Vladimir Dobrovolsky. The European Union agitates the Russian Federation not to introduce "Patriotic stop list" - the list of NGOs which are undesirable in the territory of the Russian Federation, reported in circulation, the official envoy of the head of EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini.

The Federation Council on July 8, sent to the Prosecutor General, Ministry of foreign Affairs and the Ministry of justice Patriotic "stop list" of 12 foreign NGOs, which included, among them, the Ukrainian world Congress, Ukrainian world coordinating Council, the Crimean field mission on human rights. The senators made a proposal to the authorities to consider it for possible application to them of existing norms of the Russian law on the recognition of their undesirable activities.

"If the recent request of the Federation Council to the attorney General in order to recognize the 12 known NGOs undesirable in the territory of the Russian Federation will be finished, It still stronger civil society isolates and disrupt its lawful activities," said Commissioner Mogherini.

He said that "laws" junk NGOs " and " foreign agents ", and restriction of foreign media have prevented civil society and restrict the exercise of fundamental freedoms in the Russian Federation ".

"EU lobbying the Russian authorities not to take actions for use of this legislation, which would violate the international obligations of Russia in the field of human rights before the UN, the Council of Europe and the OSCE," - said in a communiqu?.

before the head of the international Department of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev said that of the 12 organizations 7 "nevertheless" have to do with the USA, two to Poland, 3 - to Ukraine. The Senator was particularly specified that the formation of a "stop list" - flag for the Russian Federation measure that circumstances " forced to take a number of protective measures, when we observe what is happening in neighbouring countries Russia - Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and some other ".

Kosachev said that the formation of the Federation Council "Patriotic stop-list" of non-profit organizations " has direct relevance to the protection of the constitutional system of Russia.

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