Young scientists will be invited to work in the regional government The regional authorities will continue experiments with the bureaucracy. The new government may include leaders who are recent university graduates. As part of the Youth Government project, it is assumed that each minister will have a “young” deputy. The project will be doomed to failure if young people view civil service as a game, experts say.

context Governor of the Amur Region Oleg Kozhemyako discussed the shortage of preferential diesel fuel for farmers at a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin on Monday. The fuel shortage in the Amur region is most acutely felt this year - due to the increase in sowing and the putting into use of fallow lands, the regional government reports.

Direct speech Mikhail Shvydkoy, Special Presidential Representative for International Cultural Cooperation: — I can’t say that state-owned companies surprised me with their innovations. Of course, we have state-owned companies that exist in the name of innovation - Rusnano, Rosatom. But in addition to these areas, we have many other problems. For example, in education. This is where real innovation is needed now, and not the artificial education reform that is being carried out.

The group presented its development strategy The Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) group has disclosed its development strategy for the first time since the change of controlling shareholders. By 2020, the port must optimize its structure and implement an investment program worth more than $1 billion. The money will be used for the construction and expansion of terminals.

Rules for export-import transactions approved The Verkhovna Rada adopted yesterday a revised version of the Customs Code, taking into account amendments by the president and deputies. The document contains rules allowing entrepreneurs to assert their rights in disputes with the State Customs Service, but at the same time restores the previous scheme for importing cars with the help of non-residents.

The European Commission is demanding information from the five largest telecommunications companies about the negotiations of the executives. They are suspected of conspiracy, but experts see no reason to conduct an investigation. Leading telecommunications companies in Europe are suspected of collusion.

"The Turin Horse" by Béla Tarr Movie premiere It took more than a year for Béla Tarr's The Turin Horse, loaded with a single screening copy, to limp from last year's Berlin festival to the Moscow distribution. ANDREY PLAKHOV found the sacred mare of auteur cinema in excellent condition. Critics talk about “The Turin Horse” either pathetically - as the “last film” and “swan song” of the great Hungarian, or ironically.

Sergei Mironov proposes to summon Rashid Nurgaliev to the State Duma in connection with the incident in Kazan. On Wednesday there will be a trial of police officers suspected of bullying. The details were told by Andrey Smirnov, correspondent of the Kommersant newspaper in the Republic of Tatarstan, to presenter Andrey Norkin. — If I'm not mistaken, there are charges under two articles? - Two for now, yes. - What does “for now” mean? They say that the list can be expanded?

The head of Roscosmos, Vladimir Popovkin, who was hospitalized on March 7 at the Burdenko military hospital, plans to return to work on Monday, March 19, his press secretary Anna Vedishcheva told RIA Novosti on March 14. “Vladimir Alexandrovich said that he intends to go to work on Monday,” she said. Vladimir Popovkin was hospitalized at the Main Military Clinical Hospital named after Academician N.N. Burdenko (Moscow) and is currently undergoing treatment in the neurosurgery department.

The movement of trains on the Syretsko-Pecherskaya line of the Kyiv metro was restored at 19.32, the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration reports. Currently, the stations "Slavutich" and "Poznyaki" are open. Osokorki station remains closed and trains will pass by without stopping. The Kiev Metro explained that the station's lobby is currently undergoing general cleaning, so it will be opened for passengers on Thursday, March 15, at 5.37.

Industrial production in the eurozone fell by 1.2% year on year in January 2012, according to Eurostat data. The increase in the indicator compared to December 2011 was 0.2%. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expected a fall in industrial production volumes compared to January 2011 by 0.8% and an increase of 0.5% compared to December. In December 2011, the volume of industrial production decreased by 1.8% in annual terms, while a drop of 2% was previously reported.

Social competition is being revived to stimulate enterprises In the Ulyanovsk region they intend to revive socialist competition between enterprise teams, as well as between government bodies, with the presentation of a challenge Red Banner to the winners. Officials believe that this will help stimulate the social orientation of companies. Experts are skeptical about the innovation, noting that businesses need real benefits.

Chairman of the West Ural Bank of Sberbank of Russia Kirill Brel confirmed that an internal investigation will be carried out into the robbery at the branch at 6 Ufimskaya Street, during which 2.7 million rubles were stolen. “We will conduct our investigation, this is a procedure that occurs in any structure when something happens.

Today, the press service of the Main Directorate (GU) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Crimea reported that employees of the Department for Combating Organized Crime and the Main Directorate of the SBU in Crimea on March 7, during a search in one of the private houses in the urban-type settlement of Komsomolskoye (Simferopol district), seized 24 TNT from a citizen of Uzbekistan checkers, 2 electric detonators and extremist literature.

Contrary to the statements of its candidate, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will not support Alexander Shakhov Today, the plenum of the Togliatti city committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will consider the situation around the second round of elections for the mayor of the city, in which the “Decembrist” Sergei Andreev and the United Russia candidate Alexander Shakhov qualified. The Communists are not expected to support either candidate.