Archive for 'Social Policies'
On the democratic coalition in the Altai Territory
Statement by the Yabloko branch in Altai, 21.12.2020 Increasingly more people in Russia are beginning to understand that the policy of the ruling regime has led the country to a dead end, depriving the people of the future. The multi-day voting “on stumps” on an amendment to the Russian Constitution, in order to reset the […]
Posted: December 22nd, 2020 under Education and Science, Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Healthcare, Human Rights, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, Social Policies, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko proposed that the authorities should pay compensation for blocking travel passes to pensioners and schoolchildren
Press Release, 16.12.2020 Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent an appeal to Public Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov in connection with regional authorities blocking of travel cards, which allow certain categories of citizens to use public transport for free or with benefits. He also called on the regional authorities to pay compensations for imposing such restrictions.
Posted: December 17th, 2020 under Healthcare, Social Policies.
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THE PANDEMIC AND POLITICS
Political Entropy. Digital Technologies and the Globalisation of Disorder. (Chapter 4) Grigory Yavlinsky’s website, 15.12.2020 INTRODUCTION The year 2020 is drawing to a close. One can only imagine what will come next. According to Deutsche Bank strategists, the era of globalisation, which has lasted for almost four decades, is coming to an end and will […]
Posted: December 15th, 2020 under Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Governance, Healthcare, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-US Relations, Social Policies, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko faction did not support the draft budget of Moscow for 2021
Press Release, 11.12.2020 The Yabloko party deputies in the Moscow parliament did not support the Moscow draft budget adopted late in the evening on December 10. Maxim Kruglov, Sergei Mitrokhin and Daria Besedina voted against, Yevgeny Bunimovich abstained. Discussion of the amendments to the budget lasted over 11 hours, 93 amendments were submitted by deputies […]
Posted: December 11th, 2020 under Education and Science, Elections, Healthcare, Moscow City Duma Elections 2019, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Social Policies, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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All amendments of the Pskov Yabloko deputies to the regional budget for 2021 are devoted to healthcare
Press Release, 11.12.2020 Lev Shlosberg and Artur Gaiduk, deputies of the Pskov Regional Assembly from Yabloko, submitted to the Pskov Regional Assembly 18 amendments and 25 proposals to the draft budget of the Pskov region for 2021. All the amendments are targeted at the increase of funding for health care. Artur Gaiduk and Lev Shlosberg […]
Posted: December 11th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies, The Yabloko Faction in the Pskov Regional Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko offices in St. Petersburg and Moscow will become collection points for New Year’s gifts for the homeless
Press Release, 10.12.2020 Yabloko traditionally joins the charity actions for homeless held by the Nochlezhka (Night Shlter) charity organisation. Yabloko calls on residents of Moscow and St.Petersburg to support the collection of gifts for the homeless, the kits will include food and things that will help a homeless person to survive in the street. “For […]
Posted: December 11th, 2020 under Charity, Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Bashkirian branch of Yabloko hosted a meeting of human rights defenders dedicated to International Human Rights Day
Press Release, 10.12.2020 The Bashkirian branch of Yabloko hosted a meeting of representatives of several political parties, three members of the Human Rights Council under the head of the Republic of Bashkortostan and civil activists. The meeting was dedicated to the protection of human rights and International Human Rights Day.
Posted: December 10th, 2020 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Ivanovo branch of Yabloko resumes the work of its public reception office
Press Release, 8.12.2020 The Ivanovo branch of Yabloko relaunches the work of its public reception office after a break caused by coronavirus restrictions at the address: office 106, per. Posadsky 4, Ivanovo.
Posted: December 9th, 2020 under Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko hosts international conference on protecting women’s rights
ALDE Party Press-Release, 3.12.2020 On 24 November, the Gender Faction of Yabloko, ALDE member party in Russia, hosted an international online conference with international participants from ALDE member parties focussing on protecting women’s rights during COVID-19 lockdowns, drawing from experiences across country borders. Chair of the Yabloko party, Nikolai Rybakov, opened the conference and spoke […]
Posted: December 7th, 2020 under Education and Science, Gender Faction, Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Policies, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko Party University will host a lecture by Emilia Slabunova on the Russian school
Press Release, 30.11.2020 On Thursday, December 3, the Yabloko Party University will hold a Zoom-lecture by ex-Chair of Yabloko Emilia Slabunova on “The Russian School: Between the Past and the Future”. The lecture will start at 19:00.
