agenda 1K 2 minutes. ... Yesterday, Vladimir Putin met with the government to once again warn that after the formal dissolution of the Cabinet of Ministers on May 7, there will be “basically” no personal changes in it. But everyone will be responsible for fulfilling the macroeconomic obligations of 2004. Yesterday's meeting with the president could have been the last for members of the government. On May 7, Vladimir Putin will be inaugurated for a second presidential term.

VTB, Central Bank and MNB will have to sue again 42 4 min. ... Yesterday, the Federal Arbitration Court of the Moscow District overturned the decision of the appellate instance of the Moscow Arbitration Court and sent the claim of Vneshtorgbank (VTB) to the Bank of Russia and Moscow Narodny Bank (MNB) for new consideration.

Despite protests from the prosecutor's office and the mayor of Omsk 8 3 min. ... Yesterday, at a meeting of the Omsk City Council (OC), deputies during the vote refused to change the procedure for spending the reserve fund of the mayor of Omsk. When adopting the Omsk budget for 2004, they reserved the right to spend 1 million rubles each. from the reserve fund of the mayor of Omsk.

13 4 min. ... Just ten years ago, the phrase “home office” would have caused slight confusion. Today, the vast majority of people perceive both the concept itself and the phenomenon it denotes completely normally: with the development of Internet technologies, many people have the opportunity to work from home, sending the fruits of their labor over the network. If you have a bank account, you can receive your salary without leaving home and browse online stores.

private investment The galloping rise in prices for residential real estate in Moscow and St. Petersburg is causing concern even among investors and market operators. It has become commonplace to talk about the emergence of another “soap bubble”, which should soon burst with a bang and cause a market collapse. They also name the direct culprits of the coming crisis - individual investors investing in housing for speculative purposes.

On May 6, as Lenta.ru reports, investigators from the Prosecutor General's Office searched the premises at the central office of the YUKOS company for several hours. There is also information that investigators seized “several bags of documents,” including from the office of the company’s vice president, Alexander Temerko. In addition, investigators served subpoenas for questioning on several managers from the company's management team.

marketing Prices for Moscow real estate continue to rise, and along with them, the advertising costs of realtors and developers are growing. The market is expected to grow by $1.5 billion this year, and real estate advertising will bring in $25 million more to the media than last year. The increase in advertising costs for realtors cannot be explained by a decline in home sales.

Dirty Dancing continues 1K 3 min. ... movie premiere The film "Dirty Dancing 2" awakens memories of the 1987 melodrama of the same name, which became one of the girls' hits in the Soviet Union, which was then just discovering the joys of home video viewing. In this regard, LIDIA Y-MASLOVA remembered her youth.

On May 6, the President of Georgia addressed the participants of a rally held near the building of the Supreme Council in Batumi. Mikheil Saakashvili thanked the Adjarians for the peaceful resolution of the tense situation and promised “that no one will ever be able to establish a dictatorship in Adjara again.” The president's speech delighted the protesters, RIA Novosti reports.

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But the KGB of the USSR was not offended 126 2 minutes. ... lawyer's case The Moscow District Military Court resumed yesterday the hearing of the secret case of former KGB investigator, lawyer Mikhail Trepashkin, accused of divulging state secrets, abuse of official powers and illegal storage of ammunition (Kommersant reported about the start of the trial on December 16, 2003).

As Transport and Communications Minister Igor Levitin told reporters on May 6, there will probably be no tax breaks for private investors investing in road construction. The state intends to attract money to the road industry through the institution of private and public partnership. To companies that become investors in the construction of the road, this road will be transferred to the state for long-term management.

The change of shareholders will allow the Yekaterinburg operator to launch a digital standard 392 3 min. ... As Vladimir Rybakin, General Director of Uralsvyazinform OJSC, told Kommersant, the company’s board of directors decided to sell a controlling stake in Uralwestcom CJSC. The buyer of the shares is the second owner of Uralwestcom, the RTDC company.

Rolandas Paksas will not be stopped by the election law 300 2 minutes. ... The struggle for the presidency in Lithuania continues to intensify. Yesterday, ex-President of Lithuania Rolandas Paksas announced his intention to continue the fight in early elections, which will take place on June 13. Speaking in parliament, Mr.

European Union 39 1 min. ... Yesterday, the fifth European Parliament held its last plenary meeting (its term ends in a month). Parliamentarians approved new European Commissioners and went to pack their bags: many of them are preparing to take part in new elections to the European Parliament, which will be held in June. Before the closing of the last session, deputies managed to discuss two important issues for the EU this week.