Archive for 'Russian Economy'
A multipolar impasse
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 23.09.2020 At the UN General Assembly, Vladimir Putin again spoke about a multipolar world. But a “multipolar world” means that one pole will have almost the whole world, the other will include China with North Korea, and on the third pole, apart from everyone else, Russia with Lukashenko, Novichok and missiles.
Posted: September 24th, 2020 under Economy, Foreign policy, Russia-Belarus Relations, Russia-China Relations, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Russian Economy, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko will host an online discussion on the progressive personal income tax
Press Release, 22.09.2020 On September 24, Yabloko will hold an online discussion on the progressive personal income tax: “On the inclusion of the requirement to introduce a progressive personal income tax into the party’s programme documents”. The discussion is organised by the Social Democratic faction of the Yabloko party.
Posted: September 22nd, 2020 under Conferences and Seminars, Economy, Russian Economy, Без рубрики.
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THE DAY AFTER
On the end of a lost era and the outlook for the future by Grigory Yavlinsky, 10.09.2020 Photo: Rally for freedom and democracy, 4 February 1990, Moscow, Manezh Square WHAT THIS TEXT IS ABOUT The introduction of President Putin’s amendments to the Russian Constitution signalled the defeat of the democratic reforms commenced in Russia at […]
Posted: September 10th, 2020 under Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Presidential Elections, Russia-Belarus Relations, Russian Economy, Understanding Russia.
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Emilia Slabunova: Russia needs detoxification
FB post by Emilia Slabunova, 3.09.2020 Alexei Navalny [opposition politician and one of vocal critics of the regime] was poisoned with a substance from the Novichok group, the German government said in a statement. Angela Merkel, in her commentary, stated unequivocally that “it was an attempt to silence him [Navalny]”. Unambiguous, because if it were […]
Posted: September 3rd, 2020 under Economy, Elections, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Protection of Environment, Russian Economy, YABLOKO against Corruption, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko demanded resignation of the heads of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage, as well as the Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory for the accident in Norilsk
Press Release, 4.06.2020 Chairman of the Yabloko party Nikolai Rybakov called on the Russian authorities to dismiss all those responsible for concealing information about the accident in Norilsk, as well as make systemic changes in the field of environmental protection. “We consider it necessary to dismiss Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Uss, head of […]
Posted: June 5th, 2020 under Economy, Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment, Russian Economy, YABLOKO for Nuclear Safety.
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The disaster in Norilsk; the unlearned lessons of Chernobyl
We demand resignation of those responsible for concealing information and introduce systemic changes in the field of environmental protection Statement by the Yabloko party, 4.06.2020 The large-scale disaster which happened with the spill of oil products at Thermal Power Plant No 3 of the city of Norilsk on May 29 demonstrates the fragility and inefficiency […]
Posted: June 5th, 2020 under Economy, Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment, Russian Economy, YABLOKO for Nuclear Safety, Без рубрики.
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After Lockdown
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 29.05.2020 CONTEXT. OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO The problems facing the world after the COVID-19 pandemic will have two key aspects: medical and political-economic. In the case of the first issue, everything is more or less comprehensible. No mass vaccination, and no mass use of truly effective medicines is anticipated in the near future (if […]
Posted: June 4th, 2020 under Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Healthcare, Human Rights, Politics, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Без рубрики.
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The Ivanovo branch of Yabloko demands to re-allocate budget funds from festivals and mass events to the aid to doctors, citizens and businesses
Press Release, 12.05.2020 The Ivanovo regional branch of the Yabloko party appealed to the Governor and deputies of the Ivanovo Regional Duma with a demand to amend the regional budget. Namely, to redistribute more than 21 million roubles allocated to mass events and festivals, in favour of doctors and medical workers, population and the affected […]
Posted: May 14th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Saratov branch of Yabloko calls the Governor and the government of the region to allocate 165 million roubles from the regional budget to the fight against coronavirus
Press Release, 4.05.2020 The Saratov branch of the Yabloko party sent an appeal to the Governor and the government of the Saratov region, as well as to deputies of the regional Duma with a call to redistribute the funds envisaged in the regional budget for 2020 in connection with the spread of the COVID-19 infection. […]
Posted: May 12th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko in the Leningrad Region calls to conduct public hearings on environmental hazardous projects after the epidemic
Press Release, 28.04.2020 The authorised representative of the Yabloko regional office in the Leningrad Region appealed to the regional authorities with a proposal to postpone the public discussion of all high-profile waste management projects for a period after the coronavirus epidemic ends and living conditions in the Leningrad region come to its normal state. “The […]
Posted: April 29th, 2020 under Economy, Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment, Russian Economy.
