Russia introduces fines for illegal abortionPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on penalties for illegal abortion into law, the Kremlin announced on its website.13:56 22.07.2014
Putin increases upper house membership by 10%President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to increase the number of members of the Russian parliament’s upper house by 10%. According to a document posted on the official website of planned legislation, he will personally appoint the so-called federal senators.12:45 22.07.2014
Putin signs law on daylight savings timePresident Vladimir Putin signed a daylight savings time bill into law, according to a statement from the official website of legal information.12:20 22.07.2014
Ukraine offers pension benefits to Crimean residents if they give up Russian pensionsThe Ukrainian government has offered residents of Crimea pension payments if they opt out of Russia’s benefit payment system, the government website said on Monday. Crimea has been a Russian territory since March of this year.15:40 21.07.2014
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada to hear Poroshenko’s partial mobilization decreeThe Ukrainian parliament meeting tomorrow will give priority to President Petro Poroshenko’s decree on partial mobilization, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov announced.14:10 21.07.2014
France set to ease prison overcrowdingFrance’s parliament has adopted a law to expand the use of probation and other measures to reduce prison overcrowding, Reuters writes. The law has been passed after a final vote in the Senate.14:43 18.07.2014
Russian lawmaker proposes reintroducing imperial flagLiberal Democratic Party Deputy Mikhail Degtyaryov has submitted a bill to parliament to change Russia’s current white, blue and red state flag to the black, yellow and white standard used in imperial Russia in the 19th century, the party announced on its website.10:54 17.07.2014
French restaurants ordered to identify homemade dishesA law has been adopted in France to dissuade the use of factory-made, prepackaged food in restaurants. Restaurateurs will be required to add a small symbol on their menus to identify meals made in-house by the chef: a pan with a roof-shaped lid, Reuters writes.16:00 16.07.2014
Union of Donetsk and Lugansk republics set sovereign borderThe union of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics in eastern Ukraine has announced that their borders are the borders of sovereign states.11:51 16.07.2014
Online sellers ordered to store Russians’ personal data in RussiaOn Wednesday, the Federation Council approved a law binding foreign online companies that sell plane tickets and consumer goods in Russia, as well as social networking sites, to store Russians’ personal data in Russia.15:41 09.07.2014
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