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51 storiesSt Petersburg expands restrictions on foreigners working under labour patents
St Petersburg has extended its ban on employing foreign nationals under labour patents to retail, beauty services, fitness and some medical activities through the end of 2026. Employers have until December 15 to comply, Interfax reported, c…
Russia asks telecoms to delay blocking unlabeled bank calls until November
Russia's Digital Development Ministry asked telecom operators to delay restrictions on unlabeled incoming bank calls until the beginning of November. The request gives banks more time to negotiate and sign caller-labeling agreements, outlet…
Russia considers exchange-only sales of lower-environmental-class fuel
Russian authorities are discussing requiring lower-environmental-class fuel to be sold only through an exchange, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on October 15. He said the proposal aimed to make transactions and fuel destinations…
Moscow court fines Zoom 65.9 million rubles for repeat violation of Russian law
A Moscow court fined Zoom about 65.9 million rubles (65,936,494 rubles) for a repeat violation of Russian legislation on foreign internet companies, Interfax, Vedomosti and Kommersant reported. The case was heard under part 3 of article 13.…
Siluanov says ministry, business reached compromise on mining windfall tax
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said the finance ministry and business reached a compromise on a windfall tax on the mining and metals sector, with a mechanism to smooth price-driven spikes in the payment. The amendments, now in the…
Russia prevented 291 illegal cash export cases worth almost $180 mln, minister says
Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said 291 cases of illegal cash currency exports were prevented between April and July 2026, worth almost $180 million, at parliamentary hearings in the Federation Council. Interfax put the sum at about 12.5 b…
Moscow to require couriers to pass annual traffic rules test from Oct. 15, 2026
Moscow couriers must pass a mandatory test on traffic rules and work standards, and from Oct. 15, 2026 delivery services in the city cannot assign work to those who have not passed it. Couriers need at least 80% correct answers, with the re…
FT: EU weighs broad corporate levy to raise taxes on US tech groups
The European Commission is considering a new mechanism to raise more tax revenue from large US technology companies without singling them out as a separate category, the Financial Times reported, citing unnamed sources. Under discussion is …
Russian government approves bioeconomy development strategy to 2036
Russia's government approved a bioeconomy development strategy running to 2036, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting with deputy premiers, according to official and business outlets. The strategy defines priority areas for bio…
Volodin proposes making transfers abroad an aggravating factor in economic crimes
State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said on 8 October that moving money abroad in connection with proven criminal acts should always be an aggravating circumstance in indictments and court sentences for all economic crimes. He noted that…
Russia proposes letting businesses register at an email address
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko said a draft law has been prepared that would allow legal entities to register a business using an address in a state email system for official correspondence instead of a physical address. He said th…
Russia adds four people and Telegram channel to foreign-agent register
Russia's Justice Ministry added four people and the Telegram channel Plokhaya Kuryanochka (Плохая куряночка) to its foreign-agent register on October 9. It also removed two organisations because they had been liquidated, according to local …
Russia reports 93 fuel price agreements with petrol stations in 35 regions
Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service said 93 fuel price stabilisation agreements had been concluded with independent petrol station operators in 35 regions. Twenty agreements involve companies operating more than 20 stations within a regio…
Russia drafts 5,000-ruble cap on fees for state-service filings via Post, MFC
The Russian government has prepared a draft decree allowing Russian Post and multifunctional centres (MFCs) to charge up to 5,000 rubles for accepting applications for state services and delivering finished documents, RBC reported, citing t…
Turkey to ban social media use by children under 15 from November 1
Turkey will ban social media use by children under 15 from November 1, Russian outlets reported. Platforms will have to verify users' ages and apply additional privacy and safety restrictions to teenage accounts.
Germany sees threefold rise in military service refusal applications in 2026
Applications to refuse military service in Germany in 2026 were three times higher than a year earlier, RIA Novosti and TASS reported. RBC said the filings came after a new military service system was introduced and exceeded all application…
Netherlands proposes civilian reserve of 150,000 for emergencies
The Netherlands has proposed creating a civilian reserve for crises, with RTL reporting a target of 150,000 reservists for emergency situations, according to TASS. The reported roles include drivers, security guards and mechanics. RBC repor…
Lithuanian interior minister proposes fixed transit route for Russian citizens' cars
Lithuania's interior minister, Martinas Katelinas (Мартинас Кателинас), has proposed recording a specific route for cars of Russian citizens crossing the country, using technology and transit registration number data to detect cars that tur…
Prosveshchenie cuts history textbook prices by up to 45% after second FAS order
The Russian publisher Prosveshchenie has cut prices on four history textbooks for grades 10–11 by between 36.94% and 44.98%, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said. The reduction followed a second FAS order requiring economically justi…
Finland's finance ministry proposes raising retirement age to 70
Finland's Ministry of Finance has proposed raising the minimum retirement age to 70, according to a report titled “Trust in the Future”. The plan would increase the threshold by six months for each successive age group and forms part of a b…