document was published on the official website of legal information.

17:20 22.06.2022

Environmental violations up in Russia by almost 3 times — Supreme Court head

The number of cases related to violations of the environmental legislation has increased in Russia by almost 3 times over the past 10 years, the Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said during the presidium meeting on Friday.

15:36 24.06.2022