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Strike in Zhanaozen Recognized Illegal
13.03.2010

All divisions and organisations of "Uzen Munaj Gaz" and joint-stock company "RD (Exploration and Extraction) "Kazakhstan Munaj Gaz" take part in the strike which started on March, 4th and it's already more than ten thousand persons. Nevertheless, negotiation process has not been started yet. Oil industry workers refuse to meet management of affiliated companies to whom they impeached credibility and demanded their resignation, the workers also insist on negotiation directly with the government and fund "Samruk-Kazyna".
Meanwhile, authorities try to gain time and to isolate general strike informatively. Non central channel or large publication has not notified citizens of Kazakhstan on unprecedented action of oil industry workers of Magistausky area begun. >>

First Arrest on Case of Stolen Billions in Moscow Region
07.03.2010

Former deputy Minister of Finance of Moscow region Valery Nosov is arrested on suspicion of participation in plunder of 27 billion roubles from the regional budget. Nosov didn't recognize his fault at session of Tver court. As he said, he being the state official only followed instructions of his management, "Interfax" reports.
- It is necessary now to find out who that management was, whose instructions were executed so assiduously by mister Nosov, - editor-in-chief of FORUM.msk Anatoly Baranov >>

Both Yanukovych and Tymoshenko Are Bad for the Russians in Ukraine
Аlexander Golovenko 08.02.2010

CEC of Ukraine processed already almost 94% of reports. The margin between candidates is reducing - now it's only 2,33% - 48,35 for Yanukovych and 46,02 for Timoshenko. It's already clear that Yanukovych becomes the winner, it's also clear that the margin will be minimum - it is good, if 2 percent will be collected. It is clear that the power will not be given so simply, without fight, with such minimum margin and election campaign in Ukraine with counting of 100% of votes will not end. >>

Yushchenko Signed "anti-Maidan" Election Law
06.02.2010

The president of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko signed changes in the law on presidential elections. Changes concerned organisation of work of election committees, in particular, the law cancels necessity of presence of quorum at a session of election committees. So, in the end Yushchenko expressed himself extremely clearly - the threat of breakdown of elections by supporters of the losing party he considers to be more serious, rather than non-permission of the part of observers (though he quite aware of such threat). >>

Каliningrad Became "Laxative" for the Kremlin
02.02.2010

Consequences of a meeting in which 10 thousand people took part and where slogans about resignation of the governor and federal government could be heard are already at hand. The plenipotentiary of the president of the Russian Federation in Northwest federal district Ilya Klebanov and the assistant to the general public prosecutor Alexander Gutsan arrived to Kaliningrad for finding-out of reasons of mass protest meeting. There are also rumours about soon arrival of the presidential commission of Internal Control Bodies. Reaction of the executive power encourages - they got crap on! >>

Ukraine Occupied the First Place in Europe
13.01.2010

On a level of wages Ukraine loses to all countries of Europe - from Belarus and Russia to Bulgaria and France, Italy, Poland. Pensioners, in overwhelming majority, live very badly but average parity of average pension and wages in Ukraine makes 49%, it's been made exclusively from solidary system, that is from payments of the workers. Following the results of October of last year Ukraine already lowered to the last place in Europe on the level of salaries in dollar terms. In the end of the year the Moldavians whose average salary made 230 dollars a month against 246 dollars in Ukraine became equal to the Ukrainians. >>

More Than 1.5 Thousand Settlements in 15 Regions in Ukraine Stayed without Electric power
31.12.2009

Over 1,5 thousand settlements in 15 regions of Ukraine remained without electricity because of strong snowfall during past days, the Emergency Control Ministry informs. Vinnitsa, Kiev, Zhitomir, Poltava, Chernigov, Kirovograd and Cherkasdk areas suffered most of all. 52 transformer substations were switched off in Kiev. The second wave of epidemic of ARD simultaneously began - as of December, 28th epidemic carried away lives of already 652 persons. There were no such menacing figures for already three weeks and all somehow already calmed down - it passed... Well, it hasn't passed. >>

Citizens of Saint-Petersburg Forbade Referendum on "Corn on the Cob"
29.12.2009

Deputies of Legislative Assembly of Petersburg considered the questions connected with the destiny of high-rise "Okhta Centre" offered for referendum not corresponding to the legislation. 29 deputies from 50 expressed against referendum, 13 deputies voted pro, two refrained. Thus, no national voting on the question of construction of 400-metre-height skyscraper near to the historical centre of Petersburg will be held. >>

GAZ Prepares Forced Vacations and Dismissals
22.12.2009

Workers of "Gorkovsky Autovaz" after New Year's holidays will be granted a fortnight vacations which will last till January, 24th. Holiday will be given to 30% of employees of GAZ. Besides, as Okhluchin noted, in the end of July-beginning of August, 2010 fortnight vacation will be granted to workers. He also added that from October, 2008 till December, 2009 a number of workers of GAZ was reduced from 48 thousand to 27 thousand people. >>

As at War: Ukraine Fight with Influenza by Efforts of National Security and Defense
08.11.2009

The president of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko entered the Minister of Health and chief public health physician into the structure of National Security and Defense Council. "As per decision I enter posts of the Minister of Health and chief public health physician of Ukraine into the structure of National Security and Defense Council", - Yushchenko said. At the same time, Yushchenko considers that situation with flu/ARVI is extremely difficult in Ukraine. In the meantime the number of the diseased in Ukraine already came nearer to a half-million, the number of died yesterday was 86. >>

