Архіви: Regional News
Duma to relax rules on CSOs use of endowment capital
The Russian State Duma extends benefits for CSOs on the use of endowment capital 26.09.2025 Article published on the miloserdie.ru website A bill to extend support measures for CSOs using endowment capital has been adopted at first reading. This involves temporarily exempting CSOs from the obligation to use at least 25% …
More jobs available for people with disabilities in Russia
The labour market for job seekers has grown by 15% in Russia, according to a study by hh.ru 23.09.2025 Article published on the asi.org.ru website In the first eight and a half months of this year, more than 300 vacancies for people with disabilities have been posted on the hh.ru recruitment platform. …
Kazakhstan: President wants to combat ‘social dependency’
Kazakhstan: Astana wants to review social security payments for the poor 22.09.2025 Article published on the rus.azattyq.org website Kazakhstan’s President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has accused his Government of encouraging a “culture of social dependency”. The country’s Cabinet of Ministers has begun reviewing the rules for providing targeted social assistance, i.e. payments to …
A third of Russians believe that people with dementia “are not full members of society”
A third of Russians believe that people with dementia “are not full members of society” 22.09.2025 Article published on the asi.org.ru website These are the findings of a study conducted by the National Agency for Financial Research’s (NAFI) Analytical Centre and the Dementia.net project. The study was timed to coincide with …
Moscow Mayor suggests restricting benefits for unemployed Russians
Sergey Sobyanin proposes saving one trillion roubles in health insurance benefits for ten million unemployed Russians 18.09.2025 Article published on the moscowtimes.ru website The Moscow Mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, has proposed major changes to the health insurance system for unemployed Russians. At a meeting of the Moscow Financial Forum, he stated that …
Україна: Поточна величина прожиткового мінімуму не відповідає потребам громадян
Опубліковано: РБК-Україна (rbc.ua) 15 вересня 2025 В Україні планується перегляд показника з урахуванням реальної вартості життя. Про це голова комітету з питань фінансів, податкової та митної політики Ради Данило Гетманцев сказав в інтерв’ю РБК-Україна. “Ми повинні сказати людям – ось сума, на яку можна реально прожити. І це не 2 тисячі гривень і навіть не 8 …
Ukrainian Parliament to Revise Subsistence Minimum Based on Real Cost of Living, Which Now Exceeds 10,000 Hryvnias
The current subsistence minimum in Ukraine does not reflect the actual needs of citizens. Authorities are preparing to revise the indicator to align it with the real cost of living. 15.09.2025 Danylo Hetmantsev, head of the Verkhovna Rada’s Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, outlined the initiative in an interview with RBC-Ukraine. “We need …
Kazakh women criticise president for comments against women
Kazakh women criticise the country’s President for comments against women 13.09.2025 Article published on the rus.azattyq.org website Kazakh women have criticised the President for his comments about women who allegedly cause public disorder. Women are openly expressing their anger and accusing the head of State of misogyny. In his state of …
Russia: social security benefits to be available in cash or in kind
Beneficiaries have until 1 October to decide how they would like to receive their social security benefits 09.09.2025 Article published on the asi.org.ru website The Russian Social Fund (RSF) has announced that citizens, who are entitled to federal benefits and social support, have until the end of September to choose how they’d …
More than 16,000 displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) have received Armenian citizenship
More than 16,000 displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) have received Armenian citizenship, says the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs 05.09.2025 Article published on the arka.am website As of 2 September this year, more than 16,000 Armenian citizenship applications have been received from people displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh, according to Armen Ghazaryan, Deputy Minister …