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Russia Bans Paying Bribes Abroad

16:55 01/02/2012

Russia has signed a global convention to criminalize paying bribes abroad, a problem than anti-corruption analysts said gave Russian business an unfair global competitive advantage.

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CORRECTION - Traffic Police, Kindergartens, Universities Most Corrupt – Report
17:42 22/03/2012 MOSCOW, March 22 (RIA Novosti)
Attention: Due to a translation error, an article published on March 22 under the headline “Traffic Police, Kindergartens, Universities Most Corrupt – Watchdog” incorrectly identified the Open Government Partnership (OGP) as the source of a report on corruption in Russia. The report was in fact prepared by a special working group on open government under President Dmitry Medvedev.
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Russia fighting corruption for sake of order, not image - Medvedev
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Russian authorities are fighting corruption to bring order to the country, not to please foreign investors, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.
Popularity of civil service points to high corruption - Medvedev
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The popularity of employment in the civil service is indicative of the high level of corruption in Russia, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
Russian Defense Ministry rejects claims it seeks to hush up graft
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Russia's Defense Ministry on Thursday called "strange" and "puzzling" a newspaper report that military anti-corruption measures in fact suggested a desire to keep a lid on whistle-blowing in the ranks.
Interior Ministry searching Insurance Supervision Service in anticorruption case
14:48 09/06/2011
Russia's Interior Ministry is searching the offices of the Insurance Supervision Service, a spokesman for the ministry's economic security department said on Thursday.
Russian parliament approves big jump in fines for bribes
13:38 19/04/2011
The lower house of the Russian parliament on Tuesday approved a bill increasing fines for bribes by up to 100 times the amount of the bribe given or accepted.
Presidential aide links poor investment climate to corruption
12:35 21/01/2011
Russia's poor investment climate is a result of rampant state corruption, excessive red tape and an inefficient judicial system, Presidential Aide Arkady Dvorkovich said on Friday.
Russia unlikely to make companies liable for corruption
20:55 13/01/2011
Russia is unlikely to adopt anti-corruption measures recommended by the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO), a presidential aide said on Thursday.
Medvedev to hold anti-corruption council meeting
06:42 13/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will on Thursday hold a meeting of the presidential Anti-Corruption Council.
Russian Finance Ministry lets bureaucrats' families hide incomes - paper
11:52 13/09/2010
The Finance Ministry has published a draft regulation that civil servants' family members do not have to declare their incomes. Experts say the decision makes the Kremlin's transparency efforts meaningless.
Portrait of an ideal official
12:29 05/08/2010
The Presidium of the Anti-Corruption Council under the Russian President approved the project of code of ethics and official conduct for Russian officials.
Russia’s anti-corruption body approves draft ethics code for officials
17:31 22/07/2010
A new code of ethics and professional conduct for workers in the Russian state service was approved on Thursday and could come into force in the fall.
Russia adopts draft of anti-corruption code of conduct for civil servants
13:23 22/07/2010
The Russian Anti-Corruption Council adopted during a meeting a draft project on a new code of professional conduct for civil servants, the head of the Russian presidential administration said on Thursday.
Medvedev proposes making fines proportionate to bribes
12:03 15/07/2010
Speaking at a session of the Council of Lawmakers, President Dmitry Medvedev urged Russian MPs to reconsider the idea of imposing fines equal or multiple to the bribes they punish. President Medvedev acknowledged that opinions vary on this idea and that he has already received a report rejecting it as impractical.
Putin urges enforcement of anti-corruption laws in Russia
20:51 06/07/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that those guilty of corruption should be hanged but this is not the method for Russia and urged the enforcement of anti-corruption laws.
U.S. praises Russian President Medvedev's anti-corruption measures
05:33 02/07/2010
The United States supports efforts made by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in the fight against corruption in Russia.
Confiscation of property extended as punishment for Russian bribe-takers
13:52 21/05/2010
The Russian Kremlin is stepping up anti-corruption measures by encouraging confiscation of property as a punishment, a Russian business daily said on Friday
Foreign companies vow not to bribe Russian officials
11:07 20/04/2010
Heads of the largest transnational corporations operating in Russia will sign on Wednesday an obligation not to bribe Russian officials, Russian business daily Vedomosti said on Tuesday.
Medvedev signs national anti-corruption program for 2010-2011
10:16 14/04/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed an order on a national anti-corruption program for 2010-2011, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
Medvedev signs national anti-corruption program for 2010-11
09:19 14/04/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed an order on a national anti-corruption program for 2010-11, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
Medvedev mulls 'multiple fines' for corrupt officials
16:38 06/04/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday ordered the government to consider the use of fines to deal with endemic corruption.
Observers: Corruption hits Russian security
11:48 06/04/2010
Dimitri Simes, president of the Washington-based Nixon Center think tank, told CNN it's vital for Moscow to restore the capabilities of Russia's Federal Security Service, the successor organization to the KGB.
Corruption on rise in Russian armed forces - military prosecutor
13:08 02/04/2010
The Russian armed forces and security troops has seen a sharp rise in corruption-related crimes this year, Russia's Chief Military Prosecutor Sergei Fridinsky said on Friday
Corruption, undemocratic institutions holding Russia back
18:21 23/03/2010
Underdevelopment of basic democratic institutions and corruption are prohibiting the growth of civil society in Russia, the Russian presidential human rights council chief said on Tuesday.
Transparency International denies formal deal with Russia to monitor corruption
13:27 01/02/2010
Transparency International, a leading independent anti-corruption watchdog, denied striking a formal cooperation agreement with Russia at last week's talks in Washington or plans to change its evaluation criteria.
Transparency International to monitor corruption in Russia, U.S.
10:48 28/01/2010
Transparency International will monitor corruption in Russia and the U.S., a senior Russian human rights official said on Thursday.
Medvedev moves to streamline Interior Ministry, fight corruption
20:25 24/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed Thursday a decree to streamline the law enforcement structure, in particular ordering staff cuts and instituting the rotation of senior personnel at the Interior Ministry.
Russia pretends to fight corruption
20:18 18/11/2009
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic correspondent Maria Selivanova) - The struggle against corruption in Russia is, more often than not, fictional. There is practically no real progress, which is borne out by the results of the annual report published on November 17 by the international non-governmental organization Transparency International.
Corrupt officials must be jailed - Medvedev
16:43 12/11/2009
Corrupt government officials must be jailed, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in his state-of-the-nation address on Thursday.
Medvedev pledges to continue fight against corruption
22:03 10/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that the government will continue measures to overcome corruption, and pledged to improve existing legislation.
Russian president urges proactive use of anticorruption laws
19:22 25/07/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday new anticorruption laws should be extensively used.

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Medvedev proposes making fines proportionate to bribes
12:03 15/07/2010
Speaking at a session of the Council of Lawmakers, President Dmitry Medvedev urged Russian MPs to reconsider the idea of imposing fines equal or multiple to the bribes they punish. President Medvedev acknowledged that opinions vary on this idea and that he has already received a report rejecting it as impractical.

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Portrait of an ideal official
12:29 05/08/2010
The Presidium of the Anti-Corruption Council under the Russian President approved the project of code of ethics and official conduct for Russian officials.

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