Vladimir Putin held a meeting on organising premises for the Supreme Court, Higher Arbitration Court, and the Supreme Court’s Judicial Department.

Vladimir Putin announced that he had signed a set of documents aimed at improving the judicial system and increasing the social status of judges, as well as amending the law On Assemblies, Rallies, Demonstrations, Processions and Picketing.

Information for Russian and foreign journalists accredited to cover Vladimir Putin’s participation in the Russia-EU summit.

The 29th Russia-EU Summit will be held in St Petersburg.

In St Petersburg, Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on school education.

Dmitry and Svetlana Medvedev attended the consecration ceremony of the Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt. The ceremony was carried out by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On Head of the Interior Ministry's Main Department for St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.

Dmitry Medvedev presented the certificates conferring the title of City of Military Glory title to the mayors of Kovrov, Lomonosov, Taganrog and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order releasing Mikhail Sukhodolsky from his post of head of the Interior Ministry’s Main Department for St Petersburg and Leningrad Region.

Dmitry Medvedev had working meetings with head of the Republic of Udmurtia Alexander Volkov and St Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated residents of St Petersburg and Leningrad Region on the 68^th anniversary of the lifting of the Leningrad Blockade. 

Dmitry Medvedev met with medical personnel during a visit to the Djanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine and also visited the institute’s emergency cardiology department.

Subjects discussed at the meeting included healthcare development, social protection for medical workers, and raising the standards of medical services provided, including in emergency medicine facilities. 

Dmitry and Svetlana Medvedev watched the Zenit (St Petersburg) — Shakhtar (Donetsk) football match at the Petrovsky Stadium in St Petersburg.

Dmitry Medvedev announced his decision to submit Georgy Poltavchenko’s candidacy for the post of St Petersburg Governor for consideration by the St Petersburg Legislative Assembly.

The United Russia party’s leaders presented Dmitry Medvedev with the names of their candidates for the post of governor of St Petersburg.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On Early Termination of the Mandate of St Petersburg Governor

The possibility of nominating Valentina Matviyenko to the post of Federation Council Speaker was discussed.

Dmitry Medvedev presented the certificates conferring the title of City of Military Glory to representatives of the cities of Anapa, Kolpino and Stary Oskol. The towns were honoured with the title for the courage, steadfastness, and mass heroism of their defenders in the struggle for their homeland’s freedom and independence.

Dmitry Medvedev presented the Order of Parental Glory to parents of large families of 6–13 children at a ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace coinciding with International Children’s Day.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the St Petersburg Association of Societies of Parents of Disabled Children and learned about the activities of the association.