512 2 minutes. ... “Putin didn’t spend any money on the elections” The Central Election Commission has calculated election expenses Member of the Central Election Commission EVGENY KOLYUSHIN told Kommersant correspondent Irina Nagornykh how the financial relations of the Central Election Commission with former candidates for deputies and president are built. — Presidential candidates had to submit financial reports by April 26. Have you passed everything? - Except one.

811 2 minutes. ... The Danish kingdom is in turmoil Today the Turks are playing with the British Türkiye held its breath. Everyone is waiting for a miracle. Tonight in Copenhagen, Istanbul's Galatasaray meets London's Arsenal in the UEFA Cup final and, if they win, will be the author of the greatest achievement of Turkish football in its history.

6K 6 min. ... Pornography for everyone On May 17, Cannes, where the famous film festival is buzzing, will host another, no less impressive event - the presentation of the Hot D'Or prizes. A kind of pornographic Oscars. The neighborhood really shouldn’t be surprising: porn cinema has long been a source of talent for big cinema and, in general, a familiar part of mass culture. Do you think this is an exaggeration? Nothing like this.

457 1 min. ... TODAY: State Duma deputies will consider Mikhail Kasyanov’s candidacy for the post of head of government The Federation Council will consider Vladimir Putin's nomination for the post of Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Princess Anne will take part in the opening ceremony of the new British Embassy building in Moscow READ TOMORROW'S ISSUE OF KOMMERSANT Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 86 dated May 17, 2000, p. 1 Themes: Activities of the Federation Council

266 5 minutes. ... Along the main street with a string bag I never thought that I would have to do this: this work is not prestigious and low-paid. Well, what kind of activity is it for a decent girl to wander the streets, smiling invitingly and looking into the face of everyone she meets? But fate decreed that I had to master all the intricacies of this profession. And I don't regret it at all. It all started with failures.

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1K 4 min. ... Luzhkov of the restoration era The results of the competition "Restoration-2000" have been summed up This competition has always been the favorite brainchild of Yuri Luzhkov. This time it was supposed to become the apotheosis of the mayor’s efforts to transform the appearance of the capital. Among the nominees were two main Luzhkov sites - the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and Gostiny Dvor. But no apotheosis happened.

1K 3 min. ... Mufti wants to be the first in Chechnya To save your people At the invitation of Putin, the Mufti of Chechnya, Akhmad Kadyrov, and his 22-year-old son Ramzan, shell-shocked during the assassination attempt, flew to Moscow on a special flight. Kadyrov Sr. is scheduled to meet with Chief of the General Staff Anatoly Kvashnin.

830 1 min. ... Indices of leading stock exchanges as of May 15 (points) (at the close of trading) DJIA 10807.78 (+198.41) FTSE-100 6247.7 (-35.8) CAC-40 6392.27 (-57.00) DAX-30 7195.15 (-74.13) Nikkei-225* 17551.25 (+237.56) *As of May 16. According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 86 dated May 17, 2000, p. 1

922 1 min. ... Governors called on Putin to work together Governors are having a hard time hiding their dissatisfaction with the regional reform initiated by the Kremlin. Yesterday, a meeting of the temporary commission of the Federation Council on state construction took place, which decided to approach the Kremlin with a proposal to coordinate work on further reforms.

1K 1 min. ... X5 from BMW - in Russia Officially Yesterday, the BMW concern announced the start of sales on the Russian market of its new X5 model, an all-wheel drive SUV. It is scheduled for May 22 this year - on the same day the X5 will appear in European car showrooms. The continuing demand for SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) class cars - sports SUVs - has forced the management of auto giants, who have traditionally avoided this niche of the car market, to deal with it quite closely.

233 2 minutes. ... Deputies are given everything Even prime ministers Kiichi Miyazawa, finance minister in Yoshiro Mori's cabinet, may suffer for being overly zealous in the fight against monopolies he led in the early 1990s as Japan's prime minister. Recently he was accused of giving a bribe to the head of one of the parliamentary factions. Miyazawa tried in this way to get parliamentarians to agree to increase antitrust fines.

998 3 min. ... New tax for car owners The Russian budget has a peculiarity: it is replenished mainly by oil and petroleum products traders. But while the government learned to “milk” large oil companies fairly quickly, dealing with gas station owners turned out to be much more difficult. Excise taxes on gasoline and taxes on the sale of fuels and lubricants are collected very poorly.

517 2 minutes. ... Yovanovic visiting Ivanov Yugoslav Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic visited Moscow on a working visit. Yesterday he was received by the head of Russian diplomacy Igor Ivanov. But inviting one of Milosevic’s close associates to Russia does not at all mean a rapprochement between Moscow and Belgrade.

364 2 minutes. ... Achinsk Alumina Refinery was cured of a split registry The struggle for the right to maintain the register of the Achinsk Alumina Refinery (AGC), which lasted more than six months, is over. As Kommersant has learned, the registrar Irkol voluntarily transferred its register to the AGK Stock Registration Company (FRC). Irkol finally decided to agree to the new balance of power in the aluminum market.