The conductor was removed from the “Golden Mask” after the anti-war performance – RBC
On February 25, the conductor addressed the audience before the opera “The Marriage of Figaro” with a call for peace in Ukraine, and also performed the theme from Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”, which, according to him, best expresses the ideas of peace Conductor Ivan Velikanov said he was suspended from conducting Le nozze di Figaro […]
Senators are not against renewal – Picture of the day – Kommersant
The Federation Council unanimously gave permission to President Vladimir Putin to use the Russian army in the Donbass. The corresponding appeal was received by the upper house of parliament this afternoon. According to the Constitution, this issue is decided by the upper house of parliament. This is the third time in recent years that senators […]
A bill on sanctions against the Russian Federation during the invasion of Ukraine was submitted to the House of Representatives
Democrat Gregory Meeks, chairman of the international committee of the US House of Representatives, proposed a bill on sanctions against Russia in the event of an invasion of Ukraine. The document repeats the provisions of the bill introduced earlier in the Senate by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Robert Menendez. Mr. Mix suggests imposing sanctions against […]
Austria adopts mandatory coronavirus vaccination law
The Austrian National Council (lower house of parliament) today passed a bill to introduce compulsory vaccination against coronavirus in the country, local newspaper Kronen Zeitung reports. It is understood that the initiative will take effect from February this year. The bill was supported by 137 deputies, 33 opposed. Another 13 council members abstained from voting. […]
The Chamber of Entrepreneurs has estimated the damage from the riots in Kazakhstan at almost $ 200 million
The damage to business in Kazakhstan caused during the riots in the country exceeded 87.2 billion tenge (about $ 198 million or 14.7 billion rubles), the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs said. The chamber reported that it received 1,424 calls in connection with the situation, more than half of them on looting issues. “The approximate […]
State policy is lured into the Accounts Chamber – Newspaper Kommersant No. 218 (7180) dated 12/01/2021
The set of control tools of the Accounts Chamber (JV) can be expanded – a bill on this has been submitted to the State Duma. The document should consolidate the authority of the joint venture on a comprehensive strategic audit and introduce a new mechanism into practice – an audit of the compliance of the […]
US Business Asks Authorities To Accept Sputnik V Vaccination Certificates
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) has applied to the US Department of State with a request to recognize in the country certificates of vaccination with the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, President of the Chamber Alexis Rodzianko told Izvestia. “In order to travel from Russia to the United States, two things are needed: a […]
The Accounts Chamber saw the risks of not achieving GDP growth at 3% in 2022-2024
The Accounts Chamber considers 3% GDP growth in Russia in 2022–2024 “quite an ambitious goal.” She notes that for this it is imperative to effectively implement the activities of state programs, national projects and strategic initiatives of the government. This creates risks of failure to achieve the stated goal, according to the Accounts Chamber. “A […]
The Accounts Chamber proposed to make public reports on state programs
The Accounts Chamber (JV) recommended that the government make publicly available annual reports on state programs for 2019 and 2020. The SP also advises to improve the quality of the reports themselves, in particular to take into account actual indicators. The auditors gave their recommendations after checking the execution of the 2020 budget. The press […]
US House of Representatives voted to abolish the public debt ceiling by the end of 2022
For the suspension of the US government debt limit until December 16, 2022, 219 members of the House of Representatives of Congress spoke out, 212 legislators voted against, it follows from the broadcast of the meeting. Earlier, the head of the US Treasury Janet Yellen said that if the US Congress does not raise the […]