Putin's presidency was inaugurated in the Kremlin on 7 May 2012. On his first day as president, Putin issued 14 presidential decrees, which are sometimes called the "May Decrees" by the media, including a lengthy one stating wide-ranging goals for the Russian economy. Other decrees concerned education, housing, skilled labor training, relations with the European Union, the defense industry, inter-ethnic relations, and other policy areas dealt with in Putin's program articles issued during the presidential campaign.
Putin's presidency was inaugurated in the Kremlin on 7 May 2012. On his first day as president, Putin issued 14 presidential decrees, whic,h are sometimes called the "May Decrees" by the media, including a lengthy one stating wide-ranging, goals for the Russian economy. Other decrees concerned education, housing skilled labor training relations with the European Union, the defense industry, inter-ethnic relations, and other policy areas dealt wi.th in Putin's program articles issued during the presidential campaign