The German concern E.ON maintains its investment plans in full The German energy concern E.ON yesterday reaffirmed the immutability of its investment plans for the coming years. “Despite the difficult financing conditions, we remain committed to our investment program until 2010 in the amount of 63 billion euros, even if we subject all projects to cost-effectiveness tests against the backdrop of the economic crisis,” E.ON CEO Wulf Bernotat said yesterday in Berlin .

Glencore is going to receive up to half of Russneft as debt The Glencore trader is going to acquire a stake in Russneft, a company that was created by the now disgraced entrepreneur Mikhail Gutseriev with loans from this trader and which was subsequently, it is believed, sold to the structures of Oleg Deripaska. Glencore's intention was reported to Interfax by a source at the Federal Antimonopoly Service, where the trader submitted a purchase request.

The presidents of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey will discuss the prospects of the Trans-Caspian Pipe Tonight, for the first time in history, the presidents of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey will gather in the city of Turkmenbashi on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

"Troilus and Cressida" by Rimas Tuminas at the Vakhtangov Theater Immediately after the premiere, critics wrote articles about the Vakhtangov production of “Troilus and Cressida” that were both confused and enthusiastic. They always talked about the strangeness of this Shakespearean play - too mocking, too confused and introducing too many jokes and allusions to its own Elizabethan time into the ancient plot for it to be considered a tragedy.

Sociologists search for political consequences of the financial crisis In November, Russians felt the consequences of the economic crisis and began to trust financial institutions less. Over the past month, political ratings have also decreased slightly. At the same time, for the most part, our citizens continue to remain optimistic and hope that tomorrow life will be better and more fun.

German police crack down on Vietnamese illegal immigrants Yesterday, German police in Berlin and the East German states of Brandenburg and Saxony struck a blow against Vietnamese organized crime groups. The searches and arrests were directed against gangs specializing in the illegal transportation of fellow countrymen to Germany. According to police, Berlin has become a key transit point from where illegal immigrants travel further to the West - most often to the UK.

The Moscow Autumn festival celebrates its anniversary On the occasion of the double anniversary (30 years since its establishment and 15 years in international status), admission to all concerts of the Moscow Autumn contemporary music festival (there are more than 200 of them at different venues) is free. In addition, the Union of Moscow Composers issued a commemorative gold medal, which was awarded to 46 people.

Cypriot Anorthosis plans to get a ticket to the playoffs in Athens In the Champions League groups, which are listed under the letters “A” to “D,” everything is not as clear as in other quartets. Complete clarity reigns only in company C, where Basel, under pressure from Shakhtar, signed a complete surrender. Most other teams, including Cypriot Anorthosis, still have hopes of extending their life in European competition. Group "A".

Well-fed Romanian voters will be offered a ready-made prime minister On Sunday, Romanian citizens will elect a new parliament for the next four years. About three thousand candidates are fighting for 315 seats in the lower house of deputies and 137 in the upper chamber (Senate). In order to tighten the selection of deputies and increase the efficiency of parliament, elections will for the first time be held not according to party lists, but in single-mandate constituencies.

Russia helped the UN and EU find a common language Next week, the European Union's civilian police mission will begin work in Kosovo, giving the international presence in the province a new look that better suits modern realities. Supreme control over the situation in the field of security, law and order, protection of human rights, protection of national minorities and cultural and historical monuments will remain with the UN office.

The guards of the Polish President paid for the shooting in Georgia Polish President Lech Kaczynski continues to use the Sunday incident in Georgia with his participation to turn the European Union against Russia.

The Moscow Museum of Modern Art exhibits the works of Oksana Mas An exhibition of Odessa artist Oksana Mas, organized jointly with the Aidan Gallery, has opened at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. It's called MAS, which is no coincidence. It is no coincidence that the cooperation of art institutions - thanks to a personal exhibition at the Aidan Gallery (2004), the name of the Ukrainian author became known in Moscow.

Russia and Venezuela have a better option for friendship than military maneuvers How much will military maneuvers in the Caribbean cost Russia during the crisis that has gripped the world? And if the price to pay for demonstrating superpower is too high in the Depression era, is there any other opportunity for Russia to demonstrate superpower in friendship with Venezuela ? Ships sail slowly. Too slow for a fast changing world.

They are trying to attribute the death of Sikorsky to Stalin The Institute of Forensic Medicine of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow has completed an examination of the remains of General Wladyslaw Sikorski , commander-in-chief of the Polish armed forces and head of government in exile, who died in a plane crash in Gibraltar on July 4, 1943. After completing the research, the general’s remains were covered with a new uniform made of gabardine, woven in Great Britain back in the 50s.

The crisis helped the Ministry of Economic Development to promote long-standing initiatives The Ministry of Economic Development is ready to report on some points of the implementation of the government's economic recovery plan. As Secretary of State and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anna Popova said yesterday, the department has already prepared and submitted to the State Duma some of the necessary bills in pursuance of the instructions given by the Prime Minister.