Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called on federal ministers to carefully monitor what their deputies approve, and if they disagree with them, fire them, Interfax reports. “Dear colleagues, if your deputies visa documents, I assume that this is a minister’s visa, like other government leaders.

A banker suspected of stealing 350 million rubles is being prepared for extradition The Harju District Court of Estonia recognized the extradition to Russia of the ex-head of the Omsk branch of OJSC Ak Bars Bank, former deputy of the Omsk City Council, Alexander Dmitriev, who was put on the international wanted list, as competent. In Omsk, a banker who has been hiding from investigators for almost two years is accused of abuse of power and theft of 350 million rubles from the bank.

All political parties gain access to the Kremlin The Kremlin began a series of meetings with parties participating in the regional elections in September of this year. Party representatives periodically interact with officials of the presidential administration and even with the president himself, but this is the first time such a regular format of communication has been adopted.

The government decided to take care of low-income families and highways Yesterday, the Cabinet of Ministers approved 11 documents related to the implementation of social initiatives of President Viktor Yanukovych. Among other things, we are talking about increasing payments to disabled people, veterans and low-income families.

The ex-manager of Amur Port was met by police on the train Yesterday, the Far Eastern transport police detained the former bankruptcy manager of Amur-Port OJSC, Evgeniy Pak, who led the company in 2010–2011. While managing a bankrupt port, he stole more than 13 million rubles. through a shell company, but was caught and late last year sentenced to a fine and imprisonment. Nevertheless, the convicted Pak managed to hide from law enforcement officers for several months.

The Korean Peninsula is on the verge of war. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is already naming the targets of future attacks on the territory of the United States and South Korea. Kommersant columnist Maxim Yusin's main concern is that a future war could break out close to Russia's borders. Photo: Dmitry Lekai, Kommersant / buy photo How wrong were those who hoped that the young North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would pursue a more adequate, more sane policy than his father and grandfather!

Pope Francis I will formally become the head of the Catholic Church on March 19 during the enthronement ceremony, Reuters reports. Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi also said Francis I called Benedict XVI shortly after his election and promised to visit his predecessor on the throne soon.

The fund is selling plots in Barnaul for a comprehensive development project The RHD Foundation continues to sell plots for construction in Barnaul (Altai Territory). Last Tuesday, at an auction, Moscow LLC Alfa Holding acquired a second plot (15.5 hectares) on a site located in the northwest of the intersection of Prostornaya Street and Pavlovsky Trakt. The first one was bought by the capital's Nordstroy LLC in December 2012. The fund plans to sell the two remaining plots on the site.

If the European Union does not lift the arms embargo on Syria, France and Great Britain will unilaterally arm the Syrian opposition, Interfax reports, citing French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. He made this statement on the radio station France Info, commenting on the debate in the EU over whether to supply weapons to Syria. According to Laurent Fabius, Paris and London will urge the EU to reconsider its position on the arms embargo on Syria by the end of March.

Tougher sanctions passed first reading The State Duma yesterday adopted in the first reading amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Offenses, radically toughening penalties for drunk drivers. But the main discussion was not around sanctions, but about the need to return the minimum blood alcohol content to the law. Without it, opposition-minded deputies believe, non-drinking drivers also risk becoming victims of the new rules.

The regional arbitration court granted the lawsuit of CJSC Trading House "Perekrestok" against CJSC Dobrynya. The company appealed to the court last November with a demand to recover from Dobryni unjust enrichment and interest in the total amount of 15.5 million rubles.

In more than half of the municipalities of the Chelyabinsk region affected by the meteorite, restoration work has been fully completed, said the vice-governor of the region Igor Murog. “The main restoration work has been completed. Only objects with complex technical structures remained. Out of 11 municipalities, restoration work has been completed in 7,” the deputy governor said, adding that repair work continues in medical and sports institutions. Interfax

The list of participants of the Venice Biennale has been published The names of the artists participating in the main project of the 55th Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art have become known. Among them are only two of our compatriots - Evgeny Kozlov and Viktor Alimpiev. The 55th Venice Biennale will take place from June 1 to November 24.

Today, the Arbitration Court of the Omsk Region suspended the proceedings on the claim of the Main Directorate for Land Resources (GUZR) of the Omsk Region against Omsk Production Association Radio Plant named after. A. S. Popova." As Kommersant wrote, officials are seeking payment of 79.04 million rubles from the plant. unjust enrichment. The GUZR believes that the radio plant does not pay into the budget for the use of the 20.8 hectares occupied by its buildings.

On March 27, together with the Kommersant newspaper, a special supplement will be published - a rating of “50 Leading Banks of Ukraine”. This is the second time this annual study has been published. Traditionally, the project partner was the Financial Club company, whose analysts developed a methodology and rating indicators for assessing various types of activities of credit institutions.