From February 1, the pensions of Russians will grow by 6.5%, according to the website of the Pension Fund. From April 1, a second increase in pensions will occur by 5%. After the first indexation, the average amount of pension payments will reach 11.4 thousand rubles. Raising pensions will affect 37.8 million Russians. In August, the FIU will recalculate labor pensions for working pensioners.

The Lviv authorities in Ukraine denied the information that the local fraction of the Party of Regions announced a self -building. The corresponding message is published on the administration website . The report said that the head of the district organization made such a statement, in particular, "under public pressure." However, a decision of this level should be made during the district conference, the text is noted.

On Saturday, January 25, an extraordinary congress of the Green Alliance Party party was held. Its leader, billionaire Gleb Fetisov described the congress as an “extraordinary”. The party changed the name to the “Alliance of Green and Social Democrats” and accepted into its ranks two former Socialist-Revolutionaries: ex-deputy of the State Duma Gennady Gudkov and Hero of Russia, test pilot Sergei Nefedov. Each of them grabbed his unregistered parties into the Green Alliance.

The Civil Society Development Fund published its first integral rating of Russian governors. The work of the heads of regions was evaluated in many respects, including the economic situation, the assessments of federal and local media, experts and the results of sociological surveys were taken into account. The public opinion fund, the Federal State Statistics Service, as well as the National Monitoring Service were involved in work on the rating.

In the USA, the Grammy Awards musical award ceremony began, reports Associated Press . The first figurines have already been awarded to the winners. The Singer Lorde received the Prize for the best solo 2013. The best debutant was recognized as the Maclemore & Ryan Lewis duet. The best duet of the year and the author of the best dance/electronic album is recognized by Daft Punk. The 56th Grammy Awards ceremony continues in Los Angeles.

The Civil Society Development Fund was presented by the first rating of the effectiveness of the heads of regions, Izvestia reports. The work of regions managers was evaluated on the basis of indicators of the economic situation of the region, assessing the media of the regional head of the region, the opinion of the expert community, the results of sociological research, the ratio of cash income and expenses of the population.

Developed by representatives of public organizations found support in the Duma. Deputies, representatives of the Federation Council, the Ministry of Education and Science and the expert community are amended by the current legislation, which introduce criminal liability for renovation of children without sufficient grounds, found support in the State Duma, Izvestia reported.

Samsung Electronics Co. and Google Inc. They signed an agreement for a period of 10 years on cooperation in the field of international patents, the Samsung press release said . The agreement applies to both existing patents and those that will appear during the indicated period.

The Party of Regions ruling in Ukraine collects an emergency rally of the heads of its primary party organizations in Kharkov on February 1, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the party’s press service. At the rally, issues of protection of state buildings and institutions, protection of public order, measures directed against the manifestation of acts of vandalism in the territory of the Kharkov and other regions of the country will be discussed.

In the Verkhovna Rada, a bill on early elections of deputies in parliament and local authorities are registered . The author of the document was a member of the faction of the ruling Party of Regions Nikolai Rudkovsky. The document offers President Viktor Yanukovych to appoint extraordinary elections. At the same time, the exact date of voting is not indicated.

President Vladimir Putin said that for the festival of lifting the blockade of Leningrad, you need to come up with a new, more “optimal” name. It is reported by RIA Novosti . According to the president, the current name “emasculates” the contribution of ordinary people to victory. During a meeting with Putin, veterans said that the name “complete liberation by the Soviet troops of Leningrad from the fascist blockade” does not reflect the meaning of the holiday.

Senator Ruslan Gattarov said that the FSIN purchased tablet computers to manage the department at an inflated price, Interfax reports. In early January, Gattarov sent the head of the FSIN Gennady Kornienko an appeal with a request to verify the legality of the state contract for the purchase of 170 tablets. The response to the appeal stated that the state contract was concluded in accordance with the current legislation on open auctions.

The Fund for the Development of Civil Society expects that the integrated rating of Russian governors published today will be used in the Kremlin and the Presidential Administration when making decisions on resignations and appointments in the Russian regions. This was stated by Leonid Davydov, head of the Expert Council of the Civil Society Development Fund.

Members of the Party of Regional Party faction in the Lviv Regional Council announced their self -dissolution in connection with the “inconsistency of software principles” of the organization and the real policy of its leaders. This was reported by UNIAN with reference to the press service of the faction. In a press release, party members expressed deep condolences to the families of demonstrators who died during riots in Kyiv.

For the ninth time during January, the Central Bank moved the borders of the bivalve basket corridor upward. This was reported on the website of the Central Bank. The ruble exchange rate to the dollar and the euro decreased again. Currently, the borders of the corridor are on marks of 33.5 rubles per dollar and 40.5 rubles per euro. They were shifted up to 5 kopecks. The cost of the bivalyat basket increased by 14 kopecks.