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Anna Cherepanova opposed the Mayor’s decision to cut funding for cultural, educational, physical education and sports institutions
Based on Vashi Novosti, 28.04.2020 On April 27, Sergei Busurin, Mayor of Veliky Novgorod, signed Decree No. 1413 on reducing budget expenditures in Veliky Novgorod. This was announced by Anna Cherepanova, head of the regional branch of the Yabloko party in Novgorod and deputy of the Duma of Veliky Novgorod. According to Cherepanova, “the sequestration […]
Posted: April 28th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies.
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The Tula branch of Yabloko calls on the Governor to revise part of the budget expenditures in favour of healthcare
Press Release, 24.04.2020 On 23 April, the Regional Council of the Tula branch of Yabloko conducted a video conference and adopted an appeal to Alexei Dyumin, Governor of the Tula region, calling him to initiate a review of part of the regional budget expenditure items allocating 1.4 billion roubles to healthcare. The activists of the […]
Posted: April 27th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.
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Yabloko demanded that the government improve the terms and conditions of state contracts for small and medium-sized businesses
Press Release, 24.04.2020 Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent an appeal to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin calling for measures to increase the accessibility of the market for state and municipal procurement for small and medium-sized businesses. “The Yabloko party believes that the state should improve the conditions for small and medium-sized businesses and become their […]
Posted: April 24th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.
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Lev Shlosberg considers the selective state support of small and medium-sized businesses a violation of the Constitution and federal law
Press Release, 23.04.2020 Photo by TASS: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin Lev Shlosberg, MP of the Pskov Regional Assembly from the Yabloko faction and leader of the Pskov branch of Yabloko, sent an appeal to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin asking him to provide aid to all small and medium-sized businesses, regardless of the industry […]
Posted: April 24th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, The Yabloko Faction in the Pskov Regional Assembly.
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After Yabloko’s release of the video about the Tula Regional Duma spending budget money on expensive cars, regional MPs decided to allocate money to buying ambulances
Press Release, 23.04.2020 The Tula Regional Duma refuses large purchases of expensive cars for the regional parliaments and allocates these 5 million roubles for the purchase of ambulances. Vladimir Dorokhov, Chairman of the Tula Yabloko, noted that this happened exactly 24 hours after Yabloko’s publication of the video about the purchase by the Tula Regional […]
Posted: April 23rd, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Regional and Local Elections, Russian Economy, Social Policies, YABLOKO against Corruption, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko calls on the government to pay 12,000 roubles to students and 50,000 roubles to university professors
Press Release, 22.04.2020 The Yabloko party has proposed to the Russian government a set of measures to support students and university professors in the situation of the coronavirus epidemic: cash payments to students (12,000 roubles) and university professors (50,000 roubles); transfer of students who have lost their jobs to state-financed places; interest-free loans for the […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2020 under Economy, Education and Science, Healthcare, Human Rights, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Без рубрики.
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The Pipe is No Longer Playing the Emperor’s Tune
The collapse came out of the blue, although it was visible from afar Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 21.04.2020 The economic crisis is growing. Despite Russia’s deal with OPEC, world oil prices continue falling. According to the terms of the deal, from May 1, Russia should reduce oil production to 8.5 million barrels per day. On average, […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2020 under Economy, Russian Economy.
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Grigory Yalvinsky: They are preparing Russia for digital slavery
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 6.04.2020 We could observe the first results of the introduction of electronic passes in Moscow in [overcrowded] metro yesterday [due to the authorities total check of all the passengers for their passes]. To allow such a crowd in the subway at the midst of the epidemic and quarantine means to demonstrate a […]
Posted: April 17th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Human Rights, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Без рубрики.
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We demand to abolish the ban on the imports of medical devices, personal protective equipment and restrictions on the purchase of medicines
Statement by Yabloko Bureau, 17.04.2020 In the situation of the coronavirus epidemic, the Yabloko Party demands to immediately lift the ban on the import of medical devices, personal protective equipment and restrictions on the purchase of medicines. Meanwhile, the ban imposed by the Government of Russia (Decree No. 813 of June 26, 2019) included, for […]
Posted: April 17th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies.
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Municipal deputies from Yabloko in Ryazan demanded to stop the forced collection of money from state employees to fight against coronavirus
Press Release, 17.04.2020 Yabloko municipal deputies of the Ryazan region appealed to Governor Nikolai Lyubimov, Ivan Panchenko, regional Public Prosecutor, and Igor Grekov, Vice Governor and head of the coronavirus task force, in connection with the forced collection of money from state employees to fight against coronavirus. Deputies Konstantin Smirnov and Anatoly Kivva insist on […]
Posted: April 17th, 2020 under Economy, Education and Science, Healthcare, Human Rights, Russian Economy, Social Policies.
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