Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions following a meeting on disaster relief work following floods in various regions of the Russian Federation, held on September 4, 2014 in Gorno-Altaisk.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Presidential Council for Local Government Development.

Vladimir Putin will visit Ivanovo on May 26, where he will hold a meeting of the Presidential Council for Local Government Development.

Vladimir Putin met with members of the Federal Assembly’s Council of Legislators.

Vladimir Putin will meet with members of the Federal Assembly’s Council of Legislators in Petrozavodsk on April 28, and will also hold a meeting on stable development of single-industry towns.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko. Mr Drozdenko briefed the President on a project the region is carrying out to get rural residents involved in the local government system and revive the institution of village elders.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with participants in the All-Russian Congress of Municipalities.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Determining the Powers and Responsibilities of Regional Authorities, Local Self-Government Agencies, and their Officials Regarding Interethnic Relations.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council for the Local Self-Government Development. Participants discussed improving the regulation of local self-government institutions.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Assessing the Performance of Executive Authorities in the Russian Federation Constituent Entities.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Russian Federation Law On Education and Article 26³ of the Federal Law On the General Organisational Principles of Legislative (Representative) and Executive State Power Bodies in the Russian Federation’s Regions.

Dmitry Medvedev signed a list of instructions on the implementation of measures outlined in the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly.

Dmitry Medvedev chaired State Council meeting which addressed issues of redistributing powers among federal and regional authorities and improvement of budgetary relationships.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting that addressed mechanisms for delineating powers between federal, regional and municipal authorities, as well as suggestions on financial allocations to the regions.

Dmitry Kozak and Alexander Khloponin presented a report to Dmitry Medvedev on decentralisation of power.

Distribution of powers between the federal and regional authorities and major social issues, in particular in pre-school education, were the subjects on the agenda. Dmitry Medvedev also announced at the meeting that he has signed a law simplifying the procedures for reappointing incumbent senators.

Mr Merkushkin briefed the President on forest fire prevention measures being taken in the region. Implementation of the President’s initiative to decentralise some federal powers to the regional level was also discussed.

Dmitry Kozak and Alexander Khloponin briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the state of progress in implementing the President’s initiative to transfer some federal powers to the regional authorities.

Dmitry Medvedev signed the Order On Preparing Suggestions for Redistributing Powers Between Federal Executive Authorities, Regional Executive Authorities of the Russian Federation and Local Self-Government.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Russian Federation Budget Code and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev met with municipality heads to discuss town planning, housing sector development, and improving the quality of housing and utilities services. 

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Federal Law On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Rights of the Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum, and the Federal Law On Basic Principles of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation in connection with the use of a proportional representation system in elections of representatives to municipal and city district representative assemblies.

Following the wildfires that have hit Volgograd Region and neighbouring areas Dmitry Medvedev instructed Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to carry out investigations into municipal and regional authorities’ preparedness for fire-fighting efforts.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions following an August 9 meeting with representatives of local authorities in the Republic of Mari El.