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YABLOKO forwarded its proposals to the Strategic Initiatives Agency

Press Release, June 29, 2011

The YABLOKO party forwarded to the Russian Government its proposals and initiatives via the Strategic Initiatives Agency. The Strategic Initiatives Agency was created by the Russian Government in May 2011. It is targeted at support of socially important projects and initiatives.

The proposals are connected with the new strategy of Russian economic polices, local self-government reform and reduction of tariffs in the housing and utilities sector. The drafts were submitted by Valery Goryachev, Executive Secretary of YABLOKO’s Bureau. “We are going to use all the possibilities for implementation of our projects,” Goryachev said...

Anti-Crisis Proposals of the Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO (Housing-Roads-Land). Handed to President Medvedev by Sergei Mitrokhin on June 11, 2009

Police Cart Away Nuclear Protesters
By Robin Munro Staff Writer, The Moscow Times, April 26, 2002.
Police, Kremlin security officers and plainclothes officers forcefully broke up a peaceful demonstration against nuclear waste imports on Red Square on Thursday, cuffing young protesters in the face before hauling them by their collars to waiting police cars and roughly slamming them in.

Yabloko faction advocates abolition of ban on sale of agricultural lands in Russia
RIA "OREANDA", May 16, 2002
Moscow. During the voting on May 16, the Yabloko faction of the Russian Federation State Duma will support two out of seven draft laws "On the turnover of agricultural lands" drafted by the government and SPS faction deputies (the Union of Right-WingForces). Yabloko considers it a top priority to protect the title of citizens to their plots of land  from official dictatorship. The faction will support the two aforementioned laws as they declare abolition of an anti-constitutional ban on the sale of agricultural lands.

The Yabloko faction and the government will continue further work on the Land Code
Press release, September 20, 2001
Consultations of the Yabloko faction with the government represented by the Minister for Economic Development and Trade German Gref resulted in an agreement on continuing further work on changes to the RF Land Code and new amendments targeted at increasing guarantees over the transparency of land distribution and protection of the rights of citizens disposing of plots of land, deputy of the Yabloko faction Sergei Mitrokhin told journalists.

One Day in the Lower House
By Ivan Rodin, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, June 22, 2001
The Duma approved the law on political parties at its third reading; it will now be submitted to the Federation Council. However, it is not ruled out that the Federation Council may reject it: then this law would have to be reconsidered by the lower house. The Duma would have to continue working on this law together with the upper house, as only 238 deputies voted for it, whereas at least 300 votes are required to override a Federation Council veto.

Fists fly as Duma approves land bill
By Yevgenia Borisova, The Moscow Times, June 18, 2001, p. 1
The State Duma passed the Land Code in an emotionally charged first reading Friday that saw lawmakers chant, come to blows and whole factions march out en masse. The Duma voted 251-22 with three abstentions in favor of the Kremlin-backed code, which would allow the sale of commercial land and plots in cities and villages to Russians and foreigners. The sale of agricultural land is not provided for in the code and will be dealt with in a separate law. The legislation must pass two more readings in the Duma and then be approved by the Federation Council before it can be sent to President Vladimir Putin to be signed into law.