Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions following the meeting of the Council for Civil Society and Human rights held on April 28, 2012.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Order On the Organisation in 2012 of Advanced Training for Federal Civil Servants whose Official Duties include the Combat Against Corruption.

Dmitry Medvedev held an expanded meeting of the State Council.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov chaired a regular meeting of the Presidium of the Presidential Council for Countering Corruption.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions issued following a March 22 meeting of the working group to draft proposals for developing the Open Government system, devoted to countering corruption.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted draft Federal Constitutional Law On Amendments to Article 10 of the Federal Constitutional Law On the Government of the Russian Federation, as well as draft laws On Monitoring Correspondence between Spending and Incomes of State Officials and Other Individuals and On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation following the Adoption of the Federal Law On Monitoring Correspondence between Spending and Incomes of State Officials and Other Individuals to the State Duma.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting of the working group to draft proposals for developing the Open Government system. The main issue discussed at the meeting was corruption.

The draft federal law On Monitoring Spending has been published on the Open Government site for public evaluation of draft laws (zakon.government.ru).

Issues discussed included state policy measures for the prevention and countering of corruption.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On the National Anti-Corruption Plan for 2012–2013 and Amendments to Certain Acts of the President of the Russian Federation on Countering Corruption.

Dmitry Medvedev issued instructions to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on the preparation and holding in Russia of the sixth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma draft Federal Law On Amendments to Article 1042 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code.

Improvement in mechanisms of selecting judges and holding them to disciplinary liability were the main issues discussed at the meeting.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Russia’s Accession to the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.

Head of the Presidential Civil Service and Personnel Directorate Sergei Dubik met with the European Commission’s Director-General for Home Affairs Stefano Manservisi.

Dmitry Medvedev issued instructions to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to ensure that top managers of state corporations and companies submit declarations of their income and property.

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

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Following the Introduction of Rotation for Civil Service Officials.

Dmitry Medvedev met with senior officials and investigators from the Interior Ministry, Prosecutor General’s Office, Investigative Committee, and with civil society representatives.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification draft federal law On Accession of the Russian Federation to the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.