No sooner had the government declared war on the “black raiders” than all sorts of authorities began to carry out the orders of the White House. The Leningrad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Sunday it intends to publish a brochure that will provide step-by-step instructions for countering the seizure of company property. Yesterday a press conference was held in the capital on the topic of hostile takeovers.

Sergei Mironov complained to regional authorities about federal The road fund must be revived, and mayors of large cities must be appointed. Speaker of the Federation Council Sergei Mironov came up with such initiatives in Yekaterinburg, thereby quickly finding a way to the hearts of the governors. Mr.

Western funds are withdrawing money from Russia The Russian stock market yesterday experienced the most powerful collapse in domestic stock prices over the past few years. During the day, the RTS index fell by 9.05% - from 1449 to 1315 points, the MICEX index fell by 9.65% - from 1254.13 to 1143.76 points. Traders have not remembered such a powerful market collapse since October 2003, when the former head of YUKOS, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was arrested.

Animal illegal immigration often causes environmental disasters The main enemy of the Hawaiian Islands is not volcanoes or hordes of tourists, but ordinary frogs with the strange name coqui. The state authorities recently decided to spend a substantial amount of money from their budget to combat these amphibians. In the near future alone, Hawaii is ready to spend almost $5 million.

As a result of the internal conflict, United Russia may lose the post of mayor of the hero city The political scandal in Volgograd related to the expulsion of hero city mayor Evgeniy Ishchenko from the United Russia party seems to have reached a dead end. The press service of the Volgograd regional branch of United Russia reported the suspension of the decision to expel the mayor of Volgograd from the party. The fact is that Mr.

There are no Russian films in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival, just as there were none in the Berlin competition, although domestic cinema this year can boast of almost two dozen new, freshly completed films. Increasingly, there is talk that the Western world is fundamentally uninterested in Russia today - and festivals only reflect the international geopolitical situation.

Guus Hiddink is expected in the Russian national team The national football team once again gathered at the Bor sanatorium to train lightly before a friendly match with the Spanish team, which will take place on May 27. I gathered reluctantly: while colleagues from other Russian clubs, who were lucky enough not to receive a call to the national team, are enjoying their holidays, there is no particular desire to play football, even with the Spaniards.

On the eve of an important round of negotiations with international mediators, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the unrecognized republic of Abkhazia, Sergei SHAMBA, answered questions from his own Vremya Novostei correspondent in Georgia. - The current negotiations are given special importance. Is compromise possible? -- Fundamental for us is the preservation of the independence of Abkhazia. We do not discuss other options.

GUAM will lay golden eggs instead of the CIS Yesterday, post-Soviet leaders gathered in Kyiv for a two-day summit of the GUAM countries (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova), trying to agree on cooperation on issues of diversifying energy resources and strengthening their political independence.

Yushchenko Jr. is suspected of haste A scandal has erupted in Ukraine around 20-year-old Andrei Yushchenko, the son of President Viktor Yushchenko. Some publications consider the young man to be involved in a brawl with shooting that took place on May 19 in the center of Kyiv, criminal complicity in which carries a sentence of 5 to 12 years.

Businessmen ask to entrust them with compiling university rankings Russian business is gradually taking control of higher and professional education into its own hands. Following the opening of the National Agency for Professional Qualifications at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, which will formulate standards for the specialties most in demand by industry, Business Russia came up with its project aimed at improving the quality of education in universities.

Prince William is being prepared for married life The Royal Court of Great Britain is preparing to replenish its ranks. The subject of the secret sighs of hundreds of thousands of young ladies from all over the world, Prince William, it seems, is going to leave the ranks of eligible bachelors and marry his former classmate at the Scottish University of St. Andrews, Kate Middleton.

The government has rewritten the law on small business On Wednesday, the government will hear a report from the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade on measures to support small businesses. One of the main measures was the development of a new version of the law on small and medium-sized businesses. Whether the government will consider the efforts made by the economic department sufficient is still unknown, but small businesses themselves are satisfied with them.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) yesterday officially announced that it has made an offer to purchase pan-European exchange operator Euronext NV for $10.2 billion. This is stated in a letter sent by NYSE Group management to the chairmen of the board and supervisory board of Euronext. The Europeans have not yet given an answer. Today the annual meeting of Euronext co-owners will be held in Amsterdam, at which this issue will be discussed, notes the BBC.

Chronicle of sporting events The time for speculation on the topic “Who will lead Spartak” is over. Acting head coach Vladimir Fedotov was confirmed in this position, and Stanislav Cherchesov was appointed senior manager and sports director of the team. The official website of FC Spartak reported this yesterday. The published information also states , that contracts with Fedotov and Cheresov will be signed within this week after a meeting of the club’s board of directors.