At the end of March to combat the spread of coronavirus infection, the government resorted to emergency measures, completely closed the border to move. There have been a number of exceptions, including for residents of the Western enclave of the country. The mark in the passport about registration in the Kaliningrad region allowed to travel by train to the region and back. However, only up until 6 April, the OAO “Russian Railways” is not reversed the movement in this direction.
after a pause the First train from Moscow and St. Petersburg went back to Kaliningrad on 1 July. To use them still could only permanently reside in the area of citizens. Signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin order this restriction removed – rail transit to the region and back became accessible to all Russians.
the same document the head of the government has expanded the list of foreigners who can enter Russia. For most citizens of other countries, the borders have been closed since March 18. Now an exception is made to the holders of diplomatic and service passports with States whose Russia has agreements on visa-free travel.
the Prime Minister also approved rules for the allocation of grants to higher education institutions on the creation of engineering centers that provide design and analytical services. To receive state support will be able a Russian organization without tax debts and insurance premiums, not undergoing liquidation or bankruptcy. The maximum size of the grant agreement will be 300 million rubles. Funds can be used to purchase equipment and software, maintenance, training of employees, patent services and transportation services.
For subsidies higher education institution represents the program of development of the engineering center, reflecting the expected result from the use of the grant.
at Least 30 percent of the program’s activities should be financed from extrabudgetary sources.
