Russia helped the UN Security Council maintain unity The Iranians, increasingly counting on support from Russia and China and in recent days trying to enlist the help of less influential developing countries, have failed to split the UN Security Council .

The innovative path of economic development was recognized as true by the board of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade The final meeting of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade became a day of manifestation of all the best feelings. The members of the cabinet of ministers literally declared their love to each other. Apparently, the favorable macroeconomic situation in the country is not conducive to mutual criticism.

Among the many proposals on what the new property tax should be, there are options for every taste. Officials, MPs, politicians and economists seem ready to compete to propose a fairer, more efficient and convenient model for taxing homeowners.

The Ministry of Finance proposes to increase the mineral extraction tax on gas Minister of Economic Development German Gref confirmed that the mineral extraction tax (MET) in the gas sector may be increased from 2008. According to him, “the discussion is at an active stage,” but “no decision has been made yet.” As Vremya Novostey learned, the “negotiating” position of the Ministry of Finance on this issue has developed into a long-term concept.

Chronicle of sporting events Basketball. Super League. Men. "University-Ugra" - "Lokomotiv-Rostov" - 85:93, "Spartak-Primorye" - "Dynamo" MO - 64:62, "Ural Great" - CSKA - 68:81. The leaders are: CSKA - 40 points (after 21 games), Dynamo, Khimki - 36 (20), Lokomotiv - 34 (20), UNICS - 33 (18). A record attendance for the current super league has been set in Perm. 6,500 fans came to the game with CSKA.

February 23 -- March 23, 2007 “Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of Vremya Novostei and the Medialogia company, are ratings of the political figures most actively discussed in the Russian media.

Yesterday, the Belarusian opposition held a protest action dedicated to Freedom Day, in which, according to various estimates, up to 10 thousand people took part. The authorities banned a rally on Oktyabrskaya Square in the center of Minsk, where mass protests against the results of the presidential elections took place a year ago. Since Sunday morning, the square was cordoned off, no traffic stopped there, and the nearest metro station was closed.

The existence of legal parties in modern Russia is based on the principles of ideological and technological lies. Ideologically, this is expressed in the parties’ lack of ideology: the very expression “convinced United Russia” (or “convinced Spravedrosss”) looks like an oxymoron, because what kind of convictions can the members of the leadership party have?

All the main “Nickies” went to the film by Pavel Lungin The twentieth anniversary Nika Award ceremony lasted six hours. Only the most persistent survived until its completion, but they were rewarded, and not only with a bright concert performance by Maxim Galkin, but also with a discussion that flared up at the end about the state of Russian cinema.

At the World Championships in Tokyo, the Russians were left without medals The World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo ended in complete fiasco for the Russian team. For the first time since 1962, domestic athletes found themselves without any awards. The results of the Russians’ performance in Tokyo can be called “catastrophe” for many reasons.

FOOTBALL. March 28. Matches of the qualifying round of the European Championship 2008. Russian Championship. Premier League. 3rd round. March 31st. Amkar - Dynamo, Zenit - Spartak M, Tom - Saturn, Krylya Sovetov - Moscow, CSKA - Lokomotiv. April 1st. "Luch-Energia" - "Rostov", "Kuban" - "Spartak" Low.

"March of Dissent" dispersed in Nizhny Novgorod During Saturday's "Other Russia" rally in Nizhny Novgorod, which was banned by local authorities, law enforcement agencies detained 102 people. Among them are 12 journalists from local, federal and foreign media. 29 participants in the “march” were brought to administrative responsibility. Two organizers of the march were charged with extremist activities.

Russia has legalized market relations with Belarus The governments of Russia and Belarus found the strength not to complicate their allied relations, which were already full of friction and contradictions. On Friday in Minsk, at a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State, they nevertheless signed an agreement on measures for trade and economic cooperation .

Nightclub fire kills ten people Ten people died and eight more were injured as a result of a fire that occurred on Sunday night in the capital’s erotic club “911” on Malaya Dmitrovka Street, 6. The cause of the tragedy, according to preliminary information, was careless handling of alcohol, which was used by the artists in the traditional fire show for the establishment.

The Kazakhstan team won its first victory in Europe Kazakhs got a chance to feel like full-fledged Europeans. Having joined the European Football Union almost five years ago, the Kazakhstan national team, which previously played in the Asian zone, won its first victory in official UEFA tournaments. The Serbian team that lost to it went down in the history of Kazakh football. Group "A". Belgium, defeated by the Portuguese, practically lost its chance to take one of the two first places.