The Central Bank of the Russian Federation expects a budget surplus in Russia at the end of 2011. at the level of 0.8-0.9% of GDP. This was announced by First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Alexey Ulyukaev, speaking at the Gaidar Readings. Photo: ITAR-TASS Let us recall that the Russian Ministry of Finance forecasts a surplus of 0.5% of GDP. “I think there will be more, up to one,” said A. Ulyukaev.

The Constitutional Court has banned the dismissal of fathers who are breadwinners in large families with children under 3 years of age. The judges ruled that guarantees against dismissal at the initiative of the employer should protect not only parents, but also children. In this case, the state must support both parents, especially if there are young children in the family.

The trading session promised to be negative due to collapsing oil prices and a live broadcast with the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, but positivity from Europe and the United States saved the situation. Photo: RBC On Thursday, December 15, the trading session on the Russian stock market was clearly divided into two halves - domestic indices spent the first in a noticeable “minus”, and in the second they confidently went up.

A meeting of the initiative group to nominate businessman Mikhail Prokhorov for president of the Russian Federation has begun in Moscow. The event takes place in the building of the Moscow Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. It is expected that M. Prokhorov will decide on the head of his campaign headquarters.

Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov submitted to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Russian Federation the documents necessary for his self-nomination for the post of President of Russia. The Central Election Commission reported this to RBC. Photo: RBC Let us recall that on December 12, M. Prokhorov announced his intention to run for president of the Russian Federation, having managed to notify the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation of his intention in advance.

The fire in the railway station building in Zelenogorsk was extinguished after almost a day due to low pressure in the water supply system. The fire in the railway station building in Zelenogorsk (Kurortny district of St. Petersburg) has been extinguished. According to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in St. Petersburg, only at 0:00 Moscow time on December 15, 2011. The fire extinguishing work was completely completed.

American soldiers lowered the flag of the Armed Forces in Baghdad, symbolically ending the military operation in Iraq that lasted almost 9 years since 2003. American soldiers lowered the flag of the Armed Forces in Baghdad, symbolically ending the military operation in Iraq that lasted almost 9 years since 2003. The BBC reports this.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who became a candidate for the presidency of Russia, said live on state television channels that the results of the December State Duma elections reflect the real balance of political forces in the country. Photo: RBC He also believes that the low result of United Russia in the elections is not surprising in light of the difficult period that the Russian economy has experienced. Let us remind you that today, December 15, V.

Dmitry Medvedev appointed Mikhail Babich as Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District, the Kremlin press service reports. Photo: ITAR-TASS Previously, he served as first deputy head of the All-Russian Popular Front headquarters. D. Medvedev also signed a decree releasing Grigory Rapota from the post of plenipotentiary representative in the Volga Federal District.

On the official website of musician Alexander Laertsky, a fundraiser has begun for his rehabilitation after a stroke. Photo: laertsky.com “He suffered a stroke in April of this year. His condition is serious,” said the musician’s director Alexander Agapov. He noted that there remains hope that A. Laertsky will continue to be creative, no matter what. “The consequences of the stroke are problems with motor function. Unfortunately, he is unlikely to ever be able to play the guitar.

Employees of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Central Federal District detained in the Moscow region two suspects in the sale of a powerful homemade fragmentation explosive device. Employees of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Central Federal District detained in the Moscow region two suspects in the sale of a powerful homemade fragmentation explosive device. This was reported in the press service of the department.

The government of Moldova plans to repay part of the republic’s historical debt for consumed Russian gas. The government of Moldova plans to repay part of the republic’s historical debt for consumed Russian gas. For this purpose, it is planned to transfer 85 medium pressure gas pipelines, which were built in recent years at the expense of the state budget and were previously estimated at approximately 1 billion lei ( million dollars).

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said at the Russia-EU summit in Brussels that the European Parliament resolution regarding elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation means nothing. “There is nothing to comment on,” Dmitry Medvedev pointed out. “These are our elections.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today answered questions from Russians live on federal television channels for the 10th time. “Conversation with Vladimir Putin . Continued” lasted 4 hours 33 minutes. Photo: RBC About elections and Bolotnaya The conversation began with the topic of the past elections and rallies against their falsification.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin doubts that producer, TV presenter, member of the Public Chamber of Russia Tina Kandelaki has sufficient experience for the post of Minister of Education. The Prime Minister expressed this opinion live on the program “Conversation with Vladimir Putin. Continuation” on December 15, answering a question from a TV viewer.