Statistics 2K 1 min. ... Russians consider wine a feminine drink and do not particularly favor it. But the popularity of “male alcohol” - vodka and beer - together with a large share of counterfeit goods, makes Russia a leader in alcohol consumption

The Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (UFAS) for the Nizhny Novgorod Region postponed until July 1 the consideration of the case against Rosgosstrakh LLC and three individual entrepreneurs on grounds of violation of the Law “On the Protection of Competition” when issuing OSAGO policies. Interfax-Povolzhye reports this with reference to the press service of the Federal Antimonopoly Service. The press service explained that the consideration of the case was postponed because...

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that the country's authorities expect deliveries of Russian S-300 air defense systems in the very near future. “Negotiations and meetings regarding this issue (supply of the S-300 air defense system. - Kommersant ) were completed very successfully. I believe that we do not have much time before the practical completion of this issue. God willing, delivery will be at the very first opportunity.

Spain's ruling People's Party is winning regional and municipal elections with its worst results since 1991, Reuters reports. About 80% of all votes have already been counted in the country. The party receives about 26.5% of the vote, almost 10% less than in the last election in 2011, when the opposition Socialist Party came second with 25.5% of the vote.

The Central Bank canceled the foreign currency repo auction scheduled for May 25 for 364 days due to market conditions, according to the website of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. Repo transactions in foreign currency for a period of one year were introduced by the regulator in November 2014.

The reason for stopping the Armata tank during the dress rehearsal of the parade in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Victory on Red Square was not a technical defect, but a human factor, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. He announced this on the Rossiya 1 TV channel.

In Racice (Czech Republic), the final races of the European Rowing Championship among athletes under 19 years of age ended; following the results of the decisive races, the Russian team won two medals: gold in the eight men's side scull and bronze in the men's scull four; the gold award was received by an athlete from the Rostov region, Philip Sinelnik, reports the press service of the regional government.

After several years of delay, a clinic opened in the Primorsky district LLC "AVA-Peter" (clinics "AVA-Peter" and "Scandinavia") on May 26 launches its multidisciplinary medical center "Northern Clinic" in the Primorsky district after several postponements of the opening date.

The Cannes Film Festival gave a reception to a wealthy audience Today the Cannes Film Festival officially closes - the winners will receive the Palme d'Or, and all famous guests will receive a gala dinner. However, the main secular maneuvers on the Cote d'Azur have already been undertaken.

Japan and Russia have approved a visa-free exchange plan for 2015, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Deputy Minister of Investments and Foreign Relations of the Sakhalin Region Dmitry Khan. It is noted that, as part of the agreement reached, the first group of Sakhalin youth will go to Japan in early June. “The final agreement took place during inter-Ministerial consultations of the two countries, and the travel plan for this year was approved, the parties determined the dates.

State Duma deputy Mikhail Serdyuk proposes setting the VAT rate for book publishers at 0% as a measure to support the book market. The corresponding bill was submitted by Mr. Serdyuk for consideration by the lower house of parliament. “In 2014, the number of large publishing houses in Moscow decreased from 22 to 18, while the number of small publishing houses did not change.

A bill on exemption from customs duties for transactions involving currency and securities has been submitted to the State Duma, TASS reports citing a message from the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers. “The bill proposes to exempt from payment of customs duties for actions related to the release of goods Russian currency, foreign currency (except for those used for numismatic purposes), as well as securities issued for circulation,” the statement says.

As reported on the website of the Accounts Chamber of Russia, violations were identified in the execution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) of federal budget expenditures in the amount of 33.6 million rubles, provided for the payment of state scientific scholarships.

The press service of NCSP Group reported that its consolidated cargo turnover in the first four months of 2015 amounted to 47.4 million tons, which is 2.8% or 1.3 million tons higher than the same period in 2014. Transshipment of liquid cargo amounted to 37.824 million tons; bulk cargo – 3.288 million tons; general cargo – 4.659 million tons; containers – 1.605 million tons or 157 thousand TEU.

International conference on nuclear safety ends in failure The conference to review the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York, which lasted almost a month, unexpectedly ended in failure: the United States and its allies blocked its final document at the last moment.