Ukraine Is on the Verge of All-Ukrainian Strike of the Workers
19.10.2009

Federation of trade unions of Ukraine will carry out all-Ukrainian strike up to political demands of resignation of the government if the Cabinet does not liquidate debts on wages and will not sit down at the negotiating table with Federation of trade unions of Ukraine on the subject of working out of the schedule of repayment of debts under the salary and increases of the minimum salary to living wage level. >>

The Roof of Mordashev's Cherepovets Plant "Severstal" Fell in, Body Count Is Being Hidden
14.10.2009

During dismantling works in one of the shops of Cherepovets metallurgical industrial complex "Severstal" in Vologda region on Thursday a part of the roof of the main building fell. Information about injured as a result of accident is different: Ministry of Emergency Situations informs about two victims but press-service of the enterprise informs about three injured men, it has no data on victims. >>

Мoscow Subway Turned into Mom-and-Pop Store
05.10.2009

Deputy head of the Department of Property of Moscow Igor Ignatov confirmed plans of the capital government to privatize state unitary enterprises "Moscow Metro", "Mosgortrans", "Mosvodokanal" and "Moscow Gas", however he informed that authorities do not plan to lose controlling interest in them. >>

20 Thousand Employees of "АvtoVaz" Will Get Salary Lower than the Living Wage
14.09.2009

Laying offs of the conveyor of "AvtoVaz" this year became the reason of decrease of standard of living of every second citizen of Tolyatti by third and caused social intensity in the city, mayor of Tolyatti Anatoly Pushkov informed in interview to news agency RIA Novosti. "AvtoVaz" this year stopped conveyor three times and sent its employees on vacation - in January, May and August. Since September the factory went on 20-hours working week with payment for actual working time. On monthly results, more than 20 thousand employees of the factory will get salaries lower than living wage estimated in Samara region, that is it's less than 6 thousand roubles.

President of Ukraine Wishes to Dissolve Parliament
08.09.2009

The conflict in the Ukrainian parliament can be solved by voluntary dissolution or exit from coalition of one of the political forces, president Victor Jushchenko declared on air of TV channel Inter. "To exit from this game fairly is possible using the first way - by voluntary dissolution of the Supreme Rada. That is what corresponds to the present Constitution and we could change this situation before elections and come to able-bodied parliament", - he considers. >>

Victor Yushchenko's Party "Our Ukraine" Reacted Quite Roughly to Dmitry Medvedev's Application
12.08.2009

"Citizens of both states should stay apart from aggressive rhetoric to which annals, unfortunately, last application of the president of Russia refers. We think that wisdom of our people will put in their places those who forget not only civilized rules of behaviour but also history lessons", - is stated in the statement of Ulyanchenko. "Yushchenko's secretariat interpreted Dmitry Medvedev's application at will, having seen element of aggression in it", - deputy head of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Grigory Karasin already declared. "There's no aggression in this message, there's only concern", - the diplomat said to "Interfax". >>

President of South Ossetia Having Forgotten about Independence Is Going to Enter the Structure of Russia
05.08.2009

A year after five-day war between Tbilisi and Moscow president of South Ossetia Edward Kokoiti declared desire of the republic to be a part of Russia. "We will build our statehood but we will be in union with Russia. We do not exclude that we will be a part of the Russian Federation", - Kokoiti said in the interview to agency Reuters.
According to Kokoiti, the overwhelming majority of local population sticks up for joining Russia. Thus president of South Ossetia reminded that about 98% of Southern Ossetians have citizenship of Russia. >>

The Workers and Entrepreneurs Blocked Highway М-52
11.07.2009

Already the second picket of employees of enterprise "Magistral" takes place on Chujsky Highway. At that directors acted as organizers of picket. Picketing began at ten o'clock of local time according to the request submitted. People arrived to the place of picketing, however were blocked and not allowed by militia to the picketing place. In answer indignant workers spontaneously blocked Chujsky Highway approximately for 5-7 minutes. However, by joint efforts of militia and Special Police Squad federal highway M-52 was unblocked. There are nearby 500 persons picketing they, Gornoaltaisky Production Complex, Production Complex of Gorvodstroy, Gornoaltajsky ZBI adjoined the action. Two persons are arrested. >>

13 Regions of Russia Are in Crisis Situation
21.06.2009

Thirteen Russian regions are included into a group of "crisis" in connection with falling of budgetary incomes, the director of department of intergovernmental fiscal relations of Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Larisa Eroshkina considers. She gave such data at session of regional section of community of financiers of Russia taken place in plenipotentiary representation of the president in Northwest federal district. The following districts are considerd to be "crisis regions": Tatarstan, the Khanty-Mansijsk Autonomous District, Krasnoyarsk and Perm territories, Astrakhan, Belgorod, Volgograd, Kemerovo, Kursk, Novgorod, Orenburg, Samara and Chelyabinsk areas. >>

Did Timoshenko and Janukovich Agree to Share Ukraine with Each Other?
02.06.2009

Leaders of two largest political forces of Ukraine - Yulia Timoshenko and Victor Janukovich - preliminary coordinated the project of the new constitution which provides that the president of the country would be chosen by parliament, the Internet edition of "Ukrainian Truth" referring to its sources informs on Sunday.
The project of "Big Deal" which assumes creation of a wide coalition in parliament was also preliminary coordinated, it stated in the message. The document also assumes joint actions of Block of Yulia Timoshenko (BYUT) and Party of Regions till 2024, including participation in parliamentary elections as uniform block, the edition informs. >>

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