Dmitry Medvedev and President of Finland Tarja Halonen visited a scientific research centre on Seili Island in the Baltic Sea, near the city of Turku.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Academician Guri Marchuk on his 85^th birthday.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions issued following a meeting of the State Council Presidium on May 27, 2010 on improving the system of state environmental regulation.

New entry on Dmitry Medvedev's blog concerns environmental challenges.

This was announced by Dmitry Medvedev at a State Council Presidium meeting on reform of the state management in environmental protection.

The building is environmentally friendly and makes highly efficient use of solar energy.

In his remarks at the event, the President said that Nord Stream will make it possible to deliver an additional 55 billion cubic metres of natural gas a year to the European Union countries and represents a real contribution by Russia to Europe’s energy security.

Dmitry Medvedev held a Security Council meeting on preventing national security threats arising from global climate change.