The situation with the reorganization of Svyazinvest and Rostelecom remains still vague. Of course, “step forward, and two ago” here is not possible, but tightening, apparently, will be accompanied by the whole process, the newspaper “ Version ” writes today. The other day it became known that the Sky Link operator, which was expected, will be transferred to Rostelecom in the near future, on May 2, the duration of the old examination prepared by Ernst & Young will have expired.

The Governor of the Moscow Region Sergei Shoigu approved the new structure of the Moscow Region Government. This was reported by the press service of the apparatus of the regional government. It is clarified that the number of deputies of the government from 8 to 6 was reduced.

Over the past day, thanks to the weather situation in the Trans -Baikal Territory, not a single forest fire was registered. Of the previously operating, 7 large centers were liquidated on an area of ​​56.6 thousand hectares, the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the Trans -Baikal Territory reported on May 16.

For the first time in the history of Moscow, the city programs “Culture” and “Town Policy” work in relation to the urban development of the capital for the first time in harmony with the issues of preserving the historical environment of the city. This was announced on May 15 at a press conference in Moscow by the head of the Moscow Cultural Heritage Department Alexander Kibovsky, the Construction World reports.

The coordinator of the “Left Front” by Sergei Udaltsov, who was serving administrative punishment for the disobedience of the police during protests in Moscow, were discharged from the hospital. It is reported by Twitter Politics. He was previously hospitalized in the 68th city clinical hospital with stomach pain. Udaltsov was detained on May 8 for disobedience to police officers during “unlimited folk festivals”. The court arrested him for 15 days, Udaltsov announced a dry hunger strike .

Greece President Karolos Papulim appointed new early elections for June 17, reports Reuters . The post of premiere of the Provisional Government will be occupied by the Chairman of the State Council of Greece Panayotis Piracranos. The head of the government made such a decision after unsuccessful attempts by the political parties elected on May 6 to form the government. Recall that the political crisis in Greece led to the collapse of the euro in relation to the dollar.

The FIFA Inspection Commission considered Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi obligatory candidates for holding the matches of the World Cup in 2018. Such data are given by Sportbox.ru . The head of the FIFA Department for the Organization of World Championships, Jurgen Miller, emphasized that he could not say how many Moscow stadiums will accept the 2018 World Cup matches. It was assumed that the games will be held on three Moscow arenas (Luzhniki, Spartak and Dynamo).

The investigation opened two criminal cases after the scandal in the RNMU named after Pirogov (“second honey”) with the lists of applicants, which included “ghost applicants”. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies in Moscow.

The cost of a pack of cigarettes in Russia will increase by 5 times and amount to about 146 rubles by 2018, writes Rossiyskaya Gazeta with reference to experts of the International Center for Taxes and Investments. Experts made such a conclusion by analyzing the plans of the excise policy. Thus, the Russians will spend 12% of daily personal available income on tobacco. The poorest layers will spend 28%. Now this figure is 5% and 7%, respectively.

65% of Russians support peaceful atom. In particular, 27% of Russians support the development of atomic energy, 38% of citizens are the same for the preservation of the current nuclear power plants and only 26% of Russians believe that the number of such objects must be reduced. Such data were presented by the All -Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) on the day of the anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

The President of the Institute of National Strategy, Mikhail Remizov, believes that the decision of the city authorities to close the spontaneously arising opposition camp on pure ponds was logical. "From the point of view of local residents, pure ponds are not the most convenient place for summer political camps and a guide park. Therefore, in this sense, the decision, I think, is quite natural.

US President Barack Obama played a trick on player David Beckham during a meeting with the Los Angeles Galaxy team in the White House, reports The Tehegraph . Obama called the star of British football "a rare man who can be so cool on the field and have his own line of underwear." In addition, Obama noted that half of his teammates are suitable for his children. “We are aging, David, although you are holding me better than me,” the president joked over a 37-year-old football player.

The organizing committee of the 2018 FIFA World Cup denied the information that FIFA chose four Russian cities where the 2018 World Cup matches will be held. This was reported by Lenta.ru with reference to the press service of the organizing committee of the 2018 World Cup. The Organizing Committee specified, the media incorrectly handed over the words of the head of the FIFA Department on the organization of the World Championships, Jurgen Muller.

The Russian Ministry of Defense managed to carry out the 2011 state defense order by 96.3%. This is stated in a message on the government website from a meeting of the military-industrial commission under the government.

The deputies will consider in the first reading the bill "On Amending the Federal Law" On the Federal Budget for 2012 and for the planning period of 2013 and 2014 ". Anton Siluanov and the head of the Accounts Chamber Sergei Stepashin will make reports on this issue. According to Interfax , the forecast of GDP volume for 2012 in accordance with amendments was increased from 58.683 trillion rubles to 60.590 trillion rubles.