News and events

2013-06-25
In view of the forthcoming entry into force of Directive No.243 of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation of 19 July 2012 “On the Adoption of a Procedure for Establishing and Operat...
2013-06-21
Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov told New Europe about the results of the Russia-EU summit in Yekaterinburg, including visa negotiations, the Syria crisis, the Eurasian Economic Union, trade and human righ...
2013-06-19
Accreditation for members of the Russian and foreign media wishing to cover the G20 Summit of heads of state and government, to be held on September 5-6, 2013 in St Petersburg, is open at www.g20russi...
2013-06-14
Ahead of the G8 summit in Great Britain and the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Vladimir Putin answered questions from Russian News & Information Agency. QUESTION: You are g...
2013-06-12
11 June 2013 saw the opening on the European Parliament premises in Strasbourg of an exhibition “Volgograd: 70 years of international cooperation after the Battle of Stalingrad” devoted to the history...
2013-06-04
PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Yekaterinburg, the capital of the Urals, and to wish you fruitful work. Thi...
2013-06-04
PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, The talks held at the 31st EU-Russia Summit were constructive and meaningful. We examined in detail the current issues o...
2013-06-04
The 31st EU-Russia summit took place in Yekaterinburg. President of Russia Vladimir Putin, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso discuss...
2013-06-01
Delegation of the Russian Ministry for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (EMERCOM of Russia) headed by Minister Vladimir Puchkov visited Brussels on 30-31...
2013-06-01
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) was established in 1997. Since 2006, SPIEF has been held under the auspices of the President of the Russian Federation. Over the past several ye...