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.

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.

** 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.

Food manufacturers felt that inflation forced the Russians to save on food. Russians' expenses for everyday demand for the year from April 2007 to April 2008, due to the rise in price of products, increased by 25%, and in Moscow-by 40%, the study of the Romir company testifies.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called a good achievement to access to the quarterfinals of the European football championship of Russian and Spanish teams. “At the European Championship, we were able to break into the quarterfinals from one subgroup. This is a good achievement, ”Medvedev said at a meeting in the Kremlin with the King of Spain Juan Carlos the first. In turn, the Spanish monarch noted that Russia and Spain should congratulate each other on the victory, RIA Novosti reports.

In the next concept of the fight against illegal alcohol, it is proposed to fight the shadowers by reducing excise taxes, the introduction of a minimum retail price for vodka and criminal sanctions for illegal vodka trade, writes News Time. In the concept “On measures to regulate the alcohol market”, it is proposed to set the amount of excise tax at the level of 100 rubles. per liter of alcohol, while today the manufacturers of vodka pay 148.3 rubles.

Today, at a meeting on the development of electric power industry in the Ministry of Energy, the chairman of the government 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 by 2020 may increase by 70%.

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation Igor Sechin plans to hold a meeting on June 21 regarding pricing in the metallurgical industry, REGNUM reports. Representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Federal Antimonopoly Service, the Ministry of Energy and Economic Development of the Russian Federation will take part in the meeting.

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.

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.