Kommersant English - The Education and Science Ministry posted a sensational document

The Education and Science Ministry on its site posted a sensational document: a new school standard for senior grades proposed to cancel the monopoly of EGE and to introduce a third obligatory for all examination. But several hours later after Minister Andrei Fursenko's meeting President Dmitry Medvedev the document disappeared from the site, and shortened variant appeared on its place. Rosatom has determined how the accident Japanese Fukushima-1 power plant change the development strategy of nuclear energy. After additional checks-up, several old reactors may be stopped. Newspaper Kommersant examines several other proposed measures, saying that they will make the existing nuclear power plants even more expensive. The gvt this week will consider the final variant scenario conditions and the main parameters forecast of Russia's social and economic development in 2012-2014 that has been worked out by the Economic Development Ministry. Kommersant english examines the main provisions of the document, focusing on supposed oil prices during this period. In Kommersant English interview Vladimir Kozhin, the head Office of Presidential Affairs, talks about the Olympic construction projects, about the presidential aircraft park, about the private restaurant in gvt House, about his friendship with oil trader Gennady Timchenko and about the scandals with the Federatsia Fund and with the residence in Gelendzhik. He also shares his stand on the issue of burying the body of Lenin.
The public movement "Forward, Russia !" has already been registered in the Justice Ministry at the initiative of United Russia. This was stated by Boris Gryzlov, head party's Supreme Council. Meanwhile , another movement with the name "Forward, Russia!" headed by deputy Gennady Gudkov is awaiting registration. He intends in court to defend the copyright for this movement. Ingushetia's head Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has appointed ex-head of Nazran's Interior Board Akhmed Kotiyev to the post of Secretary of the republic's Security Council. St. Petersburg on May 19-21 will host the first International Juridical Forum . This was told on Tuesday by Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov, who said that this event would be held every year. The Duma passed ( in the second reading) the presidential amendments to the Criminal Code establishing a new type of punishment for bribe-takers. English Kommersant examines new provisions in the draft of proposed amendments. Jemison Firestone (Sp?), head Firestone Duncan auditing company, has applied to Alexander Bastrykin, head Investigative Committee of Russia ( SKR) , with a demand to institute criminal proceedings against Olga Stepanova, ex-chief number 28 tax inspectorate of Moscow. He believes that she is involved in embezzling 5.4 billion rubles from the budget. Kommersant english details the case. The lawyers of entrepreneur Victor Bout who was extradited by Thailand to the USA and who is accused of a conspiracy with the aim of selling a large batch of arms for killing Americans have submitted to the court the first petitions demanding to close the criminal case since it is not in the jurisdiction of that country.
Dmitry Medvedev has added new provisions to his initiative ensuring security in the fuel-energy complex (TEK). The presidential draft bill submitted to the Duma envisages responsibility for violating the demands on security and anti-terror protection TEK facilities. South-Ossetian law-enforcers on Monday made an attempt to detain Dzhambolat Tedeyev, the main coach Russian national wrestling team, who intends to run for the presidency in South Ossetia. This may mean that the election campaign has started in republic. Rosstat has made public a report about the state economy in the first quarter of 2011. Analysts polled by the newspaper Kommersant pay attention to the disparity of information featuring the labour market with the information about consumption. The cited figures illustrate the point. The Federal Tax Service (FNS) on Tuesday made public data about the state consolidated budget in January-March of 2011. VTB has confirmed the legality of its acquirement share city gvt in Bank of Moscow. OAO Russian Railways has approved the sale of shares of OAO "The First Cargo Company" and of OAO Transkonteiner in open auctions. MAGNA has become a partner of Yo-Avto in engineering and additional working -up of Yo-mobile. Dmitry Rybolovlev, the founder and former main shareholder of Uralkaly, has finally withdrawn from the company capital. The structure of Alexander Nesis, who before the deal already possessed 13.2 percent of shares has bought out from him the remaining 10 percent of shares remaining after the last year's deal with Suleiman Kerimov and his partners. The Deposit Insurance Agency has begun to publish its own assessments prospects of the return means by the creditors of bankrupt banks of entrepreneur Matvei Urin. The creditors of Donbank and Uralfinprombank were the first to learn their chances, Kommersant english says.
The Non-State Pension Funds (NPF) are unable to ensure the security of pension accumulations of their clients, the number of which exceeds 10 million-- such conclusions are contained in the materials Audit Chamber that conducted a check-up of NPFs. The auditors have also pointed to the violations of their clients' right. SIBUR Holding has found a buyer for the Novokuibyshev Petro-Chemical Company -- it will be bought by Nefteorgsintez of Igor Soglayev with partners. FAS has already approved the deal. As a result, the company will join the chemical holding in the Samara region being created on the basis of Samaraorgsintez and Neftekhimiya that is being bought from Group Renova. St. Petersburg authorities have decided to ban advertising public buses , trams and trolleybuses. Kommersant comments on the decision, saying english how market participants regard it. Maxim Blazhko and Dmitry Zelenov, the founders of Group Don-Stroi, are seeking a buyer for 25 percent of their business in commercial realty construction -- OOO DS Development. The Sitronics concern has won the tender of the Moscow gvt for the creation intelligent transport system for cracking down on traffic jams and ensuring the safety movement. The budget project this year alone will amount to 6.3 billion rubles. Kommersant english describes the project. MTS has collected a full complete set of GSM-licenses over the whole territory of Russia.The only district, in which the company was unable to deliver 2G services was the Penza region, the license of which MTS won on Tuesday in the competition of Roskomnadzor. The Supplement is devoted to Dom (housing), revealing new trends and tastes cottage construction today.