Romano Prodi: Europe is now more than happy European authorities continue to discuss ways to provide assistance to Greece. The head of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, said yesterday that a specific mechanism for supporting Greece could be developed that would not violate EU rules. “We are taking the necessary measures to ensure the financial stability of all eurozone participants. We are working together to create a mechanism that Greece could also use if necessary,” said Mr.

The prosecutor's office revealed violations during drug auctions On the eve of the transition to state regulation of prices for essential medicines, security forces again began searching for various types of criminals in the pharmaceutical market and proving facts of collusion between officials and businessmen.

Germany's E.ON relies on wind and solar energy As the head of the largest German energy concern E.ON, Wulf Bernotat (pictured) , said yesterday at a press conference in Dusseldorf, 2009 will remain in memory as “the pinnacle of the global crisis.” At the same time, according to him, the main result of the year for the concern was that the energy sector managed to maintain the pre-crisis strategic course of development.

Big racket masters are preparing for the Australian Open Yesterday, qualifying matches began on the Green Continent for the traditionally first Grand Slam tournament of each season - the Australian Open, which will be held on the courts of Melbourne.

Enterprises may appear in Russia that will be exempt from taxes for a long time On Wednesday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gathered a representative council of experts at his residence in Novo-Ogarevo. First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, Deputy Prime Ministers Alexander Zhukov, Alexey Kudrin, Igor Sechin, Sergei Sobyanin, heads of a number of ministries and departments discussed the draft main directions of tax policy for 2011 and for the planning period 2012-2013.

“Spartak” won back three goals and celebrated success On the very first day of the fight for the Gagarin Cup, a loud sensation occurred. Riga Dynamo beat the St. Petersburg army team with a score of 2:0 on foreign ice. Let us recall that last season the team, led by KHL President Alexander Medvedev, lost to Spartak Moscow in the opening round of the playoffs.

The cartel wants to regain control of the commodity market Judging by the latest statements by representatives of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, at the moment the cartel not only does not control the movement of commodity quotations, but also does not have a common opinion on how the price environment will develop and what actions need to be taken to maintain stable prices.

Sergei Mironov was banned from campaigning for “A Just Russia” Yesterday, the Central Election Commission put a barrier in the way of administrative resources, by its decision it actually prohibited the Speaker of the Federation Council, the leader of A Just Russia, Sergei Mironov, from campaigning Sverdlovsk voters in support of his party. The outline of this case was outlined at yesterday's meeting by CEC member Elena Dubrovina.

The Russian Foreign Ministry yesterday recommended that our citizens refrain from visiting Bangkok, and those who are already in the Thai capital should exercise caution and avoid crowded places.

British judge impressed by businessman's 'extremely educated' friends Businessman Boris Berezovsky, who lives in London and is wanted in Russia, yesterday won a lawsuit against the Russian television and radio company VGTRK. The High Court of London ordered VGTRK and co-defendant in the case, Vladimir Terlyuk, to pay Berezovsky 150 thousand pounds sterling as compensation for damage to his business reputation.

Capital traffic inspectors awarded criminal case The leadership of the Moscow police spent the whole day yesterday reaping the fruits of the activities of their subordinates from the traffic police, who a few days ago, trying to stop the car of criminals, set up a “human shield” of the cars of ordinary citizens on the Moscow Ring Road.

Paolo Scaroni wants to unite ideologically hostile gas pipelines The chief executive officer of the Italian concern Eni, Paolo Scaroni, spoke at the “Energy: Building a New Future” conference in Houston with a revolutionary proposal: to combine the South Stream and Nabucco gas pipeline projects. Projects, as you know, have the same markets, but fundamentally different ideologies.

About domestic features of supercomputer computing Last week, a regional meeting on the development of supercomputer technologies was held in Chelyabinsk, on the eve of which Governor Pyotr Sumin signed a concept for the development of these technologies until 2018. In the region it is planned to increase the capacity of existing machines, train personnel, and create the production of components for domestic supercomputers. Financing will be provided from the local budget and private investment.

The capital's deputies were not embarrassed by the “technical” amendments to the general plan Moscow United Russia members are clearly in a hurry to provide a legislative foundation for the urban planning policy of the mayor's office. Yesterday, deputies of the Moscow City Duma approved in the second reading the draft general plan of the city until 2025, ignoring calls from the public to continue work on this fundamental document.

The Tajik president abandoned the Russian language Ten days after the parliamentary elections in Tajikistan, held on February 28, the fate of only one deputy mandate remains unknown. In the Kanibadam district of the Sughd region, a second round of voting is scheduled to take place on March 14.