The removed mayor of Blagoveshchensk has the right to return to his post The removed mayor of Blagoveshchensk, Alexander Miguli, has the legal right to regain his seat. True, for this the ex-mayor needs to reach the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. This is the conclusion reached by experts dealing with local self-government issues at the level of the Russian Federation.

Experts announced the first results of the investigation into the crash of the Polish president's plane near Smolensk The leadership of the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), at a press conference held yesterday at the Interfax agency office, announced the preliminary results of the investigation into the plane crash of the Tu-154 aircraft, on which Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people crashed while landing at a military airfield near Smolensk on April 10.

The new head of the Social Insurance Fund will begin work by collecting arrears The period when federal funds subordinate to the Ministry of Health and Social Development could demonstrate at least visible independence has finally ended. Yesterday, an official who had previously worked with the current Minister Tatyana Golikova was appointed to the post of head of the Social Insurance Fund (FSS).

Merkel prepared MPs for historic decision German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday used her last attempt to persuade the country's deputies who do not agree with the allocation of multibillion-dollar sums to create a European stabilization fund to save the euro. “The euro is in danger, and if we do not prevent it, the consequences will be unpredictable for the whole of Europe and beyond,” with these words Mrs.

Russia and Ukraine have confused experts A meeting of the participants in the Transnistrian settlement in the “5+2” format is scheduled for May 24 in Astana. These are the two parties to the conflict (Moldova and Transnistria), mediators (the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Russia and Ukraine) and observers (the European Union and the United States).

Russia proposes to take into account the position of Brazil and Turkey on Iran The timing of the adoption of the draft resolution with new sanctions against Iran “will largely depend on the position of the non-permanent members of the Security Council, as well as, possibly, the reaction of Iran itself.” The Russian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York told Vremya Novostey about this. The project has been agreed upon by six countries negotiating with Iran over its nuclear issue.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky's hunger strike ended with German Gref and Viktor Khristenko being summoned to court Mikhail Khodorkovsky stopped his hunger strike yesterday. His protest against yet another extension of his arrest was dictated by the failure to implement a new law adopted on the initiative of President Dmitry Medvedev, which prohibits the detention of those accused of economic crimes in the field of business activities.

Let me remind you that the UN General Assembly declared 2003 the Year of Kyrgyz statehood, the roots of which can be traced back to the second century BC. After the collapse of the USSR, Kyrgyzstan went through a difficult path of formation. A new, fundamentally democratic political system, adequate to the realities of the time, arose in it. The economy developed steadily. The social sphere became more prosperous. The republic has a high reputation in the world community.

“Marriage” was performed at the Art Theater The main feeling that arises when you watch this “Marriage” is amazement. I literally have to pinch myself: where am I? Is it really true at the Art Theater? That is, the actors are all famous - some are from here, and some are from the “Tabakerka”, which in recent years with the Moscow Art Theater has turned into communicating vessels, but now you won’t see actors anywhere.

The government intends to revive direct public investment Yesterday a meeting was held at the White House on the issue “On the work of the Investment Fund of the Russian Federation.” One of the most ambitious and, perhaps, most potentially promising initiatives of the government (or rather, the Ministry of Economic Development, at that time still “and trade” under the leadership of German Gref) disappeared into the information field in recent crisis years.

Restrictions on securities trading have been introduced to combat speculators Germany's tightening of securities regulations and Chancellor Angela Merkel's announcements about the fate of the euro have plunged stock markets and increased volatility in the foreign exchange market. The euro fell yesterday from $1.222 to $1.214, a four-year low, but then rose to 1.23.

Street fighting has not subsided in the capital of Thailand for a week now. Yesterday, Thai government troops stormed an opposition camp in the center of Bangkok. For an hour, armored cars broke through huge barricades made of car tires and bamboo sticks. The demonstrators, in turn, fiercely resisted the authorities, throwing Molotov cocktails at the soldiers. As a result of the operation, at least two demonstrators and one foreign journalist were killed.

The special status of the Kaliningrad region requires special representation of the federal government The Institute of Presidential Plenipotentiary Representatives recently turned ten years old - Presidential Decree No. 849 “On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District” was signed by Vladimir Putin on May 13, 2000.

The Russian team chose Canadians as opponents Today the Russian national hockey team will play a quarterfinal match at the World Championships. Vyacheslav Bykov's team, as in Vancouver, will play against the Canadian team. In fact, apart from the sign, there is nothing similar to the Olympic tournament. The Canadians here in Germany only have one competitor in the match at the Games, and the losers of that quarterfinal came here en masse for the gold medal.

The State Duma revokes the immunity of trade union leaders The scandalous bill on the abolition of additional mechanisms for protecting trade union leaders from the arbitrariness of employers was approved by the State Duma in the first reading yesterday. Only representatives of United Russia voted for granting enterprise owners and managers the right to impose disciplinary sanctions on trade union activists or dismiss them without the prior consent of the trade union cell.