Inaugurated in March 2008, Ilya Mikhalchuk has become one of the least popular governors in Russia. Mikhalchuk is to blame for degradation of the local economics and collapse of the social sphere, think over 30% of the Arkhangelsk inhabitants. The number of the dissatisfied people is growing, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
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The new law touches upon foreigners recognized as highly qualified specialists that will take it easier ever since to get their work permits and stay in Russia, including those who are going to be involved in Skolkovo project.
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Russia thought twice and decided not to ban the imports of frozen chicken. Still, the chilled meat is expected to get prioritized on the domestic market.
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Ukraine is interested in having free markets at its eastern and western borders, the country's foreign affairs minister, Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, told EurActiv in an exclusive interview.
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Russia and Norway agreed to ease frontier controls and said they hoped for cooperation on oil and gas exploration after a deal earlier this year ended a four-decade dispute over Arctic seas.
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Although Russia has been campaigning to achieve visa free travel for its citizens within Europe, Russian authorities have recently taken measures to tighten visa requirements for tourists coming from EU countries.
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The European Parliament is scheduled to vote this week to introduce visa bans and asset seizures against those Russian state officials who played a role in the murder in custody of Sergei Magnitsky or who carried out the $230 million fraud Magnitsky uncovered.
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Officials from Russia and the European Commission marked the 10-year anniversary of EU-Russia energy dialogue and devised ways to overcome the present "lack of trust," as Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko described the state of relations.
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Russia and the European Union struck a deal on 24 November to phase out Russian export tariffs on raw materials, paving the way for Moscow to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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Russia is the third largest market for fruits in the world in value terms and the number one market for pears. In 2010, fruit production in Russia is forecast to decrease 20 percent due to frost in the South and extraordinary heat and fires in the Central region of the country.
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Russian Institute of Regional Information and Laboratory of Mathematical Methods of Political Analysis and Prognosis of MSU Faculty of Political Science released the Index of Quality of Life in Russian regions in the 1st part of 2010.
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