“The national business initiative signifies an entirely new approach to the formation of a business environment in which not officials but business itself, the main user of its services, sets demands for the participants in the process. We must charge officials with an obligation to fulfill these requirements efficiently rather than just on paper.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a Government Presidium meeting
“Negative developments, which, doubtless, exist everywhere, including the internet, should not be used as a pretext for curbing online freedom. To prevent this from happening and to enable society to shield itself from these negative developments, all actions in this effort should be transparent. They should be undertaken and worked out together with the online community.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with political scientists
“We have been quite efficient until now, and this allows me to say that we will continue being just as efficient as in previous years."
Vladimir Putin said that a “representative group” should be set up to work locally on a roadmap to resolve the issues facing the territory’s industries.