Russia will pay in the budget of the Council of Europe the remaining debt on contributions in 2017 and 2018, according to a government order. The sum of $ 54, 7 million euros, it will take from the state budget. This step has been agreed with the Ministry of Finance, MOE, Ministry of culture and Ministry of transport. The foreign Ministry confirmed this information. in Brussels as long as did not respond to this message. first, Moscow has paid the fee for 2019 in the amount of Б┌╛ 33 million. in April 2014 the Russian delegation in the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe deprived of voting rights because of the events in Ukraine and return Crimea. in June 2017 Russia has suspended part of the payments to the budget of the COE until then, as long as the rights of national delegations to the PACE will not be restored. Russia is one of the main payers in the budget of the Council, the lack of Russian contributions led to the financial crisis in the organization. in June of this year the PACE has restored the right of delegation, and Russian deputies returned to the full-length work in the Assembly. <span style="color:darkgray