The European Commission raised the forecast of economic growth in the European Union. Despite the strengthening of the euro, industry in May demonstrated the highest growth rates over the past 6 years. According to European experts, in the second quarter of 2006, the EU economy will grow by 0.7%. The remaining two quarters of 2006 will develop at the same pace. The expectations of market participants are also very good.

Private Andrei Sychev, crippled by colleagues, will remain in the intensive care of the main military clinical hospital named after Burdenko, until June 5. “Yesterday Sychev was transferred to intensive care due to the infection of the kidneys and bladder, which is periodically developing due to the abnormal development of the kidneys.

The attention of the world media for several days is riveted to the ominous story of a certain British merchant from Suffolk, who seemed to sell handmade gallows with despotic regimes, such as Libya and Zimbabwe. However, now the reliability of history has been in question. Earlier, 45-year-old entrepreneur David Lucas told a reporter who worked undercover that he had sold his "mobile devices for execution" of 12 thousand pounds.

The alleged reduction in the number of orphanages and boarding schools in Russia was announced on the eve of the International Children's Day by two departments that oversee orphans. The press service of the Ministry of Health and Social Development announced their intention in the next two to three years to reduce 60-70% of boarding schools in the country.

Several hundred activists of the Crimean youth organization "Breakthrough" on Thursday were blocked by Simferopol Airport, where American military specialists were supposed to fly. And in the port of Feodosia, protests continues against the entry of the American ship under the flag of NATO in the port of Feodosia. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on Thursday confirmed the landing in Simferopol of the NATO military aircraft with the Marines on board. “There were 109 people on board.

In Kharkov, a 19-year-old student who lost 80 thousand dollars in cards helped organize the murder of his father in order to then sell his apartment. The city police in hot pursuit revealed the murder committed on May 29. During the investigation, it turned out that the son of the murdered was lost in cards and was not able to pay off. One of the comrades invited him to kill his parents, and sell an apartment in the center of Kharkov. As a result, the son hired two killers.

The fifth game day of the French open championship in Paris in Paris on the courts of the Roland Garros stadium began with the victory of the Russian Anastasia Myskina. The tenth racket of the competition did not experience serious problems in a duel against the Hungarian athlete Melinda Zhin, having beat her in two sets with a score of 6: 2, 6: 4.

The Foreign Minister of the six countries at a meeting in the capital of Austria developed proposals for Iran to resolve the Iranian nuclear problem. This is stated in a common statement by the Russian Federation, the USA, China, Great Britain, Germany and France according to the results of 4-hour negotiations held at the British Embassy. The final statement sounded in the presence of more than a hundred journalists.

The term of detention of the mayor of Volgograd Yevgeny Ishchenko is extended to 72 hours. On Thursday, the Court of the Central District of Volgograd supported the regional prosecutor's office, which made the application to extend the deadline for the mayor of up to 72 hours to provide additional documents confirming the need to choose a preventive measure - detention. The court on Thursday was supposed to resolve the issue of choosing a preventive measure against Ishchenko.

The new CIA director Michael Hayden took the oath, entering this post in the presence of US President George Bush. The head of the White House emphasized during the ceremony that this department plays a very important role in the fight against terrorism. In his speech, the US President emphasized: "Mike is a patriot, he is a reformer and one of the most subtle intelligence professionals in the country.

The ban on the flight of American and Canadian aircraft over the territory of Belarus will be selective. There will be no restrictions for civilian aircraft. The sanctions will not affect the liner, on board which will be US President George Bush. This was announced by the representative of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus. “This, of course, will not concern civil aircraft aircraft,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The largest association of agrarian farms in Bolivia announced that it would form self -defense units to protect their land. Farmers are afraid that the left government of the country confiscates the land to distribute it to the poor.

The metropolitan "Dynamo", the only permanent participant in the championships of the USSR and Russia in the elite division, will retain a place in the Russian Super League and next season.

In the Moscow City Duma, it is planned to introduce fines for artists performing under the "plywood". Andrei Kovalev, soloist of the rock band Pilgrim, the poet and deputy of the Moscow City Duma, spoke about these plans "MK" . According to Kovalev, he is developing amendments to the law, knocking out colleagues-deputies to introduce fines for musicians who appear under the phonogram. The deputy believes that there are objective reasons why many performers prefer to sing under the "plywood".

On Wednesday, the details of the upcoming 8th festival "Invasion" became known. The largest festival of domestic rock, scheduled for August 4, 5 and 6, moves again. A traditional musical show will take place on the shore of Oka, on the Mediterranean Cape under Ryazan. According to Kommersant , a new platform is a green field surrounded by almost all sides.