CPC shareholders were invited to vote for the start of the oil pipeline expansion project Shareholders of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium today will decide how to avoid increasing the cost of the oil pipeline expansion project . As is known, the shareholders verbally agreed on the need to increase the pipe's capacity from 32 to 67 million tons per year.

Russian companies are queuing up for government money The funds allocated by the state to repay foreign borrowings by Russian companies and banks are unlikely to be enough for everyone who wants to use government funds. Already, Vnesheconombank, which, by government decision, will help borrowers pay off their debts, has received applications for a total amount exceeding the announced limit of $50 billion. This was stated yesterday by the head of VEB, Vladimir Dmitriev.

The “New Images of America” film festival has completed its work in Moscow, one of the highlights of which was the premiere of Amir Bar-Lev’s documentary “My Baby Could Draw This.” The plot centers on the story of four-year-old artist Marla Olmstead, whose paintings were awarded a solo exhibition and sold at auction for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The girl was compared to Kandinsky and Pollock, and the main American television channels competed for the right to interview her.

Lithuania will have a government without ideological compatibility The parliamentary elections in Lithuania , held on Sunday, October 12, today have only one indisputable result. A parallel referendum, in which voters were asked to support the government in its negotiations with the European Union to extend the life of the Ignalina nuclear power plant built in Soviet times, failed. The turnout was below the required 50%, only two percent was missing.

The Onexim Group has figured out how not to buy back TGK-4 shares from minority shareholders The new owners of large territorial energy generating companies, which were among the last to acquire their stakes, are trying in every possible way to avoid the mandatory buyout of shares from the remaining owners of TGCs.

The EU praised Russia and partially lifted sanctions on Belarus and Uzbekistan Yesterday's meeting of the Council of the European Union at the level of foreign ministers in Luxembourg brought good news to a number of CIS countries, including Russia. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said that the European Union will soon announce the resumption of negotiations on concluding a new strategic agreement between Russia and the EU .

Candidates for the national hockey team have been named The Russian national hockey team has received a new general manager. This was Anatoly Bardin, who holds a similar position at Avangard Omsk. It is he who will go to America to establish relationships with players from the NHL.

In the year of the 190th anniversary of Grozny, Vremya Novostei columnist Ivan SUKHOV talks about events whose anniversary became one of the most colorful holidays in post-war Chechnya. New symbol A new mosque will be opened in Grozny this week. This is a slightly smaller and, of course, modernized copy of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. When she appears in perspective above the dusty haze of the main street, it seems that you are not in Russia, but somewhere in the East.

Germany and France defended their energy concerns, and the Netherlands and Great Britain defended the right to defend themselves against them EU foreign ministers yesterday did not agree on resuming negotiations with Russia on a new strategic partnership and cooperation agreement (SPA), which were frozen after the events in Georgia.

Grebeshkov assisted twice Hockey. NHL. Regular season. "Anaheim" -- "Phoenix" -- 2:4, "Los Angeles" -- "San Jose" -- 0:1, "Edmonton" -- "Colorado" -- 3:2 -- Grebeshkov "E" "(2+0) . Russian Edmonton defenseman Denis Grebeshkov is in his fourth season in the National Hockey League, but for the first time, a native of Yaroslavl managed to make two assists in one game. In the third period of the match “Los Angeles” - “San Jose” the opponents made only three shots on target.

The 22nd Bond film in Russia was presented by an impressive team In an atmosphere of the strictest secrecy and with a non-disclosure agreement, Russian journalists were shown 20 minutes of the new adventures of the world-famous secret super agent - the most shocking episodes. And the next day, Daniel Craig himself appeared in Moscow. Starring in the 22nd Bond film, Quantum of Solace.

CLUBS Ash. The repertoire of song arrangements by A.-K. Jobima, Brazilian classics, as well as works by the group organizer Igor Nadezhdin in Portuguese. "Forte" , 21.00. Haleo (Cuba). Latin American rhythms, youthful enthusiasm and tropical temperament at Cool Train Club , 21.00. The Jumping Cats. A combination of blues with all related genres such as swing, funk, surf and many others. "House by the Road" , 21.00. CONCERTS "The author!" Viktor Ekimovsky comments.

The fight against the financial crisis brought revival to the stock market The world's largest central banks announced yesterday their readiness to allocate hundreds of billions of dollars to support the financial sector, as a result of which Asian, European and American stock markets began to grow and rose by 4-7%. The Russian market, despite the external positivity, bounced back from Friday's global decline: the RTS index lost 6%, falling below 800 points.

The financial crisis could deprive Moscow of energy stability It is possible that the global financial crisis, from the consequences of which city officials are trying to insure the city’s economy, may also nullify the attempts of the authorities to ensure complete energy security for the metropolis.

The “Estonian question” almost overshadowed the meeting of heads of Orthodox churches The meeting of the heads of local Orthodox churches, which took place last weekend in Istanbul, was intended to demonstrate the unity of opinions of the patriarchs and metropolitans regarding the notorious “challenges of the modern world” (which was expressed in the final document, which the heads of the churches signed on Sunday).