Posted: November 30th, 2020 under Conferences and Seminars, Education and Science, Social Policies.
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The Yabloko party demanded from Prime Minister Mishustin not to cut payments to medical workers
Press Release, 26.11.2020 Chairman of the Yabloko Party Nikolai Rybakov sent an appeal to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, in which he urges the head of government to amend Decree No. 1762 on the state measures of social support and to increase payments to health workers in the situation of the COVID pandemic, as well as […]
Posted: November 26th, 2020 under Healthcare, Social Policies.
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The Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko calls on the regional government to open data on the causes of excess mortality in the region
Press Release, 19.11.2020 Yaroslav Shcherbakov, Chairman of the Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko, sent an inquiry to the regional Ministry of Healthcare demanding to open data on the reasons for the increase in mortality in 2020. The analysis of open data of Rosstat (the Russian statistical agency) in the Chelyabinsk region shows that 2,043 more deaths […]
Posted: November 20th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Tatyana Nagibina: In the midst of the pandemic in Omsk, the regional administration bought new cars for officials
Tatyana Nagibina blog post, 19.11.2020 What a “happiness” it is to live in the Omsk region, as our “achievements” put us ahead of all Russian regions. How our officials love to excel! Our officials do not cease to amaze us with their ideas on how to help themselves, come up with something so that to […]
Posted: November 19th, 2020 under Elections, Healthcare, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Tula branch of Yabloko demands to cancel the tender for the purchase of an expensive car for the needs of the Dubna district Administration in the Tula region
Press Release, 16.11.2020 The regional branch of the Yabloko party in the Tula region discovered on the public procurement website that the administration of the Dubna district decided to purchase a new Mitsubishi Outlander for 1,895,000 roubles. Activists of the Tula branch of Yabloko note that the car will most likely be used by the […]
Posted: November 17th, 2020 under Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Social Policies, YABLOKO against Corruption, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov and Boris Vishnevsky honoured the memory of St. Petersburg doctors who died during the COVID-19 epidemic
Press Release, 13.11.2020 Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov and Boris Vishnevsky, head of the Yabloko faction in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, took part in events in memory of St. Petersburg doctors who died in the fight against COVID-19.
Posted: November 16th, 2020 under Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Policies, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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Yabloko demanded from Prime Minister and Chairman of the Accounts Chamber to reconsider the allocation of funds to the aid to Syria
Press Release, 12.11.2020 Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent an appeal to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin demanding to reconsider the allocation of budget funds for provision of financial aid to Syria. On Wednesday, 11 November, it became known that Russia allocated more than USD 1 billion for […]
Posted: November 12th, 2020 under Economy, Foreign policy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies, War in Syria.
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Tatiana Schneider: They want to accuse me of extremism for the post criticizing the Omsktekhuglerod plant
Tatiana Schneider’s blog post, 9.11.2020 On 3 November, I received a strange call from the police. An interesting conversation took place, the content of which caused me, to put it mildly, bewilderment. Also I even had to give a written explanation to the policeman. The essence of all this, for me, strange act was the […]
Posted: November 9th, 2020 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Healthcare, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Social Policies, YABLOKO against Corruption, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Ryazan branch of Yabloko demands from the regional parliament to abandon the increase in salaries to deputies’ aids by 20 million roubles
Press Release, 30.10.2020 Ryazan branch of Yabloko demands from the Ryazan Regional Duma to abandon the increase of salaries to deputies’ aids. Yabloko proposes to allot the funds planned for the increase of personnel salaries in the regional parliament to social expenses of the region.
Posted: November 2nd, 2020 under Regional and Local Elections, Social Policies, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Yabloko branch in Kalmykia launched public actions demanding resignation of the officials in the Republic of Kalmykia
Press Release, 21.10.2020 On 19 October, the Kalmykia branch of Yabloko organised a rally in Elista, the capital of the Republic. According to Batyr Boromangnayev, Chairman of the regional branch of the party, the aim of the rally was to openly express public opinion on the socio-economic and political situation in the Republic of Kalmykia.
Posted: October 21st, 2020 under Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Policies, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Russian regions: inequality of opportunities
Grigory Yavlinsky on the fact that well-being and career in Russia depend on the place of birth Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 4.10.2020 It is well known that the well-being and career of a person in Russia directly depends on the region in which he/she was born and raised. Inequality and injustice begin in our country from […]
Posted: October 16th, 2020 under Economy, Federalism, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Understanding Russia.
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