The head of the affairs department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, Alexei Staroverov , who became a witness in the criminal case of the “GTA gang,” submitted his resignation, the Kommersant newspaper writes on Friday, November 14, citing sources. According to the publication’s interlocutors, Staroverov, as a “responsible and principled person,” wrote a letter of resignation when he learned about the suspicions that the investigation had raised against him.

The euro exchange rate at trading on the Moscow Exchange again exceeded the level of 59 rubles, having risen in price by 85 kopecks as of 10:33 Moscow time and reaching 59.09 rubles, Finanz.ru reported with reference to exchange data. The dollar exchange rate in calculations tomorrow as of 10:33 Moscow time increased by 69 kopecks and amounted to 47.51 rubles. The dollar and euro are about a ruble short of reaching absolute records. The euro fell below 59 rubles on November 7, 2014.

The Italian energy company Edison sued Gazprom in Stockholm arbitration for about a third of the amount it planned to collect for overpayment of gas, Interfax reported on Friday, November 14 . “On August 29, 2014, the Arbitration Tribunal made a decision according to which the majority of Edison SpA’s claims were denied. Commercial consultations with Edison SpA on the price issue continue,” states the quarterly report published on the Russian company’s website.

Assistant to the head of Rosselkhoznadzor Alexei Alekseenko denied on Friday on the radio station "Moscow Speaks" reports about a shortage of table salt threatening Russia and assured that the cessation of its supplies from Ukraine will not affect prices. “We don’t expect a serious shortage,” Alekseenko said. And he explained that salt is quite enough for household purposes. According to him, stopping the supply of table salt from Ukraine is not fatal and will not affect prices.

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The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission adopted the technical regulations of the Customs Union (CU) for tobacco products, prohibiting the placement of the inscription “light” on cigarette packages, follows from a message posted on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture on Friday, November 14. The regulation stipulates that packages must not contain information that “directly or indirectly creates a false impression” that these cigarettes are less harmful than others.

Dispatchers at Moscow's Vnukovo airport on the night of the crash of Total CEO Christophe de Margerie's Falcon 50 plane did not make any comments on the operation of the airfield surveillance radar, the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) commission investigating the plane crash reported on Friday, November 14. The commission also reported that the business jet's systems and engines were operating until the collision with the snowplow, which resulted in the crash.

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The Central Bank of Russia held a meeting with representatives of large banks and threatened them with restrictions on refinancing for speculation in the currency, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Friday . The meeting was chaired by Alexander Kashturov, Director of the Department of Operations in Financial Markets of the Bank of Russia. About 40 bankers attended.

reports on Friday, November 14 The State Duma adopted in the third final reading the law on tax maneuver in the oil industry, RIA Novosti . After adoption, the document was aimed at preparing the conditions necessary to minimize losses of the Russian budget in connection with the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) with Kazakhstan and Belarus. The document involves making changes to the Russian Tax Code.

Swedish authorities have “convincing evidence” of the presence of a foreign submarine in the waters of the Stockholm archipelago in mid-October, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces Sverker Göransson said at a press conference on Friday. This was reported by the Swedish portal The Local . "We have confirmation that there was a small submarine in the archipelago," Göransson said.

The general director of the Omsk construction company Mostovik, Oleg Shishov, who had previously been placed under house arrest, published on Friday, November 14, an open appeal to the company’s employees, in which he stated that he categorically disagreed with the charges brought against him, and linked his arrest with the intention to withdraw the company from bankruptcy.

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The official euro exchange rate for weekends and Monday, set by the Central Bank of Russia, increased by 1.56 rubles and reached 58.9793 rubles, and the dollar exchange rate was increased by 1.27 rubles and amounted to 47.3920 rubles, Finanz.ru reported on Friday with link to regulator data. The cost of the bi-currency basket ($0.55 and $0.45 euros), calculated at official rates, increased compared to Friday by 1.4 rubles and amounted to 52.61 rubles.

The lawyer of the head of the board of directors of AFK Sistema, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Alexander Gofshtein, called the decision of Moscow's Basmanny Court, which on Friday extended the billionaire's house arrest for six months - until March 16, 2015, unexpected, Interfax reports . “The decision is unexpected, because you always hope that everything will be according to the law. This time we did not get that,” said the lawyer.