Russian old design internal passports may be issued until 2025The Federal Migration Service (FMS) has proposed a bill on phasing in a newly designed Russian internal passport, deputy chief of the service Anatoly Fomenko announced Monday at a Civic Chamber meeting.15:46 25.02.2013
Putin signs new anti-smoking billPresident Vladimir Putin has signed the law banning smoking in public places from June this year. "The federal law has been adopted to incorporate the provisions of the framework convention of the World Health Organization, which Russia ratified in 2008. It will regulate the protection of people from tobacco smoke and the hazardous effects of smoking," reads the Kremlin statement.11:00 25.02.2013
Russian MPs suggest fining media and officials for using foreign wordsA group of the State Duma lawmakers has proposed a bill instituting a 50,000 rubles fine ($1664) against media and officials for using foreign words instead of Russian analogs.16:35 21.02.2013
Russian lawmaker proposes blog advertising taxState Duma Deputy Sergei Zheleznyak has suggested amending the tax legislation, so as to tax bloggers for mentioning brands. He said the tax should be imposed on direct and indirect advertising.16:03 21.02.2013
Latvian parliament shoots down bill on direct mayoral electionsLatvias parliament has shot down on Thursday a bill on direct mayoral elections submitted by an opposition party alliance, the parliament's press service said.15:48 21.02.2013
Upper house backs bill fining employers for refusing to hire disabledThe Federation Council, the Russian parliaments upper house, approved a bill on Wednesday which fines employers who refuse to hire people with disabilities.15:04 20.02.2013
New Zealand puts tobacco plain packaging law on holdPhilip Morris International announced Tuesday that the New Zealand government has decided to wait to implement its plan to require “plain” packaging for all tobacco products until Australian government has resolved its standing legal battles with Philip Morris and several other tobacco giants.19:24 19.02.2013
State Duma extends free housing privatization until 2015The State Duma passed a bill in all three readings on Tuesday, extending free housing privatization until March 1, 2015.15:51 19.02.2013
Russia to lift restrictions on foreigners opening small businessesThe Russian government has approved amendments to the federal law on small and medium enterprises which will lift the restrictions on foreign nationals opening small and medium-sized businesses.15:03 18.02.2013
Constitutional Court calls for lower protest finesThe minimum level of fines for violations of laws governing protests should be lowered, Russia’s Constitutional Court said on Thursday. The law raised the minimum fine for participation by private citizens in illegal protests from 100 rubles ($3.30) to 10,000 rubles ($330).17:08 14.02.2013
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