EU countries are tired of paying for the Trans-Siberian Railway Relations between the European Union (EU) and Russia in the field of civil aviation have “reached a dead end,” European Commission spokesman Johannes Baur said yesterday. He called Russia's abolition of the so-called Trans-Siberian royalties - fees for the flight of foreign aircraft from Europe to Asia along the shortest route over Russian territory - an indispensable condition for progress.

Former State Duma deputy Glushchenko was charged The Directorate of the Investigative Committee for St. Petersburg yesterday brought formal charges against former State Duma deputy Mikhail Glushchenko, who was detained last week. He is accused of extorting $10 million in 2004 from the brothers Sergei and Vyacheslav Shevchenko, well-known in certain circles in St.

Relations between Russia and Egypt have reached a new level The signing of the Strategic Partnership Agreement between Russia and Egypt ended yesterday two-hour negotiations in Cairo between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak. “This agreement will set long-term guidelines for the development of our countries,” Mr. Medvedev said immediately afterward at a press conference.

The majority of Russians believe in the effectiveness of manual control of the country More than half of Russians know nothing about the mass protests in the village of Pikalevo, Leningrad Region, or about Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit there. And a significant part of those who heard about this conflict did not understand what happened and why. But among those who know, the dominant opinion is that such conflicts are best resolved directly on the spot by the top officials of the state.

The methodology for monitoring the equality of the presence of parliamentary parties on state broadcasts so far suits only United Russia. The Central Election Commission recently held a meeting with representatives of political parties, at which they discussed the procedure and methods for recording airtime allocated to cover the activities of each parliamentary party in all-Russian and regional television and radio programs.

An agreement was signed on the creation of a Russian-Venezuelan bank Vice President of Venezuela Alonso Carrizales, meeting yesterday in Novo-Ogarevo with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, promised that during his visit to Russia he would “accelerate all previously reached agreements between the two countries.” Among the priority agreements, apparently, is the creation of a Russian-Venezuelan bank with an authorized capital of $4 billion.

The terrorist underground in the Caucasus exists regardless of the “big names” of leaders Even before the assassination attempt on the President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and the emergency meeting that followed this terrorist attack in Moscow with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov demanded that the commanders of the special forces of the Chechen police destroy the remaining militants within two weeks.

President Medvedev visited the wounded head of Ingushetia Dmitry Medvedev visited the Institute of Surgery named after. Vishnevsky in Moscow, where the President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov had previously been taken, seriously wounded as a result of the assassination attempt on him in Nazran.

The US continues to reform its supervisory system American financial authorities, as promised, continue to strengthen control over various financial instruments. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to require hedge funds to disclose information about derivatives purchases. Since 2000, such transactions have not been subject to disclosure, which opens the possibility of hostile takeovers of companies.

One of those accused of blowing up the Nevsky Express is being tried for giving a bribe. The Novgorod City Court yesterday began the trial of one of the defendants in the high-profile case of the 2007 bombing of the Nevsky Express train - Salambek Dzakhiev - and his lawyer Magomed Razakov. Actually, this investigation has nothing to do with the terrorist attack. In this case, they are accused of attempting to bribe an investigator.

Vladimir Putin mentally prepared science and education for cost cuts in 2010 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday continued a series of meetings dedicated to the 2010 budget. Yesterday in Novo-Ogaryovo, the head of the cabinet of ministers discussed the problems of financing science and education. The leitmotif of the meeting was the rationale for the need to curb appetites in difficult times of crisis.

Sergei Lavrov spoke about the Russian initiative Russia confirmed its proposal to hold a meeting of the heads of leading international organizations - the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), NATO, the European Union, the CIS and the Collective Security Treaty Organization. This was stated yesterday in Vienna by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking at the opening of the annual OSCE security review conference.

CONCERTS Terem Quartet. TKZ “Palace on the Yauza” , 19.00. Tamara Gverdtsiteli. House of Music , 19.00. Manu Chao and Fun-Da-Mental. Gorky Central Park of Culture and Culture, Green Theater , 19.00. Quintet of Igor Butman and Alexander Berenson . Igor Butman Club , 20.00. "Ocean Elzy". "B1 Maximum" , 21.00. THEATERS "Goodbye, umbrella." Concept and direction by James Thiere. As part of the Chekhov Festival. “The Maybug Company” (France) on the stage of the Maly Theater , 19.00.

Seven people were killed in a collision between two trains in the Washington metro, RIA Novosti reports, citing a statement by the mayor of the city, Adrian Fenty. The incident occurred at approximately 17.00 (1 am Moscow time) on the ground part of the “red” metro line in the northeast of the city, between Takoma and Fort Totten stations. One of the trains stopped on the stretch to wait for another train to leave the platform.

Opponents of the Georgian president are seeking support from the United States The current political summer in Georgia promises to be hot. The opposition, which has been holding protests since the beginning of April, announced the date for a new large-scale action against President Mikheil Saakashvili - August 7. The number of participants in the event will be unprecedented.