November 05, 2009

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Today in Khanty-Mansiysk Governor of Ugra Alexander Filipenko had e meeting with President of the Federal Chamber of Advocates Evgeni Semenyako.

The interlocutors discussed issues of improvement of the Russian and regional legislation concerning rendering the qualified help by advocates who are not in the register of the Khanty-Mansiysk Okrug but involved in advocates’ practice. Evegeni Semenyako told about the decision of the Council of the federal chamber that advocates who are in the register of a constituent entity of Russia, cannot work permanently in the other region. Otherwise they will bear disciplinary responsibility.

Besides, President of the Federal Chamber gave recommendations how to improve the regional legislation – free legal help for Ugra people.

Alexander Filipenko said that these proposals are of current interest and he was ready to consider them in detail and to support.

November 05, 2009

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Authors of the most interesting projects in the sphere of culture and art can get a grant of the Autonomous Okrug Government.

The relevant decree was  signed by Governor of Ugra Alexander Filipenko.

To get the state support it is necessary to pass the competition, to win in one of 8 nominations including “Cultural innovation”, “Professional art of Ugra”, “Youth initiative”, “Territory of culture”, “The best  - for children”, “Art-Ugra”, “Culture on-line”, “Laboratory of creativity”. The criteria of  projects – reality, social importance of the expected result and economic efficiency, degree of the project idea and prospects of further development.

Grants are paid  as subsidies to legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, their number and size is established annually  in  each nomination. The amount of the grant per one recipient cannot exceed 700 ths. rubles.

The document states that the state grant is paid to preserve, develop and distribute cultural values in the sphere of art, music, choreography, theatre, cinematography, museums, libraries, folk art and artistic education.