It doesn’t matter with this

The activities of NPOs are not significant for the development of international cooperation, said Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. “Contacts between the inhabitants of our countries, the so -called PEOPLE -to -PEOPLE COOPREATION, can develop without the participation of an NPO,” the website of the Ecological Center of Bellon reports Medvedev at a joint press conference with the Norwegian Prime Minister Niels Stoltenberg at the end of the meeting of the Council of Barents / Euroarctic Region. - Civil society is a topic, perhaps, and perhaps the topic is the topic Important, but not number one, and it is unlikely that it will someday be. ”

Thus, the head of the Russian government objected to the replica of the Norwegian leader, who noted the need to develop civil society and NPOs for full cooperation in the region. "It is especially important that environmental organizations have the opportunity to work calmly. This work brings considerable practical results and is very important for cooperation in the Barents Sea region," Stoltenberg said.

Nevertheless, the Declaration signed by the results of the meeting definitely says: "Cooperation in the field of civil society development plays an important role in promoting the ideas of sustainable development and establishing contacts between residents. We support the deepening of border contacts and cooperation between NPOs, youth organizations and the media."

Norwegian journalists asked Medvedev to guarantee that the interaction between the two countries would not suffer due to the law on "foreign agents". The Russian prime minister replied to this that "how control of Russian organizations is carried out is the internal business of Russia." “I don’t think that this law can negatively affect cooperation between our countries,” he added.

According to Medvedev, the need for NPOs arises when the government and experts lack competence in a particular issue.

Meanwhile, in early June, the government commission approved a bill expanding the grounds for unscheduled inspections of the NGO with a minist. The document was developed by the Ministry on behalf of President Vladimir Putin.

One of the grounds for verification will be the receipt of information about the presence of signs of extremism in the activities of NGOs. Also, among the grounds for verification, the expiration of the violation specified in the previously issued warning is named. The visit of controllers to NPOs is possible after receiving the submission of the election commission on the conduct of the audit in accordance with the laws on political parties and on guarantees of electoral rights of citizens.