Just a few months ago, speaking at the All-Russian Congress of Judges, the president said that judicial reform had taken place. Now the emphasis has shifted, and the head of state criticized us in his address to the Federal Assembly. Moreover, he did this for the first time, in my opinion, unfairly and unreasonably. There are, of course, corrupt officials among the judges, but why do the whole body have the same brush?

The presidential elections in Belarus will most likely take place on September 23. According to our information, this date was agreed upon with the administration of the Russian President. The last time negotiations on this topic took place on April 2, during the celebration in Moscow of the next anniversary of the signing of the Belarusian-Russian union treaty. September 23 is the last date for which, according to the constitution, elections of the head of state can be scheduled.

For the first time, during the trial of Colonel Yuri Budanov, who is accused of murdering the Chechen girl Elza Kungaeva, the defendant’s lawyers asked to change his preventive measure. Defenders insist that the colonel be released under the supervision of the Defense Ministry command. Yuri Budanov suffers from heart failure and high blood pressure.

New banking license will increase in price by one million euros The Central Bank took a step towards the executive branch yesterday. Chairman of the Central Bank Viktor Gerashchenko announced his intention to increase the requirements for the minimum authorized capital of new banks from 1 million to 2 million euros. The government has long insisted on tightening these requirements. Observers regard Mr.

Trade union leaders and employers did not accept the government’s strategy The government's strategy for socio-economic development until 2010 did not withstand the “social examination”. The Russian Tripartite Commission (RTC), having discussed the strategy yesterday, not for the first time, did not reject it, but did not approve it either.

And Saratov fans are collecting money for a fine The problem of the behavior of football fans in stadiums is becoming more and more urgent every year. As a rule, in a conflict between fans and police, football clubs take the side of their fans. But it seems that team management is beginning to understand that the riots of fans in the stands are primarily their own problems, and they are beginning to take action themselves.

The World Junior Hockey Championship starts today in Finland. Let us remember that from 1968 to 1998, hockey players whose age did not exceed eighteen years competed only for European level awards. When the Americans wanted to join the countries of the Old World, the championship automatically turned into a world championship. The only thing we regret is that Canadians are not taking part in it yet.

Today at the 35mm cinema there is a premiere of Tom Tykwer's film "The Princess and the Warrior" The film about a fiery red-haired girl running with all her might through the streets of Berlin to get money for a friend in trouble captivated everyone. Experimental cinema that became a commercial hit, a simple, almost primitive story told with inimitable formal ingenuity, youth, speed, sturm und drang - and all this is unexpected, bright, convincing.

16 best NHL clubs entered the fight for the Stanley Cup Last night the opening matches of the Stanley Cup were played. As usual, 16 teams entered the fight for it, 8 from each conference - Eastern and Western. Which of them will ultimately be crowned? We will find out about this in exactly two months, because, according to the calendar, the very last final match can take place on June 11.

The magazine began to make a profit for Alfred Koch The editorial team of Itogi and the magazine’s editor-in-chief Sergei Parkhomenko somewhat overestimated the determination coming from the Seven Days publishing house. They suggested that the 252nd issue of Itogi, published at the beginning of the week, would be the last.

Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov intends to seek the resignation of the head of the capital's public security police, deputy head of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate Yuri Tishchenko. Mr. Luzhkov has already sent a corresponding submission to the Minister of Internal Affairs Boris Gryzlov. Yesterday, the capital's mayor held a meeting on recent clashes between football fans in the capital.

Opponents of euthanasia fear it will get out of control The adoption of a law on euthanasia by the Dutch Senate on Wednesday caused such a controversial reaction that yesterday the country's Health Minister Els Borst had to specially reassure his fellow citizens: the implementation of the law will be strictly controlled, and doctors who violate it will be prosecuted. The minister supports this law, “which gives doctors and patients” the right to choose.

The Moscow tire plant may fall under German control The German company Continental AG, known in Russia as a manufacturer of Gislaved and Barum tires, officially announced yesterday its intention to acquire a controlling stake in the Moscow Tire Plant. The corresponding memorandum was signed recently in Hannover (Germany). This was reported to the Vremya Novostei newspaper by the representative office of Continental. It is expected that the purchase of shares will occur in several stages.

Today at 19.00 in Mineralnye Vody, the basketball players of the local Lokomotiv were supposed to play against CSKA in the next match of the Russian Super League. However, this match will not take place because the army team refused to travel. There are several reasons for this decision.

Instead of the bankrupt Inkombank, the IFC will collect the debt from it An unconventional way to repay debts was invented by MFK Bank. Yesterday, its management, through newspaper advertisements, notified the public of the existence of an unsettled debt of SUAL (Siberian-Ural Aluminum Company) to the bank in the amount of $6.2 million. In 1998, SUAL received a one-and-a-half-year loan from Inkombank in the amount of $10 million.