The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe as a whole approved the draft amendments to the Ukrainian Constitution for decentralization, Kommersant reports with reference to the preliminary conclusion of the commission. Experts considered the draft amendments to the relevant European Charter of Local Self -Government and proposed to make a number of minor changes.

The United States media is more and more intensively discussing the Presidential Racer-2016 personalities. This is manifested in the fact that, according to most significant events, the opinions of candidates who declared their participation are collected and interpreted. Their performances, judgments and track records are also carefully monitored. One of the most popular figures for such a discussion is the Republican candidate Jeb Bush, the brother of George Bush Jr..

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed the law on the admission of foreign military peacekeeping formations to the country, this was reported on the website of the head of the Ukrainian state. The Law “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine” On the Procedure for the Admission and Conditions of the Armenian Forces of other states in Ukraine ”, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted on June 4.

OJSC Russian Railways prepared a plan to reduce costs in 2015, according to which the company expects to end the financial year without losses, Kommersant reports with reference to a source familiar with the situation. The document was prepared on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, who took office as chairman of the board of directors of the Russian Railways on June 24. The draft plan has already been submitted to the Ministry of Transport.

In Moscow, underground bankers were detained, who brought more than 17 billion rubles to the shadow sector. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Three active participants in an organized group were detained. One is under subscription about the defect, the issue of choosing a preventive measure in relation to the rest of the detainees is being decided.

The opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky was diagnosed with a brain tumor, this was reported on his official Facebook page. In connection with the disease, all the concerts of Hvorostovsky from the present and were canceled until the end of August. “Although his voice and condition are normal, for obvious reasons, he is in upset feelings,” the report said. It is also noted that Hvorostovsky intends to immediately begin treatment.

On July 1-3, 2015, the International Conference on the construction of new nuclear power plants and human resources management in the field of building atomic energy use will be held in St. Petersburg.

During the mass strike, French taxi drivers blocked the entrances to the terminals of the main airports and railway stations, Kommersant FM reports with reference to his own correspondent in Paris Daria Zlotnikov. The cause of the strike was the confrontation between legal taxi drivers and Uber. Thanks to the Uberpool service, ordinary French can offer their services as carriers. Private taxi drivers do not pay taxes and deductions to funds.

Deputy Chairman of the Government of Russia Dmitry Rogozin commented on the answer of the Baltic states about the input of the contingent in Twitter. “NATO creates a problem, and then“ heroically fights with it, ”Rogozin wrote. According to him, this is a true strategy to justify the need for an alliance and receive financing.

Roskomnadzor blocked for Russians access to the Internet archive by decision of the Prosecutor General of June 16. The Prosecutor General’s Office considered that, according to Article 15.3 of the Law “On Information, Information Technologies and the Protection of Information”, the archive contains “calls for riots, extremist activities, participation in mass events held in violation of the established procedure”.

At the end of the day, Polit.ru publishes an unusual video from the Internet, which the editors discovered while working on the news. Comment by editor Tatyana Plotnikova “On the night of June 23 to 24, the shows fell on Sochi - the“ resort pearl ”of the Krasnodar Territory. In two hours, a two -month rainfall fell. By June 25, the water level in the surrounding rivers rose by 1.2 meters. The railway station and Sochi airport are flooded. Trains stopped moving.

As a result of heavy rains in the west of India, at least 45 people were killed, reports The Times of India. It is noted that 13 people died during the collapse of houses near the city of Bagasar. In the city itself, rescuers saved 85 people from the flood zone. The Air Force of India was evacuated with the help of helicopters 44 passengers of the bus, which was stuck on the motorway in the area of ​​the Amvreli district.

The production of electricity from renewable sources in Germany will grow from 86.2 GW in 2014 to 147.4 GW in 2025, but the simultaneous construction of new coal capacities will not allow the country to reduce hydrocarbons. This conclusion is experts of the research and consulting company Globaldata, who participated in the preparation of a report on the development of the German electricity market until 2025.

The Naples prosecutor’s office demands the sentence of former Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi by five years in prison on charges of corruption, Internazionale.it reports. Berlusconi is accused of trying to bribe one of the senators. According to the prosecutor’s office, in 2007, Berlusconi tried to achieve the government by bribing its members. Berlusconi himself called the “political” case, excited by the prosecutor's office of Naples.

Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev announced the inevitable reaction of Russia to strengthening NATO military infrastructure, Interfax reports. “As for the threats from NATO, with their expansion, with regard to the expansion of the military structure, we will react to these things,” said the Secretary of the Security Council in Ulan-Ude, commenting on NATO plans to strengthen the forces of quick response in Europe.