According to the federal law “On Taxi”, from September 1, all taxi drivers must have permission to transport passengers and luggage. All taxis operating without a permit will be considered illegal. The issuance of temporary permits to taxis in the capital began on July 15, and from July 25 - already in normal mode. The license is currently issued free of charge and will be valid for five years.

The Arbitration Court of the North-West denied the Okhta Public and Business Center CJSC the recovery of 75 million rubles from archaeologists who carried out work at the construction site of a public and business complex for Gazprom Neft in the Krasnogvardeisky district of St. Petersburg. This is reported in the materials of the Federal Arbitration Court Northwestern District (FAS NWFD).

Representatives of BP issued a statement about the illegality of the searches that took place in the Moscow office the day before. The head of the British oil company in Russia, Jeremy Hack, said that BP plans to file a statement that there are no legal grounds for the search. “As for today’s search, we are going to file a statement that there are no legal grounds for these actions,” J. Hack commented on the company’s plans in an interview with RT.

The US has huge problems with public debt without the structures to solve them. This opinion was expressed today by the representative of the board of the European Central Bank, Jurgen Stark. According to him, the debt crisis is still very far from over, and this applies to both Europe and other regions of the world.

In Naples, police arrested a businessman suspected of blackmailing Silvio Berlusconi, Italian media reported. Gianpaolo Tarantini became famous for supplying girls to the Italian prime minister for parties. According to the prosecutor's office, which issued a warrant for his arrest, the businessman and his wife extorted half a million euros from S. Berlusconi for testifying in court in his favor.

The Ministry of Economic Development (MED) of the Russian Federation expects deflation in September 2011. The head of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Elvira Nabiullina, told reporters about this. Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) of the Russian Federation for the period from August 1 to August 29, 2011. recorded deflation at 0.2%. At the same time, since the beginning of this year, accumulated inflation has amounted to 4.8%.

Chechen Magomed Suleymanov, a suspect in the murder of Yuri Budanov, was identified by a secret witness in the investigation, who is called Aslan. Chechen Magomed Suleymanov, a suspect in the murder of Yuri Budanov, was identified by a secret witness in the investigation, who is called Aslan. According to the investigation, on the afternoon of June 10, 2011. he was not far from house No.

Since September 1, there are no time zones in Russia. Instead, time zones have been created in which time is distributed according to a new principle. The main change was the fact that now there is a single time in each region. If previously Yakutia was divided between three time zones, now the boundaries of the time zone run along the borders of the republic. It is believed that this will be more convenient. There will be nine time zones in total (instead of 11 in Soviet times).

In Kabardino-Balkaria on the evening of August 31, 2011. The head of the operational-search unit of the Department of Internal Affairs for Baksan and Baksan region, Colonel Muaed Sizhazhev, was killed. In Kabardino-Balkaria on the evening of August 31, 2011. The head of the operational-search unit of the Department of Internal Affairs for Baksan and Baksan region, Colonel Muaed Sizhazhev, was killed.

Air temperature in St. Petersburg during the day on September 1, 2011. will be plus 17 degrees. Air temperature in St. Petersburg during the day on September 1, 2011. will be plus 17 degrees. According to the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, partly cloudy skies and light rain are expected in the city throughout the day. The wind is south, weak. Atmospheric pressure is 754-755 mm Hg.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko decided to pardon four more convicted participants in the mass riots that occurred on the day of the presidential elections in Minsk. “The president signed the corresponding decree after considering the requests of these citizens for pardon.

The European Union (EU) has lifted sanctions previously imposed on 28 Libyan enterprises. Sanctions have been lifted on Libyan ports, several oil companies and banks. This was announced by the EU High Representative for External Affairs and Security Affairs Catherine Ashton. Her words are quoted by the press service of the European Union. “Today, the European Union lifted sanctions against 28 Libyan enterprises.

The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for the Chelyabinsk region announced the complete elimination of a bromine leak at the Chelyabinsk-Glavny station of the South Ural Railway (SUR). According to the press service of the ministry, the accident was liquidated at 14:08 Moscow time.

On Thursday, September 1, Russia will celebrate Knowledge Day. All schools in the country will host ceremonial assemblies, after which the first lessons of the new school year will begin. This year, more than 1.4 million first-graders will go to school - 33 thousand more than in 2010. In total, there are currently more than 47 thousand schools in Russia, a little more than half of them are in rural areas.

According to analysts, there is no point in saying that growth on the Russian market will continue in the near future - there are no reasons for this. Quote.rbc.ru