The case of an ex-policeman who freed violators for several thousand rubles has been investigated In Novosibirsk, the investigation into the case of the former assistant of the operational duty department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation “Novosibirsky” Konstantin Shmakov has been completed. The ex-policeman is accused of releasing those arrested for administrative offenses in exchange for bribes.

Igor Shelkovsky at the Multimedia Art Museum Exhibition contemporary art Previous photo Next photo 1 / 3 At Igor Shelkovsky’s exhibition “The Persistence of Change” at the Multimedia Art Museum, a Soviet milk carton threatens the viewer with avant-garde details Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Lekai / buy photo Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Lekai / buy photo Photo: Kommersant / Dmitry Lekai This is not the first time that the publisher of the legendary emigrant magazine "A-Ya" has had to organize

A terrorist attack in the city of Jarablus in northern Syria killed 26 people, Reuters reported, citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Most of the dead are Syrian opposition fighters. A car bomb exploded. Presumably, the explosion was organized by supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq movement, associated with Al-Qaeda.

In the North Caucasus, along with the creation of tourist clusters, a modern medical cluster will be built, the cost of the project will be 5 billion rubles. The Minister of Regional Development of the Russian Federation, Igor Slyunyaev, spoke about this in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta on January 15.

His party began broadcasting via satellite and cable LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky will wake up his voters every morning by speaking on the LDPR-TV channel, which has begun broadcasting via satellite and on cable networks.

Issues will become strategic, the program will be reduced The format of the Russia-EU summit scheduled for the end of January will be significantly changed - its program, as well as the number of participants, will be greatly reduced. EU Ambassador to Russia Vygaudas Ušackas told Kommersant about this.

At a meeting on Wednesday, the Lithuanian government approved a draft law on the introduction of a single European currency in the country; it must now be approved by the Seimas during the spring session, which begins in March, the Delfi newspaper reports. The Lithuanian Ministry of Finance hopes that the euro will be introduced in the country on January 1, 2015.

OJSC Confectionery Factory Perm signed a cooperation agreement with MAUK Central Exhibition Hall. This information was confirmed to Kommersant by the general director of the joint-stock company Boris Schweitzer. As part of the agreement, the factory intends to locate in the building at the address: st. Permskaya, 59 chocolate museum. The building is municipally owned; it previously housed the landscaping department and the cultural committee of the Leninsky district administration.

The Miratorg agro-industrial holding commissioned a biocomplex for deep wastewater treatment at the Kurasovsky pig farm in the Ivnyansky district of the Belgorod region, the company’s press service reports. Construction began in the fall of 2013; the cost of the complex with a capacity of 360 cubic meters per day amounted to 7 million rubles.

The draft law "On Insurance" is ready for adoption Preparations for the second reading of the draft law “On Insurance” have been completed, work on which has been going on for more than three years. At the request of insurers, the provision on an authorized insurance company was removed from the document, but the provision on a self-regulatory organization remains, which was opposed by both market participants and members of the relevant parliamentary committee.

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the State Councilor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree, for his contribution to the preparation and holding of the Summer Universiade in Kazan in 2013. Mr. Shaimiev was one of 16 people whom President Putin awarded orders in connection with these student Games; the corresponding document was published yesterday on the legal information portal.

The Saratov region is among the outsider regions in terms of government efficiency The Ministry of Regional Development of Russia published the results of a study of the effectiveness of the activities of executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation based on the results of 2012. Earlier, on the basis of this report, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order to encourage twenty regions whose authorities were named the most effective.

For the first time, the growth of the domestic economy will lag behind the global one The world economy has finally emerged from the period of weak recovery after the crisis, its growth is picking up pace, the World Bank (WB) states. By 2016 it will reach 3.5%. The acceleration will occur in both developed and developing countries. In Russia, according to World Bank estimates, economic growth will increase to 2.7% by 2016 from the current 1.4%.

The candidacy of Deputy Head of the Ministry of Economic Development Sergei Belyakov will be proposed to the board of directors of Russian Railways, Interfax reports. “We will offer,” said the head of the Ministry of Economic Development, Alexey Ulyukaev. Photo: Dmitry Azarov, Kommersant / buy photo

The Ministry of Finance resumed the placement of government bonds The Ministry of Finance yesterday placed domestic government loan bonds for more than UAH 1 billion. Most of them were attracted for five years, but banks also created market demand for short-term securities. Experts predict an increase in demand for short-term securities, but clarify: due to the growing interest in risk among external investors, Ukraine has a good opportunity to attract cheaper resources.