YABLOKO proposes that all the democratic forces discuss the draft platform for the democratic forces "Charter-20"
Press Release, January 27, 2003
Broad-scale discussion of the draft platform for the democratic forces "The Charter of the New Democratic Coalition - the 20 Principle Platform for the Democratic Coalition" is the goal of the Internet resource launched on Monday, January 27, 2003 at the www.hartia.ru domain..

YABLOKO proposes liquidating the Federal Service for Financial Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy (FSFRB)
Press Release, January 23, 2003
YABLOKO's deputies propose liquidating the Federal Service for Financial Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy (FSFRB). On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, deputies from the YABLOKO faction Igor Artemyev and Sergei Ivanenko submitted to the Duma a corresponding draft law "On Amendments and Addenda to the Federal Law "On Insolvency (Bankruptcy)".

Davos 2003. Schedule for Grigory Yavlinsky. "The Russian Issue."
Press Release, January 23, 2003
On January 23-26, 2003, Grigory Yavlinsky will participate in the meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, which this year will be conducted under the slogan "Creating Trust".

Alexander Shishlov named "politician of the year for education"
Press Release, January 20, 2003
Experts from "Uchitelskaya Gazeta" newspaper ("Teachers' Newspaper") traditionally summarise the results of the year in education. The experts chose Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Education and Science Alexander Shishlov (YABLOKO faction) as "politician of the year 2002 for education". The competitors of Alexander Shishlov were Oleg Smolin, Valentina Matviyenko and even… Vladimir Putin.

Grigory Yavlinsky: RAO UES is responsible for the crisis in the housing and communal services sector
Press Release, January 15, 2003
The leader of the YABLOKO party and its faction in the State Duma Grigory Yavlinsky noted that RAO UES "bears most of the responsibility for the crisis in the housing and communal services sector."

Russia should send the UN inspectors to North Korea
Press Release, January 13, 2003
"Russia should soon send a group of inspectors to North Korea to take control of all the nuclear materials of Russian origin disposed of by this country and develop recommendations as for their further destiny. All the materials that can be used to produce weapons of mass destruction should be taken out of North Korea," said Deputy Head of the YABLOKO party, deputy of the State Duma Sergei Mitrokhin.

The faction considers the cuts made to the "Freedom of Speech" programme (the NTV channel) for a broadcast on December 27, 2002, to be manifestation of political censorship.
Press Release, December 28, 2002
The faction considers the cuts made to the "Freedom of Speech" programme (the NTV channel) for a broadcast on December 27, 2002, to be manifestation of political censorship. Fragments containing criticism of the government's actions and pro-governmental factions of the State Duma made by Chairman of the Duma Committee for Education and Science and member of the YABLOKO faction Alexander Shishlov were cut out of the programme.

YABLOKO supports the proposal to adjourn examination of the package of draft laws on energy sector reforms
Press Release, December 17, 2002
The YABLOKO faction supported the initiative of the centrist factions of the Duma to adjourn examination of the package of draft laws on energy sector reforms from December 18, 2002, to a later period.

YABLOKO thinks that the draft laws on energy sector reform require serious revision
Press Release, December 17, 2002
The draft laws on energy sector reforms require serious revision, as form they are absolutely unacceptable in their current form, and their adoption would lead to economic, political and social hardships," Deputy Head of the YABLOKO faction in the State Duma Igor Artemyev told journalists on Tuesday, December 17, 2002. (Archives)

Anatoli Golov hands to Vladimir Putin amendments to the law on housing and communal services sector reform protecting the rights of consumers of housing and communal sector services
Press Release, December 11, 2002
During the meeting between Vladimir Putin and members of the Human Rights Commission under the President of Russia Anatoli Golov, Co-Chairman of Consumers' Union of Russia, Director of the Institute of Social Policies of the YABLOKO party and member of the Federal Council of the YABLOKO party, handed to the head of state proposals on protection of the rights of consumers of housing and communal sector services.

On December 10, 2002, the State Duma Committee for Education and Science conducted parliamentary hearings devoted to the results of the second year of the experiment into a uniform state examination.
Press Release, December 10, 2002
Deputy Head of the State Duma Irina Khakamada, Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Education and Science Alexander Shishlov, Minister of Education of the RF Vladimir Fillipov, representatives of the Federation Council of the RF, Russian Education Academy, Russia's Rectors' Union, Central Committee of the Trade Union of Education Workers, etc, participated in the hearings.

YABLOKO: Government plans to reduce taxes are insufficient
Press Release, December 05, 2002
YABLOKO welcomes the reduction of taxes announced at the session of the RF Government on December 5, 2002. However, YABLOKO considers these measures "intermediate and obviously insufficient". Such a statement was made by Deputy Head of the Russian Democratic Party YABLOKO, deputy of the State Duma Igor Artemyev.

YABLOKO concerned about forced return of refugees to Chechnya
Press Release, December 05, 2002
The Russian Democratic Party YABLOKO expresses its deep concern regarding the prospects of the forced return of refugees residing in Ingushetia back to Chechnya. Such a statement to journalists was made by the Chairman of the party Grigory Yavlinsky.

Deputy Mitrokhin is satisfied with the results of the public inspection of Zheleznogorski mining-and-chemical complex. The wages of personnel of the nuclear-fuel cycle should be raised 2 or 3-fold.
Press Release, December 05, 2002
The public inspection performed in February 2002 by a deputy from the YABLOKO faction Sergei Mitrokhin at the Zheleznogorsk mining-and-chemical complex in the Krasnoyarsk Area yielded positive changes.

Sergei Shoigu refused to support the evacuation of people from territories contaminated by radiation
Press Release, December 05, 2002
Russia's Ministry of Emergencies does not support the amendment to the draft federal budget for 2003 proposed by deputies from the YABLOKO faction Sergei Mitrokhin and Igor Artemyev envisaging the allocation of ten million roubles for the evacuation of Tatarskaya Karabolka town, Chelyabinsk region. This is indicated in the official letter from Minister Sergei Shoigu obtained by Sergei Mitrokhin.

Grigory Yavlinsky: YABLOKO learns to be an environmental party
Press Release, December 03, 2002
The meeting between the representatives of environmental organisations from Tomsk and Chelyabinsk regions, Krasnoyarsk Territory and the leaders of the YABLOKO party took place in the State Duma on December 3, 2002. YABLOKO was represented by Chairman of the party Grigory Yavlinsky, as well as deputy chairmen, deputies of the State Duma Sergei Mitrokhin and Igor Artemyev.