In a few days it will become clear who got Endesa The struggle of the German concern E.ON for the ownership of the largest Spanish electricity company Endesa, which has been going on for more than a year, is becoming increasingly fierce. E.ON and other contenders began a price race, and the German concern was forced to go to court. At the end of last week, E.ON raised its offer to Endesa shareholders to 40 euros per share.

Three alternatives to the cynicism of modern political thinking All books presented today date from the first half of the last century. All of them were written by idealists and are dedicated to struggle - military, class or the struggle for power. All envision a better future for humanity and place concepts such as conscience, honor and nobility into a political context.

Gavin Pretor-Pinney. Entertaining cloud science. A Cloud Lover's Primer. M.: Gayatri, 2007. The project of the British journalist Gavin Pretor-Pinney at first looked like idle fun: an adult and seemingly busy man organized the Society of Cloud Lovers, registered the corresponding website on the Internet (www.cloudappreciationsociety.org ) and began to wait, when a crowd of madmen with membership fees in their pockets flocks to his idea.

The sale of assets of bankrupt Yukos begins The second, main round of the sale of Yukos assets begins today. His first lot is 9.44% of Rosneft shares and 12 Yuganskneftegaz promissory notes worth 3.558 billion rubles. Two years, three months and eight days have passed since the day of the memorable auction, when 100% of the ordinary shares of Yuganskneftegaz were purchased by Baikalfinancegroup . As then, everyone understands: the purchase will be made in the interests of the state structure.

The current law “On Technical Regulation” slows down the growth of industry The progress of technical regulation reform was discussed at a meeting of the Expert Council on Metallurgy and Mining (its members include State Duma deputies, representatives of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation and the scientific community).

The Duma will discuss the abolition of a single 13 percent income tax The idea of ​​eliminating the “equalizing” rate of personal income tax seems to haunt adherents of returning the literal meaning of the word “income.” Despite the repeated personal assurances of Russian President Vladimir Putin that the 13 percent income tax rate will not be subject to revision , and progressive taxation of the wealthiest citizens will be carried out through property taxes, “horror stories” on this topic

Gidon Kremer and Oleg Mayzenberg: an anniversary concert of a non-anniversary tone Gidon Kremer, one of the most important figures in the world of violin and other music in recent decades, celebrated his 60th birthday a month ago without any pomp or noise. The Russian anniversary story is just a trip with the Kremerata Baltika orchestra to Khanty-Mansiysk, whose local concert organization was the only one who wanted to celebrate the Kremerata anniversary.

On the very first day of the European Championship, the Russians secured medals for themselves The Old World Table Tennis Championship has started in Belgrade, with athletes from 44 countries taking part. The tournament consists of two parts - team and individual competitions, including the determination of winners in five categories - singles and doubles for men and women, as well as mixed doubles.

The Migration Service has the right to set its own budget Having assessed the latest initiatives of the Federal Migration Service (FMS), the Kremlin seems to have decided to reward the agency, which has actively taken up the implementation of the president’s delicate instructions regarding establishing order in the markets . By decree of Vladimir Putin, published yesterday on the official website of the head of state, the FMS is appointed as the main coordinator of the new migration policy.

Chronicle of sporting events Basketball. NBA. Regular season . Atlanta - Dallas - 97:104, Milwaukee - Detroit - 95:121, Indiana - Chicago - 90:92, Minnesota - Portland -- 94:93, Sacramento -- Phoenix -- 107:100, Seattle -- San Antonio -- 79:120, Lakers -- Golden State -- 115:113. Kobe Bryant failed to break the record of Wilt Chamberlain, who in December 1961 had a streak of seven consecutive games in which he scored 50 or more points.

CLUBS Lyudmila Petrushevskaya . Creative evening. “Chinese pilot Zhao Da” , 22.00. CONCERTS "The organ as a center of gravity" . John Murielo (baritone), Irina Dubkova (piano), David Gompper (piano), Peep Lassmann (piano), Anna Hatzisimeonidou (piano), Konstantin Volostnov (organ). The program includes music by Dubkova, Kurtag, Konstantinidis, Gompper. Small Hall of the Conservatory , 19.00.

The agency is ready to trade with banks The Deposit Insurance Agency, it seems, does not have enough powers as a liquidator of banks and an organizer of insurance compensation payments. The other day, the head of the DIA, Alexander Turbanov, announced his readiness to participate in the Banking Supervision Committee of the Central Bank, and yesterday the agency proposed revolutionary changes to the procedure for selling the property of bankrupt banks.

Egypt toughens fight against religious extremism Despite the low turnout, yesterday's referendum in Egypt to change the constitution adopted in 1971 can be considered a success, since a simple majority of votes was enough for this. If the amendments are adopted, Egyptians will say goodbye to the times when, at the instigation of the Soviet Union, the word “socialism” was fashionable in third world countries.

On March 19, Vremya Novostey published an article “The Bone Footstool,” which urgently raised the issue of providing disabled people with the necessary prostheses and talked about why prosthetic and orthopedic enterprises that manufacture these products are idle. We asked Galina Nikolaevna KARELOV, Chairman of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation, to comment on the situation.

The leaders of the two countries opened the Year of China in Russia Yesterday in Moscow, Vladimir Putin held talks with the Chairman of the People's Republic of China, Hu Jintao, as part of the beginning of the Year of the People's Republic of China in Russia. Judging by the number of documents signed yesterday in the Kremlin, the Year of China in Russia promises to be very eventful .