Day: February 10, 2017

Erdogan signed a package of amendments on the presidential system in Turkey ANKARA, 10 Feb — RIA Novosti. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a package of amendments to the Constitution, which if approved in a referendum to change the form of government from a parliamentary to a presidential, reported on the official website of the Turkish leader. “Our President (after signing — ed.) sent the law 6671 (package of constitutional amendments — ed.) in the office of the Prime Minister for publication,” — said in a statement Erdogan’s administration. Earlier constitutional changes in the transition to a presidential system was approved by the Turkish Parliament. The referendum will be held in April, an exact date of the Supreme electoral Council of Turkey The draft amendments to the basic law, involving the introduction of Turkey’s presidential system of government is parliamentary, introduced in Parliament by the ruling justice and development party

EU to abolish visas for Ukrainians before the summer, said Juncker BRUSSELS, 10 Feb — RIA Novosti, Vladimir Dobrovolsky. Before the summer the European Union will introduce a visa-free regime for citizens of Ukraine, said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. “Of course, we discussed the issue of visa liberalization. This will occur until summer,” Juncker said to reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groisman. Earlier Groysman told reporters that the European Union decision on visa-free regime for Ukraine may be taken until June. According to him, the decision to vote in February, and for three to four months the final decision on visa-free regime for Ukrainians. The Chairman of the EC said that Ukraine has fulfilled all the 44 necessary conditions for visa-free regime. The dialogue between the EU and Ukraine on visa liberalisation was launched in 2008, and in November 2010, the EU offered Ukraine

Case Dading reconsider The constitutional court (CC) of Russia took a decision to review the case of opposition leader Ildar Dading, first convicted in Russia for multiple violations at rallies. This is stated in the materials of the court, reports TASS. In addition, the COP has proposed to amend article 212.1 of the Criminal code of Russian Federation (“the Repeated violation of the established procedure of organizing or holding meetings, rallies, demonstrations, marches or picketing”). The court came to the conclusion that the formal repeated violation of the rules of holding rallies, criminal liability can not occur “If violation of the established procedure informed not less than three times within 180 days of a formal nature, it cannot be regarded as constitutionally permissible. Criminal liability may occur only in case if the act caused harm to citizens, public security and other values”, — said the Chairman of the COP Valery