The state may reintroduce mandatory environmental assessments In Russia, a mandatory state environmental assessment may again appear, around the abolition of which, since January 2007, many copies were broken. Yesterday, President Dmitry Medvedev gave the government a month to think about it. “If we jointly believe that the loss of environmental impact assessment has led to dire consequences, then no matter what they say about bribes and bureaucracy, we need to revive it, there is no problem.

London wants to improve relations with Moscow “The new British government would very much like to improve relations with Russia,” British diplomatic chief William Hague said yesterday. Speaking at a press conference in London, he emphasized that back in January, as Foreign Minister in the shadow cabinet, he traveled to Moscow and met with Sergei Lavrov.

Experts predict acceleration of pharmaceutical market consolidation The Russian pharmaceutical market, especially the distribution and retail segment, will face a series of mergers and acquisitions in the near future.

The next investigation has been completed on the sale of fictitious evidence The Moscow Office of the UPP, as it became known “News Time”, completed the investigation of the criminal case against the former investigator for especially important cases (ATS) of the prosecutor's office of the Central Administrative District (CAO) of Moscow, 33-year-old Sergei Kosterev.

According to the Ministry of Economic Development, the Russian economy has recovered almost half of last year’s decline The Russian economy shows signs of growth in the spring. According to the Ministry of Economic Development, GDP grew in April of this year by 5.5% compared to April 2009. In January-April 2010, GDP growth was 3.5% compared to January-April 2009. With adjusted seasonality, according to the Ministry of Economic Development, GDP growth in April amounted to 0.7% compared to March.

In Moscow, everything is ready for the Tournament of the Big Slam series This week, the fourth in a row in the season and the first separate stage of the World round-2010 in beach volleyball is taking place. Women compete in Seoul (Korea), men's couples play on the sandy courts of the Polish town of Myslovitsa. Ten days remained before the start of the Bolshoi helmet series tournament with a total prize pool of 600 thousand dollars on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow.

The Central Bank is able to adapt The ruble exchange rate will remain stable, despite fluctuations in major world currencies, and the European financial crisis will not have a big impact on Russia, Central Bank Chairman Sergei Ignatiev reassured yesterday, speaking at the International Banking Congress in St. Petersburg. The Central Bank keeps the ruble exchange rate under control, but now it is much more flexible than before the crisis.

Unemployed senators appeared in Russia The tentacles of the financial crisis and unemployment have reached the highest echelons of Russian power. Former member of the Federation Council from the Saratov region, Sergei Shuvalov, after the termination of his term of office, was left out of work and was forced to join the labor exchange. Since May 12, the main source of income for Mr. Shuvalov has been unemployment benefits paid by the Volzhsky District Employment Center in Saratov.

Russian sailors received the task of helping resolve the Korean conflict A group of experts on mine, torpedo and anti-submarine weapons from the Main Headquarters of the Russian Navy will fly to the Republic of Korea early next week. Experts will study the evidence of the incident in the Yellow Sea (the South Korean corvette Cheonan sank on March 26 near the demarcation line with the DPRK, killing 46 of the 104 crew members).

The fifth festival of symphonic orchestras of the world in an unexpected context The anniversary summer orchestral festival from the Association of the leaders of the symphonic and chamber orchestras of Russia this year will be held from June 1 to June 11 (the final was prudently moved a day earlier than the festive on June 12) on its traditional site - in the imprisoned column hall of the House of Unions, a cunning arrangement of chairs (of which there is little one can see) puzzling acoustics.

“Real” fired Pellegrini and waits for Mourinho The Board of Directors of the Real Football Club (Madrid) decided to resign Chilian Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti, who headed the team last season. To the post of head coach of the “cream” invited Jose Mourinho. The contract with the Portuguese will be signed immediately after he terminates the current agreement with Inter.

The new mayor may become president At the end of this week, Georgians will have a chance to find out the name of the country's future president. Elections for the mayor of the capital will be held on Sunday; most experts predict that the holder of this post will win the fight for the post of head of state in three years. Voting in Tbilisi will be part of the municipal elections being held in the country.

Astana plans to use competition to modernize its economy The entry into force of the customs code will most likely be delayed once again. As the Russian negotiators point out, despite the general agreement in principle, quite a lot of nuances remain that cause contradictions, and they are unlikely to be completely eliminated in the remaining month.

Gennady Onishchenko probes suppliers of American chicken, and advises Georgian winemakers not to rely on Stalin Chief Sanitary Doctor of Russia Gennady Onishchenko does not exclude the possibility of resuming negotiations with Georgian winemakers and mineral water producers, as well as their subsequent return to the domestic market. “We are ready to consider their proposals, we are ready to cooperate with them,” Mr.

China briefly calmed markets Yesterday, the single European currency was supported by China. The State Administration for the Foreign Exchange Market of the People's Republic of China reported that data on a possible revision of Chinese reserves in euros are unfounded. Against this background, the euro interrupted its protracted decline and strengthened by 1%, to $1.23. However, according to experts, very soon the main currency pair will return to the 1.2 mark.