The chief editor of the RBC holding, Elizaveta Osetinskaya, has become a scholarship recipient of Stanford University’s prestigious international program “Innovations in Journalism,” according to a statement on the company’s website. In connection with her studies, Osetinskaya will take a sabbatical after the May holidays and spend the 2016–2017 academic year at Stanford. During her absence, editorial projects at RBC will be managed by their editors-in-chief.

The Investigative Committee of Russia is checking the work of the Main Operations Support Directorate (GUOD) of the Investigative Committee and its subsidiary Capital Construction Directorate (UCS). newspaper about this .

President Vladimir Putin asked United Russia to set an example of fair competition in elections. He stated this during a video conference with participants in the party primaries, RIA Novosti reports . “I would like to appeal to all of you with a request to set an example of fair competition,” said the head of state. Putin noted that United Russia has recently become a leading political force.

The bill on increasing the threshold for mandatory client identification when purchasing foreign currency should be adopted as a priority, said the head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina. “One of the projects that simplifies the exchange of cash currency is convenience for citizens. It involves the requirement of personal identification for transactions above 40 thousand rubles, for transactions from 40 thousand to 100 thousand rubles. — simplified identification.

The State Duma adopted in the first reading a high-profile bill detailing the concept of “political activity” for NGOs and relating to it, in particular, sociological surveys. The bill is opposed by members of the Presidential Human Rights Council, charitable organizations, etc. 381 deputies voted in favor, two voted against, one abstained, and more than 60 did not vote at all.

Volkswagen, the US Department of Justice and the competent authorities of Germany have agreed to resolve the “diesel scandal”: the German automaker will pay $5 thousand to buyers of its cars in the United States, Die Welt writes , citing unnamed negotiators. In addition to this compensation, Volkswagen will have to pay for vehicle repairs. The agreement, according to the publication, will be presented to a judge in San Francisco on Thursday.

Canceling May Day demonstrations because of Easter is not the right decision, told the radio station “Moscow Speaks”. head of the press service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexander Volkov “Demonstrations do not always coincide with church service times. At the same time, we must remember that we should not introduce any divisions into society.

In the first quarter of 2016, the number of retail loans issued to Russians increased by 40.2%. This was reported on the website of the National Credit History Bureau. According to information from 3.7 thousand lenders referred to by the organization, during this time 3.26 million loans were issued, while in the first quarter of 2015 - 2.33 million loans.

Russia will introduce a temporary ban on the import of eggplants from Turkey from April 25. As stated in Rosselkhoznadzor, the reason was the continued supply of Turkish eggplants “infected with quarantine organisms for Russia.” Photo: DPA/TASS Rosselkhoznadzor will introduce temporary restrictions on the supply of Turkish eggplants from April 25, reported the agency’s press service .

The verdict in the case of tennis player Maria Sharapova, who admitted to doping, may be rendered in June. This was stated by the head of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), David Haggerty, reports Associated Press . Consideration of such cases, Haggerty noted, usually takes 2-3 months. He did not give details of the case, in particular, he did not specify when and where the hearings would take place.

The company of the ex-head of Rosneft, Eduard Khudainatov, has become a new contender for a share in Bashneft. The main contender remains LUKOIL.

The Russian Ministry of Justice received a request from Kyiv to provide documents necessary for the transfer of Ukrainian serviceman Nadezhda Savchenko. reports this RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Russian department. The decision to transfer Savchenko to Kyiv will be made by the court, the Ministry of Justice emphasized. The international treaty does not regulate the time frame for consideration of cases in such situations, the ministry added.

Investigators reclassified the actions of the accused in the death of the Lyube bass guitarist to a more serious offense. This was reported on the website of the Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Moscow region. Accused of the murder of group member Maxim Dobroy, charges were brought under Part 4 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Russia (intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm, negligently resulting in the death of the victim).

The Ministry of Finance is considering the option of launching a “reverse mortgage” mechanism as one of the options to support the poor. This was announced by First Deputy Minister of Finance of Russia Tatyana Nesterenko, TASS reports . “We are discussing the introduction of a so-called reverse mortgage. A person who has property and has stopped earning money can easily transfer this property to the state, which will pay him for a reverse mortgage,” she said.

In 2016, the Russian Ministry of Finance decided to conduct a complete audit of the systems of currency regulation and control. The head of the department, Anton Siluanov, stated this at the board meeting, RIA Novosti reports . “This year we plan to conduct a complete audit of the currency regulation and control systems for compliance with modern economic conditions.