The winner of Sunday's parliamentary elections in Austria was the Austrian People's Party (AP), which, according to preliminary data, received 38.4% of the vote. Now its chairman and former chancellor Sebastian Kurz will have to form a new ruling coalition. The Social Democrats retained second place, but their result was the lowest in the history of the party - 21.5%.

The main visual attraction is the city of Ledenets, a transparent Petersburg, as if molded from ice and illuminated from within / Damir Yusupov / Bolshoi Theatre A performance has appeared on the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theatre that families can safely attend. Everyone has worked hard for this – from the composer Rimsky-Korsakov to the gymnast Anastasia Burdina, who flies like a winged Swan over the stage without a safety net.

September 30, 2019, 19:19 / Business / News The state may reduce its stake in Rostelecom and Transneft undefined Vedomosti Privatization plan for 2020–2022 provides for a reduction in the state's share in RusHydro ( the state's share in the authorized capital is 61.2%) , Sovcomflot (Russia, represented by the Federal Property Management Agency, is the sole shareholder of the company - 100%) , Transneft (78.55%) , Rostelecom " (45.04%) , Rossetyakh (88.04%) and OZK (50% plus 1 share).

Former co-owner of Promsvyazbank Dmitry Ananyev transferred shares of the PSN development group he founded to his wife Lyudmila. This is evidenced by data from the Cyprus company registry and the decision of the High Court of London, issued in September this year, writes RBC . Read on vedomosti.ru The court decision states that Ananyev transferred interests in the PSN group to his wife, who, in turn, transferred more than 50% of these interests to a third party.

The companies UC Rusal and Unipro (part of the German Uniper) agreed to settle legal disputes that arose after the accident at the Berezovskaya State District Power Plant in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. This is stated in a message from the press service of Unipro (the owner of the state district power plant). Read on vedomosti.ru The parties came to the conclusion that it was necessary to fulfill their mutual obligations, the report notes. Details of the agreements are not disclosed.

In the near future, former auditor of the Accounts Chamber Yuri Roslyak will take up the duties of Deputy Head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin for financial matters and chief financial director of the state corporation. Vedomosti was informed about this by a source close to Roscosmos and a government official. According to them, this candidacy will have to be finally approved at a meeting of the supervisory board of the state corporation.

Andrey Gordeev / Vedomosti On September 20, the Exonum CIS blockchain platform was included in the register of domestic software that provides advantages in public procurement, the register website says. The first to draw attention to this was the Telegram channel “All about blockchain and digital economy”. The copyright holder of Exonum CIS is Exonum LLC, which is 95% owned by BF Digital LLC, which is owned by Bitfury Holding BV (49%) and Timur Kondratyev (51%), registered in the Netherlands.

British fintech startup Revolut, as part of its agreement with Visa, will begin operating in Russia by the end of this year, Reuters reports , citing the two companies. In addition to Russia, Revolut will operate in seven more countries, including the USA, Brazil and Japan. Read on vedomosti.ru Next year, the startup plans to enter the markets of Latin America and Asia, Revolut founder Nikolai Storonsky told Reuters.

October 01, 2019, 00:53 / Opinions Why develop export of services The total value added of services in the global economy already exceeds the value added of goods and is growing faster Ruben Enikolopov , Rector of the Russian Economic School As technological development progresses, it is the export of intangible services, and not the movement of physical goods, that becomes the basis of world trade Last week, news appeared that Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin proposed to allocate

The prosecutor's office asked the Moscow City Court to replace the actual sentence with a suspended sentence for actor Pavel Ustinov, a Vedomosti correspondent reports from the courtroom. The Tver court violated the principles of humanism when sentencing Ustinov, the state prosecutor said in court.

The High Court of London on Friday, September 26, prohibited Vostochny Bank from continuing proceedings in a Russian court against the founder of the Baring Vostok investment fund, Michael Calvey, and the structure of the Evison investment fund in a claim for damages of 9.8 billion rubles. A representative of Baring Vostok told Vedomosti about this: the ban is still in effect until October 15 - on this day the main hearing will take place.

The US Treasury has imposed sanctions against two Russians who, according to the department, tried to influence the midterm congressional elections in 2018. This is reported on the ministry’s website. Read on vedomosti.ru Restrictions were also imposed on three companies registered in the Seychelles - Autolex Transport, Beratex Group and Linburg Industries. The department's statement clarifies that they are associated with Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin.

September 30, 2019, 08:30 / Opinions How the protest has changed Sociologist Alexey Zakharov and anthropologist Alexandra Arkhipova about who went to Sakharov Avenue in the summer of 2019 and on September 29 Alexey Zakharov Alexandra Arkhipova On Sunday, September 29, on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow, despite the rain and cold, a rally agreed by the mayor’s office, organized by the unregistered Libertarian Party, took place.

In Russia, a system of mandatory labeling of drugs intended for treatment under the program “7 high-cost nosologies” (7VZN) and purchased with funds from the federal budget has been launched. This is stated in a message from the operator of the “Honest Sign” system – the Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies (CRPT). From October 1, a code must be applied to each package of drugs, which can be used to trace the path of the drug until it is dispensed at the pharmacy.

The Moscow City Court added a video of his arrest to the case file of actor Pavel Ustinov, a Vedomosti correspondent reports. Previously, the trial court did not consider this video. Read on vedomosti.ru On Monday, September 30, the Moscow City Court is considering an appeal against the verdict of Ustinov, who was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in the case of using violence against a government official (Part 2 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code) at the rally on August 3.