The Prosecutor General informed the President about inspections of the timber industry in the Far East, Siberia, the Urals and Northwestern federal districts. They also discussed improving legislation in the forest industry.

Yury Chaika informed the President about measures undertaken to protect entrepreneurs’ interests. They discussed separately inspection results of non-governmental organisations, as well as issues related to corruption in the education sector.

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

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions issued following a December 27, 2012 meeting of the State Council Presidium on improving investment attractiveness of Russian regions.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions issued following an April 10 meeting of the working group to draft proposals for developing the Open Government system in Russia, on promoting competition and enterprise.

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 approved a list of instructions issued following a February 20 meeting with the leaders of political parties without official state registration.

Dmitry Medvedev met with senior officers of the Prosecutor General’s Office and representatives of the international prosecutorial community.

During a working meeting with Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Pavel Astakhov and Prosecutor General Yury Chaika, Dmitry Medvedev announced that he has signed into law amendments to a number of laws protecting children’s interests, in particular, the law on basic guarantees of children’s rights.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions following an October 31 meeting with United Russia party members and the Public Supporters’ Committee on developing Russia’s transport system.

Mr Chaika briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the results of inspections of housing and utilities sector companies.

Dmitry Medvedev called for a thorough investigation into all the circumstances surrounding the Bulgaria’s sinking. The President stressed the need to not only establish the accident’s causes, but also learn the necessary lessons so as to avoid future tragedies of this kind.

Dmitry Medvedev declared July 12 a national day of mourning for the large number of victims in the sinking of the cruise ship Bulgaria. The President made the announcement at meeting on the disaster, which took place on the Volga River on July 10.

The President instructed Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to tighten control over the investigation concerning criminal cases related to lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.

Dmitry Medvedev announced that amendments have now been made to criminal and administrative legislation introducing much larger fines for bribery and commercial corruption.

The meeting discussed implementation of the Presidential instructions on improving Russia’s investment climate issued following a March 30 meeting of the Commission for Modernisation and Technological Development of Russia's Economy in Magnitogorsk.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions on priority measures aimed at improving the investment climate in Russia.

Dmitry Medvedev had a working meeting with Prosecutor General Yury Chaika and Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin.