Yandex.Taxi . and Citymobil propose to finalize the bill on state regulation of taxis and taxi services, the companies said in a joint statement On Thursday, the State Duma adopted the bill in the first reading. The document provides for fines of up to 500,000 rubles. for transferring orders to illegal taxi drivers. It is proposed to issue a permit to work as a taxi driver on a specific car for a period of at least five years.

The founder of the Vera hospice charity foundation, Nyuta Federmesser, at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, asked him to facilitate patients’ access to painkillers. The meeting took place during Putin's trip to Yaroslavl, the Kremlin said .

December 13, 2018, 23:34 / Personal account What surprises can await cardholders of Russian banks during the holidays abroad? Some cards are not profitable to pay abroad Emma Terchenko For those who plan to pay abroad with a card, experts first of all advise, if possible, to have a separate card in the currency of the host country / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti Many Russians will traditionally spend the New Year holidays abroad.

December 13, 2018, 10:40 / Business / News RBC learned about Evraz's interest in the construction of the Moscow-Kazan highway undefined Vedomosti The companies Evraz , Kuzbassrazrezugol, Transmashholding and the Sinara group are negotiating possible participation in financing the construction of the Moscow-Kazan high-speed railway.

May stands firm, crisis remains / Eddie Keogh / REUTERS British Prime Minister Theresa May returned to Brussels for talks on Thursday, despite EU officials repeatedly stressing that the terms of the Brexit deal cannot be revised. This was stated, in particular, by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. "We do not intend to make further changes to the agreement.

Moscow Prosecutor Vladimir Churikov will leave his position in the near future, reports , citing an informed source. Kommersant According to him, Churikov is currently on vacation, and after that he will move to another job not related to supervisory activities. As the newspaper notes, Churikov is still far from retirement - according to the law on the prosecutor’s office, he can serve until he is seventy, while he is 61 years old.

The Moscow Department of Transport commented on the idea of ​​Moscow City Duma deputy Evgeny Gerasimov to increase fines for metro passengers who travel with coffee. “There are no serious issues with coffee in a glass with a lid,” the department said on its Twitter page. It also states that Moscow officials have already studied the experience of the largest metro systems in the world and have a positive attitude towards such passengers.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) opened a case due to an increase in prices for digital TV set-top boxes in Eldorado, Yulmart and M.video stores . This is stated in a message on the service’s website. The FAS emphasized that it is particularly monitoring the rise in prices for TV set-top boxes in connection with the transition to digital television broadcasting. The service studied changes in equipment costs from June to December.

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Moscow salt is harmful to health and dangerous for corruption, that's it. In northern countries, salt is either not used at all or not used in Moscow quantities, Moscow salt corrodes shoes and causes premature corrosion of cars, and lawns, trees, animals, underground pipes and wires suffer, and finally, Muscovites breathe all this and get bronchitis, list opponents of street salting.

December 13, 2018, 17:07 / Economics Brazil heads for privatization Its state-owned enterprises sell fish, build a non-existent railway, produce ice and condoms Paulo Trevisani Privatization in Brazil has always been viewed with skepticism and led to protests / Rodrigo Abd / AP During the election campaign, newly elected Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro promised deep budget cuts to stem rising debt. The fate of numerous state-owned companies is in doubt.

Politics The French National Assembly refused to pass a vote of no confidence in the government 13.12.2018 The proposal for a vote of no confidence in the French government did not receive a sufficient number of votes in the National Assembly, according to the website of the lower house of the French parliament. 70 out of 577 parliamentarians expressed no confidence in the government. To approve the vote, the votes of a majority of members of the National Assembly - 289 - are required.

December 13, 2018, 23:17 / Business Prices for agricultural land began to decline Investor interest in these assets is falling, according to Sovecon analysts Ekaterina Burlakova Russian agricultural land began to fall in price / Evgeniy Razumny / Vedomosti Russian agricultural land has begun to fall in price, as follows from Sovecon price monitoring: in most of the regions studied, they fell by 3–22%.

Russian biathlete Anton Shipulin called the accusations of the Austrian authorities baseless nonsense. about this The athlete wrote on his Instagram page. “I cannot call any accusations, even any speculation against me, anything other than complete nonsense. This is absolutely baseless nonsense, causing nothing but indignation,” said the biathlete. According to him, he always faithfully passed all doping tests.

The first outdoor smoking pavilions were installed at Sheremetyevo Airport. This was reported by the airport's press service. In total, seven pavilions with a capacity of up to 14 people are installed on the station areas of terminals B, D, E, F. The pavilions are located at a distance of more than 15 m from the entrances, as required by law, the message clarifies. They are equipped with exhaust ventilation, heaters, thermostats, and presence sensors to regulate lighting and ventilation.