The leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Pedro Sánchez, took the oath of office at the Royal Palace of Zarzuela on Saturday and officially took office as Prime Minister of Spain. Sanchez, being an atheist, refused to swear on the Bible, so King Philip VI took the oath, notes the newspaper El Mundo . Spain's previous prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, was ousted on June 1 after receiving a vote of no confidence from the country's parliament over a corruption scandal.

02 June 2018, 11:28 / Business Deripaska is ready to sell his stake in the GAZ group due to sanctions Among the possible buyers is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company Siegfried Wolf Galina Starinskaya Vladimir Shtanov Deripaska hopes that this deal will demonstrate his willingness to give up part of his assets in exchange for the lifting of US sanctions, notes Bloomberg / Denis Sinyakov / Reuters Oleg Deripaska is discussing the possibility of selling part of the stake in the

02 June 2018, 18:11 / Business Russia will resume importing potatoes from a number of regions of Egypt from June 6 undefined Vedomosti Starting June 6, Russia will resume importing potatoes from a number of regions of Egypt that are free from brown rot disease. reports this TASS with reference to Rosselkhoznadzor representative Yulia Melano. According to her, this decision was made after regular negotiations with Egypt.

The new Catalan government, like the previous one, is committed to the idea of ​​independence / Gonzalo Arroyo / AP Catalonia's new ministers took up their duties on Saturday and will hold their first meeting today. At the inauguration ceremony, each of the 13 members of the new autonomous government took the oath. Spanish television channels broadcast the ceremony.

Summer residents who will be outside the city on election day will be able to vote in the Moscow region; special polling stations will be created for them / Yuri Smityuk/TASS The Moscow City Duma has adopted a resolution on the appointment of the Moscow mayoral elections. The resolution must be officially published within five days, thus launching the election campaign. The capital's mayoral elections will take place on September 9. The resolution could have been adopted before June 10.

02 June 2018, 13:43 / Economics Rosstat named workers with the lowest salaries in Russia undefined Vedomosti Workers in the clothing production sector earn the least in Russia, according to Rosstat data. On average, their salary for March was 18,679 rubles. versus RUB 19,490 in March last year. A low level of wages is also observed in the production of leather and leather goods, where the average salary for March was 21,566 rubles. Furniture production workers earn slightly more.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced that Apple has approved the latest update to the messenger. "Apple has just reviewed the latest Telegram update for iOS, and we were able to send a new version with long-awaited fixes and improvements to the AppStore," Durov wrote in his Telegram channel. He thanked Apple for the decision. The new version of Telegram, number 4.8.2, is already available for Russian iOS users in the AppStore.

A criminal case under the article on vandalism has been opened against three MSU students who wrote "No to the Fan Zone" on an advertising pillar near the Universitet metro station. According to the official report of the capital's Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the damage from the actions of the three suspects amounted to 65,000 rubles.

If Belgrade recognized Crimea as part of Russia, it would mean supporting Kosovo's independence, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in an interview with the French newspaper Monde . "We have not recognized Crimea as part of Russia. If we did, it would mean that we support Kosovo's independence. But put yourself in our place. Which of the permanent members of the UN Security Council supports our territorial integrity? Russia. Can we shoot ourselves in the foot?" Vucic said.

02 June 2018, 17:35 / Business Dmitry Kozak explained high gasoline prices in Russia undefined Vedomosti Gasoline production in Russia may be relatively unprofitable if oil prices rise on foreign markets, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak. This is the reason for the rise in gasoline prices in Russia. There is no problem of gasoline shortage, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.

The payment of a fine of 130 million rubles by former Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev is an "active admission of guilt." This was stated to RNS by Rosneft press secretary Mikhail Leontyev. "The fact that he complied with the court decision in this part, and complied with it in full and, one might say, ahead of schedule, indicates that this is an active admission of guilt, and that is the only way we view it.

The White House is preparing a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports, citing a senior official in the US administration. The talks are still at an early stage, the source noted. According to the publication, US Ambassador to Russia John Huntsman is taking an active part in the preparations.