Members of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights have agreed to a new mechanism for forming the body, which involves holding public online consultations on candidates for membership in the HRC, said the head of the National Anti-Corruption Committee and member of the organization, Kirill Kabanov. "The new mechanism (of rotation of council members) has been communicated to the council members. It was very hotly discussed today...

On its Facebook page, Vedomosti regularly holds a competition for the best caption for a photo. Here you can meet the winners of past competitions, and if you want to participate in future ones, become a fan of our page on the social network. On Friday, Gazprom is holding a general meeting of shareholders at its central office on Nametkina Street.

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A criminal case has been opened into the death of Yevgeny Roizman, a 29-year-old patient of one of the centers of the City Without Drugs Foundation. This decision was made by the Verkhnepyshminsky Interdistrict Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee for the Sverdlovsk Region.

On July 2, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev opened the bridge to Russky Island, where the APEC summit is scheduled to take place in September. Before that, the island could only be reached by sea; in Soviet times, it was a military island, the area of ​​the island is slightly less than 100 square kilometers.

Prime Minister and United Russia leader Dmitry Medvedev proposed holding a competition for the post of chairman of the party's central executive committee (CEC).

The investor in the construction of a parking lot on Triumfalnaya Square, where uncoordinated opposition protests are being held, was one of VTB’s structures, the company “ Gals Development ”. A source in the Moscow government reported that Gals Development will be the project investor. This was confirmed by a representative of Gals Development. The VTB representative declined to comment.

02 July 2012, 02:53 / Auto Finasta will bring JAC Motors to Russia The Finasta group, founded by the failed Saab buyer Vladimir Antonov, will represent the interests of the Chinese automaker JAC Motors in Russia Elena Vinogradova Jianan Yu /Reuters The company Finasta Direct Investments (Finasta, part of the Finasta group) has become the exclusive importer and distributor of the JAC concern in Russia, managing director of Finasta Gennady Belov told Vedomosti.

According to Gorokhov, other manufacturers of these devices will also start supporting the application for paying for government services via TV this year. Another South Korean TV manufacturer, Samsung , is already trying to combine smart TV with payments. About a month ago, Samsung released an application for its Smart TVs that allows paying for goods and services via Qiwi Wallet, says Samsung representative Dmitry Chitaya.

On Saturday, the Action Group on Syria met in Geneva. Unlike the Group of Friends of Syria, which has met several times, the Geneva meeting was attended by Russia and China, other members of the UN Security Council, a representative of the EU and the Arab League, Qatar, Kuwait, Turkey and Iraq.

An analogue of London's "speakers' corner", where political actions can be held without approval, will appear in Moscow in the fall, promised the head of the capital's regional security department, Alexei Mayorov. As at the end of May, the mayor's office is currently considering four addresses for "Hyde Park" - "Luzhniki", Gorky Park of Culture, Sokolniki and Bolotnaya Square. Mayorov did not rule out that other options could be added to the list.

The Basic Element holding company has completed construction of a cargo port with a capacity of 5 million tons of cargo per year in the Imeretinskaya Lowland in Sochi, which will be used to receive cargo for the construction of Olympic facilities, said Yuri Tyamushkin, managing director of the Port Business Management Company. Construction of the port began in 2008.

Russia in the top ten Housing prices in Russia in the first quarter of 2012 grew by 8.2% compared to the first quarter of 2011. The country took 8th place in the world ranking of price growth, according to Knight Frank. The Russian market is showing positive dynamics for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2010, and the growth of the residential property price index by 8.2% is the highest figure for Russia since the end of 2009, analysts say.

The contract with the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, First Deputy Minister of Defense, General of the Army Nikolai Makarov, has been extended for two years. The corresponding presidential order was posted on the official legal information portal on July 2. Makarov has held the post of Chief of the General Staff since June 2008. Makarov has already reached the maximum age for military service. He was born on October 7, 1949.

The victims of the terrorist attack at the Dubrovka Theatre Centre on Monday sent a statement to the Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, asking him to open a new criminal case, the victims' lawyer, Igor Trunov, told RAPSI.