RSPP proposes to separate supervision and regulation The future of banking supervision, which is currently being actively discussed in all echelons of government, will be the main topic of today's meeting of the commission of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP).

Rosprirodnadzor applied to Rosnedra to revoke ALROSA's license for geological exploration and development of the Dalnyaya kimberlite pipe. A letter about this was sent to Rosnedra yesterday by the deputy head of Rosprirodnadzor, Vladimir Smolin. Inspectors from Rosprirodnadzor found that ALROSA did not begin work at the field on time (until October 31, 2004). “Also, company representatives did not submit a geological and environmental examination report for the exploration project.

The amount of insurance coverage for deposits will not increase until 2010 Until 2010, Russians will have to be content with government guarantees for bank deposits in the amount of up to 400 thousand rubles. As Alexander Turbanov, general director of the Deposit Insurance Agency, said at a press conference yesterday, his agency does not plan to increase the amount of compensation for three years.

Yesterday, 50 meters from the building in the “green zone” of Baghdad, where a press conference was held by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a mortar shell exploded. In the live broadcast, plaster could be seen falling from the ceiling onto the crouching UN Secretary General, an explosion and the sound of broken glass could be heard. Ban Ki-moon arrived in Baghdad yesterday on a surprise visit.

The new government of Kyrgyzstan is living its last days Today, President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev will address the people on national television. And yesterday, the opposition united front “For a Decent Future of Kyrgyzstan,” led by ex-Prime Minister Felix Kulov, announced April 5 as the start of an indefinite hunger strike of protest. The president has two reasons for making a televised address.

Eduard Rebgun wants to give money to Yukos creditors after each auction Rosneft is not taking much risk by attracting the largest loan in modern Russian history, $22 billion, from foreign banks to purchase Yukos assets. As the bankruptcy trustee of a bankrupt company, Eduard Rebgun, said yesterday, the legislation allows for the distribution of funds from the sale of the debtor's property among creditors as they arrive, without waiting for the completion of all auctions.

“Thinking Realism” at the Tretyakov Gallery The main result of the special project of the Second Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art “Thinking Realism”, invented by the curator and art theorist Ekaterina Degot, was not an exhibition, but an album - a special issue of the WAM (World art museum) magazine.

Dynamo will play with Panathinaikos in the Euroleague playoffs For the first time in Russian history, two of our men's clubs were among the eight strongest teams on the continent. Both the current holders of the Euroleague champion title ULEB CSKA and the capital's Dynamo team reached the quarterfinals of the current draw.

Frenchman Brian Joubert became world champion for the first time At the World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo, Frenchman Brian Joubert won gold for the first time in his career, scoring 240.85 points. The silver medalist was Japanese Daikushi Takahashi with a score of 237.95. Bronze went to Swiss Stefan Lambiel, who lost to the Japanese by more than four points. Russian singles skaters Sergei Voronov and Andrey Lutai finished their performances in Tokyo in 19th and 20th places.

"Renaissance" on Moscow screens Paris, 2054. In the middle of a dark night, an unknown person kidnapped Ilona Tatsueva (voice of Romola Garan), a refugee from the Caucasus and a promising specialist at the Avalon corporation, which gives people beauty and youth.

Recently, a round table “The February Revolution: History and Modernity” was held at the Russian State Humanitarian University (RGGU). Famous scientists, politicians, and public figures spoke at it. Judging by the reaction of the media, the speech of Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Vladislav Surkov caused a special resonance. Today the Vremya Novostey newspaper publishes an authorized version of Vladislav SURKOV’s speech.

Yesterday, the Ukrainian parliament expressed concern about the American plans to deploy missile defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic. Any statements by officials about Ukraine joining the missile defense system are unacceptable, since they threaten national security, parliamentarians believe.

Kurgan Pipe Plant may become a manufacturer of potentially hazardous products Recently, the consumer rights protection society “People's Control” sent an appeal to the Federation Council Committee on Science, Culture, Education, Health and Environment with a request to support the position of this organization to prevent the construction of a pipe plant in the Kurgan region.

A Paris court has refused to find Philippe Wahl, editor of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, guilty of insulting Islam and inciting religious hatred. The Grand Mosque of Paris and the Union of French Islamic Organizations argued in their lawsuit that Mr. Wahl, by reprinting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad from the Danish newspaper Jyllands Posten in February 2006, intended to “incite hatred” against Muslims.

The Hungarian Prime Minister from Moscow explained to the opposition that “simple truths” exist only in Hollywood cinema “There are no problems at all in the gas sector,” Vladimir Putin began negotiations with Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in Novo-Ogarevo yesterday with this statement. “Hungary had complaints against us regarding oil supplies, but all these problems are closed,” the president noted. Meanwhile, there are problems in the gas sector. Although Mr.