Continuation: Gazprom will appeal the decision of the European Commission The European Commission brought Gazprom the charges of abuse of the monopoly position in Central and Eastern Europe, according to the European Commission.

Russia decided to write off Madagascar debt in the amount of about $ 88.9 million. The corresponding order signed by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev was published on the official Internet portal of legal information. In accordance with the document, the Ministry of Finance, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Development and VEB, must negotiate with the Madagascar authorities and then sign an agreement on the debt write -off.

More than 50% of the shares of the Moscow Exchange belongs to non -residents. This was announced on April 22 the first deputy chairman of the Bank of Russia Sergey Shvetsov, Interfax reports. Shvetsov noted that if the Central Bank leaves the capital of the exchange, the trend in the consolidation of the shares of the fund in the hands of foreigners will continue.

The Investigative Committee of Russia may begin a new criminal prosecution of the former head of the Department of Property Relations (DIO) of the Ministry of Defense Evgenia Vasilyeva in the fact of 34 episodes of theft totaling 16 billion rubles. It is reported by Kommersant with reference to sources familiar with the course of the investigation. The debate in this case will begin on April 23, recalls the publication.

The former chairman of the Moscow City Duma, Vladimir Platonov, abandoned the degree of Doctor of Law due to the investigation of incorrect borrowings in the dissertation, he wrote about this on his Facebook. On April 22, a meeting of the dissertation council was held regarding the scientific work of Platonov.

The Arbitration Court of the Stavropol Territory on May 26 will consider the lawsuit of the Novocherkassk company Aktis on the declaration of Narzan OJSC bankrupt, follows from the materials of the court. The reason for applying to the court was the non -payment of a “Narzan” debt of 9.6 million rubles. This debt was previously confirmed by the decisions of the Arbitration Court of the Rostov Region and the fifteenth arbitration court.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a resolution in which she recommended the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to introduce personal sanctions against the leadership of Russia, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to RIA Novosti, 256 deputies voted for the acceptance of the document with the required minimum of 226 votes. In total, 35 people were included in the sanctions list.

The investigation began the computer-technical examination of the mobile phone of Nadezhda Savchenko, who in March was brought to Moscow by the head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic Igor Plotnitsky, the lawyer of the accused Nikolai Polozov told Slon.

The opposition coalition, which includes the “Party of Progress” by Alexei Navalny, the RPR-Parnas and four more parties, announced its intention to take part in the September elections to local parliaments in three regions, BBC News reports . As stated at the press conference of the coalition leaders, candidates from the association will be presented in the elections in Novosibirsk, Kaluga and Kostroma. The election programs will be formed depending on the region.

The test of the modernized missile of the Antei-2500 air defense system, which collapsed on April 22 in the Arkhangelsk region after launch from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, was conducted by the Almaz-Antei air defense concern, Interfax reports with reference to the representative of the concern’s press service.

Continuation: the rocket of the Air Defense of Almaz-Antey tested in the Arkhangelsk region. The experimental missile launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome collapsed in the Arkhangelsk region, a source in the power structures of the region told TASS.

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Chairman of the Party of Progress Alexei Navalny and co-chair of the RPR-Parnas Mikhail Kasyanov. Photo: Gennady Gulyaev / Kommersant Last Saturday, the largest association of democratic forces in my memory was announced. And today, the coalition, which includes the Party of Progress Aleksey Navalny, RPR-Parnas, Andrei Nechaev’s “Civil Initiative” and three more parties, announced his intention to take part in the September regional elections.

Gazprom will appeal the decision of the European Commission in the prescribed manner, TASS said in the company. Gazprom considers EC accusations unreasonable, since the company acts within the framework of the law, and the principles of its pricing for gas comply with the standards used by other manufacturers and exporters, the company's statement said.

The Gazprom shares in the middle of the tender of the Moscow Exchange on April 22 fell by almost 3% to the level of closing of previous bidding after the European Commission officially submitted the charges of violation of the EU antimonopoly legislation. By 13:10 Moscow time, Gazprom ordinary shares cost 151.04 rubles, and on April 21, by the end of the session, they traded at 155.5 rubles.