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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Guryev Chambers are being saved by a new traveling exhibition An unusual photo exhibition is going on a tour of Moscow. It was prepared by the public movement “Arkhnadzor” and is called “The Fate of One House: The Guryev Chambers.” Last week it was demonstrated in the exhibition hall “Space” in Pevchesky Lane. Further - everywhere.

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.

A new crime was discovered in the tender for placing a government order The Ostankino District Court of Moscow has begun a trial on a precedent-setting case in Russian criminal practice - the commercial bribery of a company that participated in a tender for placing a government order by a competitor.

Capital "Dynamo" left the anniversary of "Olympiacos" without gifts The capital's Dynamo team reached the Final Four of the Champions League, defeating the Greek Olympiacos on aggregate. A week ago in Moscow, the “blue and white” prevailed with a score of 3:1, and yesterday on the road everything became clear after two games won by head coach Yuri Cherednik’s charges. Further events on the site had no sporting significance.

Russia extends moratorium on human cloning Yesterday, the State Duma, in the third reading, adopted a law that temporarily restores the ban on human cloning experiments. The duration of the veto on the creation of clones is not clearly stated: the government proposes to introduce it until a special law appears that will regulate the technology of the process of reproducing human copies.

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.

The government is considering banning the sale of alcohol after 9 p.m. In the fight against drunkenness, the Russian authorities decided to turn to a method proven back in Soviet times - reducing the time period during which a citizen can purchase alcohol. Already today, the government commission on regulating the alcohol market may be considering amendments to federal legislation prohibiting the sale of strong alcohol in stores after 21.00.