The agreement on Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) can be reached by the end of this year, but for this it is necessary to resolve disputes on the trade in meat and timber. This was in an interview with Reuters said the EU Commissioner Peter Mandelson during a visit to Moscow. “I think that we can undoubtedly reach an agreement on Russia's entry into the WTO by the end of the year,” the European official said.

The Russian mobile operator Megafon is interested in buying fixed communications and broad -length Internet access companies. Obviously, the “megaphone” after competitors from the “Big Three” MTS and Vimpelcom wants to become an integrated telecommunication operator. “We look at the proposals existing on the market for the possible acquisition of fixed operators and Internet providers,” said Sergey Soldatenkov, general director of Megafon, at today's press conference in St. Petersburg.

On Tuesday, late in the evening, the Novocheboksary City Court of Chuvashia announced the federal wanted list of the mayor of Orl Alexander Kasyanov. The decision is motivated by the non -appeal of the mayor at the hearing. A few hours before, the Supreme Court of Chuvashia refused to satisfy Kasyanov’s cassation appeal regarding the change in the preventive measure - from the detention of a recognizance not to leave, Kommersant reports.

** President of the Russian Federation and his administration ** President D. Medvedev held a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. The meeting was attended by the head of the presidential administration S. Naryshkin , Minister of Foreign Affairs S. Lavrov , Minister of Defense A. Serdyukov, Secretary of the Council of People's Commissars N. Patrushev , director of the FSB A. Bratnikov, head of the foreign intelligence service M. Fradkov .

The All -Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) yesterday published data from a survey about the attitude of citizens to censorship. The press issue of the service says: “The Russian media is needed! Thus, more than half of the respondents believe - 58% (including 26% are absolutely sure of this). ” A fourth of the respondents - 24% are expressed against censorship (among them only 8% categorically against). Every fifth - 18% - does not know what to think.

The Russian team defeated Sweden with a score of 2: 0 and reached the quarterfinals of the European Championship. In the 24th minute of the meeting, the combination ended with an accurate blow Roman Pavlyuchenko. The advantage of the Russian team Andrei Arshavin, who struck the opponent’s gates in the 50th minute, strengthened the advantage.

The largest mobile retailer of Russia, Euroset, was unable to successfully work in Uzbekistan. The company closes the salons and turns the business in the country, the Vedomosti reports. The main reason for the departure is the high share of the "gray" technology market. “It is impractical to conduct business in this country,” said School Mandzhikov press secretary of Euroset.

Today, at a meeting on the development of the electric power industry at the Ministry of Energy, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced the need to increase the energy efficiency of the Russian economy by at least 40% by 2020. Also, according to Vladimir Putin, the demand for electricity may increase by 70% by 2020.

For the first time in its history, the Russian team became one of the eight strongest national teams in Europe. In the decisive match of Group D Euro 2008, she defeated Sweden with a score of 2: 0 and opened the way to the quarterfinals of the tournament. The first goal attack took place in the 24th minute, when Roman Pavlyuchenko completed a multi-way combination with an accurate blow from the center of the penalty area.

Grigory Gritsenko In his speech at the XII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Dmitry Medvedev made many interesting and unexpected statements. Unlike most of the president’s proposals, the wish to turn the Russian ruble into one of the leading regional reserve currencies is more likely to the second group.

The municipal council (Kamara Munisipal) Rio de Janeiro adopted a resolution on the recognition of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine by an act of genocide, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said. The resolution, which expresses solidarity with the Ukrainian people, was announced in the session hall and solemnly handed over to the General Consul of Ukraine in Rio de Janeiro.

"Society and the state must need independently thinking people who can correctly raise issues and correctly solve them, as well as capable of quickly mastering new areas of activity.

What and how to teach students in order to catch the rapid development of science? Is the relationship of science and education in today's universities? How to evaluate the quality of Russian higher education? How to deal with the "provincialization" of Russian science?

The Moscow City Duma made a small revolution yesterday, according to one of the deputies: unanimously adopted amendments to the law “On ensuring the right of residents of the city of Moscow to residential premises”. Thus, the authorities want to circumvent the provision of the Federal Housing Code, according to which only those in need of housing that are also recognized as the poor can count on a free apartment, the newspaper newspaper said.

In his speech at the XII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Dmitry Medvedev made many interesting and unexpected statements. Unlike most of the president’s proposals, the wish to turn the Russian ruble into one of the leading regional reserve currencies is more likely to the second group.