The new system of taxation in the field of subsoil use, which provides, among other things, the removal of part of the natural annuity can enter into force since 2006. This was announced today by the Deputy Minister of Energy Anatoly Yanovsky. He proposed to create an interdepartmental working group, which would include representatives of all key ministries, as well as the companies themselves subsoil users, RIA Novosti reports.

The case of a former FSB officer, lawyer Mikhail Trepashkin will be considered by the European Court of Human Rights in priority. This was stated on Wednesday at a press conference in Moscow by his lawyer Elena Lipzer. According to her, an official response has already been received from the Strasbourg Court, which states that the president of the court decided to consider the Trepashkin case in priority, Interfax reports.

When the emotional sensations from the elections subsided a bit, you can try to think about the lessons of December somewhat calmer. International observers, like us, did not like what preceded the Voting Day-quite frank inequality in access to state media resources, the frankly propaganda nature of their work. Significantly less claims arose to the voting process itself, although they were observed here. But claims for the admission of observers and vote counts arose in our compatriots.

Unfortunately, we have no doubt that today there will be reports on the promotion of militants in Dagestan. Different points of view are expressed on the question of the purpose of this raid. Only the starting point is more or less understandable - they came out from the side of Chechnya. If these are real detachments of militants, and not part of any cunning political structure, this secondary raid looks quite symbolic.

Germany agreed to begin negotiations on a partial write -off of Iraq's external debt. This was about this on Tuesday in Berlin Chancellor Germany Gerhard Schroeder and former US Secretary of State James Baker, Interfax reports. Germany is ready to negotiate restructuring or a “significant” write-off of the Iraq debt, which is 4.3 billion euros, within the framework of the Paris Club of Landing countries.

The dollar rate decreased again - by 5 kopecks, to 29.25 rubles. However, the nature of the decline has changed - it is residual. The euro lost 14 kopecks following today's trading session, decreasing to a mark of 36 rubles 2 kopecks. Following the moderate decrease in quotations on Tuesday, Wednesday in the domestic stock market takes place without a single trend. RTS index by 15:00 Moscow time. decreased by 0.67% to 540.38 points.

At today's press conference in the Duma, Gennady Zyuganov said that the Communist Party does not recognize the results of the Duma elections if a manual recount of votes in Bashkiria, Tataria, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Mordovia, Saratov, Amur, Oryol, Rostov, Samara and Penza regions is not held. As reported , the Communists say that out of 87,643 protocols of precinct election commissions introduced in the GAS "Elections", about 60 thousand have no legal force.

By the time of the formation of the composition of the Russian government, after the presidential election, the new structure of the Cabinet of Ministers will be ready. This was announced to reporters by Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov. According to the prime minister, by May 7 - the day of the president’s inauguration - not only the new government structure will be ready, but also “all squares are filled with name”, RIA Novosti reports.

Today, in Baghdad, at least 22 people were killed as a result of the explosion of the passenger minibus, somewhat injured. The explosion thundered in the Al-Baya area, located south of the center of Baghdad. According to Reuters, the explosive device was laid next to the fuel tanker. After the explosion, the fire from a fuel truck spread to a minibus passing nearby with passengers.

For three weeks now, the fate of the marriage contract of Yukos and Sibneft has been actively discussing. Finally, official comments on this issue appeared regarding (recently it was a sufficient rarity). Information about the details circulated mainly in the form of rumors. However, now a lot remains in the PR Tuman.

Iraq's interim managing council (VUS) in the expected court of Saddam Hussein intends to charge him about 10 charges. Vus will accuse Hussein of organizing massacres, war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Iraqi, Kuwait and Iranian peoples, in the use of chemical weapons against citizens of Iraq and Iran.

Despite the vigorous statements of Alexander Veshnyakov that the parliamentary elections were generally without violations, observers continue to publish data on the revealed falsifications and submit to the court. According to the site “Human Rights in Russia”, the unexpected results were attentive to the documents of the Oryol constituency No.

Yukos plans next year to increase oil exports to 57 million tons, while in 2003, according to preliminary data, the company exports 50 million tons. This was announced at a press conference on Tuesday in Moscow, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Yukos Yuri Baylin, Interfax reports. In 2004, oil production is expected at 88 million tons against 81 million tons in 2003.

Thousands of "postcards of the world" entered the department of the Federal Chancellor in Berlin in response to the call of the Society for the Protection of the oppressed peoples. According to the press secretary of the company, the purpose of the action is to attract the attention of the German government to the plight of Chechen children. Postcards were received in 63 regional branches of the company, DEUTSCHE WELLE reports.

Chechen President Akhmat Kadyrov appointed a new mayor of the Terrible. However, the process of changing personnel in Chechnya will not stop there, Kommersant writes. The process of personnel update in the near future will most likely affect the district leaders: most of them were appointed before the presidential election of the republic and did not differ in special loyalty to Kadyrov.