Russia mulls incentive for social entrepreneurshipA group of lower house lawmakers and one upper house member have submitted amendments to the State Duma that would introduce the notion of social entrepreneurship and stipulate government support for it, RIA Novosti reports.14:26 16.10.2014
Estonia considers prohibiting drinking in publicThe government of Estonia on Thursday approved amendments to the law of policing, which provides for reinstating a national ban on public drinking, RIA Novosti reports citing the government's website.13:41 16.10.2014
Russian parliament to consider bill to attract foreign patrons of artsThe State Duma has received a package of bills aimed at encouraging individuals and companies to become patrons of the arts, TASS agency reported on Thursday.12:36 16.10.2014
New bill may ban foreign companies from Russian state advertising ordersState Duma member from the Liberal Democratic Party, Maksim Shingarkin, presented a draft law that would limit the presence of foreign advertising companies in the Russian market, Izvestia reports Thursday.11:49 16.10.2014
Russia to accelerate its fight with deadly herbal smoking mixturesA bill authorizing Russia’s Drug Control Service to ban herbal smoking mixtures at its own discretion will be submitted soon for consideration.15:38 15.10.2014
Putin signs bill restricting foreign ownership of mass media into lawPresident Vladimir Putin has signed the controversial legislation limiting foreign ownership of media assets to 20% into law, which was published Monday on the government's official legislation portal.11:29 15.10.2014
Russian MP calls dibs on foreign assets in response to sanctions - reportYevgeny Fyodorov, a lawmaker for the United Russia party, has proposed a bill setting rules for the seizure of assets in Russia owned by foreign businesses as a response to Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.10:46 15.10.2014
Residents of troubled Ukrainian regions evade fines for lax utility paymentsResidents of Ukrainian territories engaged in ongoing hostilities won’t be subject to fines for falling behind the utility payments, RIA Novosti reports on Tuesday citing regional development minister Andrei Belousov.16:59 14.10.2014
Union State of Russia and Belarus to lift fee for property registrationRussia's lower house of parliament, or the State Duma, has adopted a bill in the final reading lifting fee for registration of property of the union state which Russia forms with Belarus.12:23 14.10.2014
Penalty for selling booze to minors in Russia could be increased tenfoldThe Russian government has supported a proposal to increase fines for selling alcoholic beverages to minors to 50,000 rubles (over $1,200), reads a statement on its website posted on Tuesday.10:29 14.10.2014
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