Europe has succumbed to the temptation to gain access to Turkmen resources The contradictions between Russia and Turkmenistan in the development of gas cooperation allowed Brussels to achieve unprecedented progress in relations with Ashgabat. On April 22, the European Parliament voted to sign an interim trade agreement between Brussels and Turkmenistan - 11 years after the start of its preparation process.

Museum workers object to ill-conceived bill A few days after a tense meeting of the presidium of the Union of Museums of Russia, dedicated to the discussion of the bill “On the transfer of state or municipal property of religious significance to religious organizations,” where representatives of about fifty Russian museums sharply spoke out against its current version, a new discussion took place.

The club from Odintsovo made it to the Russian Championship superfinal In the fifth match of the semi-final series of the men's super league, Iskra near Moscow defeated the now ex-champion Dynamo in the capital - 3:1 (22:25, 25:20, 25:18, 25:20).

Russia sharply criticized the NATO alliance for peacekeeping exercises, which it intends to hold in Georgia from May 6 to June 1. 1,300 military personnel from 19 countries will take part in them. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called the decision to conduct these exercises “shortsighted.” Moscow believes that NATO support could push Tbilisi to seek revenge for its defeat in the 2008 Caucasus war.

CLUBS Joe Lovano and Igor Butman. House of Music , April 24, 19.00. Mikhail Boyarsky. Ikra , April 24, 20.00. "Mumiy Troll". “B1 Maximum” , April 24, 21.00. "Crematorium". “Concert” , April 24, 21.30. Alina Orlova. “B2” , April 24, 22.00. "Auction" and "Tales of the Forest". 1 Rock , April 25, 19.00. Oleg Butman Quartet and Alexey Kuznetsov. Igor Butman Club , April 25, 20.00. Valery Syutkin. Ikra , April 25, 20.00. Surganova and the Orchestra. CDC MAI , April 25, 20.00. Pelagia.

The IMF is waiting for money to fight the crisis In the coming days, financial officials of the world's leading countries will have to demonstrate how feasible the decisions of the G20 summit held in London on April 2 are in practice. Today the finance ministers and heads of central banks of the G7 will meet in Washington, and their negotiations will continue today in the G20 format.

Due to the cold spring, the flu epidemic will end only in May This year the flu epidemic in Russia will end no earlier than May. The symptoms and severity of this “mass casualty” disease vary from year to year depending on the strain of the virus, but the length of the epidemic period is largely related to weather conditions. The current cold spring has extended the flu season to a total of 13 weeks, as stated yesterday by the country's chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko.

Yuri Luzhkov joined the fight for the post of Sochi mayor The Sochi mayoral elections, scheduled for April 26 and the last in Russia, when candidates still had to pay a deposit rather than collect signatures, have actually already begun. Almost 3% of voters voted early, the chairman of the city's municipal election commission, Yuri Rykov, said yesterday.

At the end of the All-Russian meeting of representatives of arbitration courts, Chairman of the Supreme Arbitration Court Anton IVANOV answered questions from Vremya Novostei correspondent Mikhail MOSHKIN. — A little less than a year ago, the president gave instructions to prepare a proposal to improve civil legislation. What has already been done? — Quite a lot has already been done to improve the Civil Code.

Hillary Clinton looked at the world without illusions US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (pictured) , herself a former senator and legislator, made her debut on Capitol Hill in her new incarnation. At a meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, she outlined the foreign policy priorities of the Barack Obama administration.

The government will revise economic forecasts for the worse The long-awaited answer to the question of whether we have reached the “bottom” of the crisis came from statistics. The macroeconomic situation in Russia continues to deteriorate. The decline in GDP both in March and in the first quarter as a whole compared to the corresponding periods of 2008 amounted to 9.5%, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Andrei Klepach said yesterday.

The Prosecutor General's Office demonstrates concern for gardeners and gardeners Law enforcement agencies suspected the Ministry of Regional Development of infringing on the rights of millions of Russian summer residents to recalculate utility bills for a period of long absence from city apartments.

Russia risks permanently “leaving” Transcaucasia The news of the signing of the “road map” for the Armenian-Turkish settlement was greeted quite favorably in Russia. Although if you remember the direct meaning of this English-language diplomatic term, that is, the map of Caucasian roads, there will be something to think about.

A special look for Russia at the Cannes festival So, the program of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, which will take place from May 13 to 24, has been announced. The organizers have already announced that due to the crisis, everything will be much more modest than usual - the number of parties, receptions, and guests will be reduced. However, this saving will not be reflected at the competition level; rather, on the contrary - the lower the foam, the better the quality of the main dish.

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