What happened in St. Petersburg on April 26

Author of the photo: TASS

A meeting of the Council of Legislators was held at the Tauride Palace, which brought together federal parliamentarians and officials. State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko proposed that the Russian government determine a department that will be responsible for demographic and family policy. Apparently, these functions will be assigned to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection.

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Matvienko said that Russia has the prerequisites for a “demographic spring.” In her opinion, the situation with low birth rates in the country can be reversed. The speaker of the Federation Council referred to the results of social surveys, according to which over 70% of citizens want to have two or more children.

Russian President Vladimir Putin also spoke at the meeting. He called the upcoming formation of a new Cabinet of Ministers the most important stage for the country, and also called on political parties to include members of the Council of Ministers among their candidates in elections at various levels.

One of the governor’s work priorities was to achieve St. Petersburg’s “level of a 21st century metropolis.” According to him, results in this direction have already been achieved in healthcare, education and the urban environment.

After the meeting with the president, Beglov told reporters about his nomination for a new term. The mayor said that veterans, blockade survivors and social activists asked him about this, and Putin supported the decision.

At the same time, State Duma deputy and co-chair of the Growth Party Oksana Dmitrieva denied her nomination for the elections.

The Eurasian International University (EMU) plans to build a campus in Lomonosov for 48 billion rubles. The academic campus will be designed for 18 thousand students from 30 countries; in addition to the university, there will be a maritime academy, a college, a medical institute and a cadet school. Investors have already purchased a number of buildings to implement the project; the first building is expected to open by the beginning of the new academic year.

Due to the meeting of the Council of Legislators, several roads were blocked at once, as a result the city was plunged into abnormal traffic jams during the day.

Three days later, three water routes should begin operating in the city. A regular city line between Obukhovskaya Oborony Ave. and the pier near the Hermitage should be launched on April 28.

Paid parking on holidays and weekends can become free, as in Moscow, such an initiative was submitted to the Legislative Assembly by the Yabloko faction. St. Petersburg residents received 180 thousand fines for parking under signs in one quarter.

The list of zones where riding and parking of rented electric scooters is prohibited will be expanded. The 300th Anniversary Park of St. Petersburg and the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress will be prohibited areas for scooters.

A city pier and parking lot for storing ships may be opened in Kronstadt. St. Petersburg berths will begin to be renovated so that they can accommodate passenger ships such as “Moscow” and “Neva”.

The traditional smelt festival is scheduled for May 10–11. Entry will be free for visitors.

“New Holland” was headed by journalist Anna Balagurova. The previous manager, Roxana Shatunovskaya, quit after her husband’s words about the terrorist attack at Crocus.

Due to the closure of the Moscow ZIL Museum in Sokolniki, some of the exhibits stored there were transported to St. Petersburg. Some vehicles ended up in the new museum at bus depot No. 1.

The exhibition “Unknown K. Petrov-Vodkin. Graphics from the collections of the Pushkin House” opened in the antique gallery “Petersburg” on Nevsky Prospekt. More than 50 works by the famous artist were presented to the public.

The first IT school for a thousand students, with two swimming pools and equipment, will be built in the north of the city. ITMO will train teachers for it.

A case was opened against Legislative Assembly deputy Boris Vishnevsky (recognized as a foreign agent) for participation in the work of an undesirable organization. The media draw attention to the fact that he left Russia; DP found out that the politician went on vacation.

The former deputy head of the Vasileostrovsky district, Igor Ponomarev, was released from punishment in the case of contracts for cleaning clinics. The case was considered in a special manner, since the defendants admitted guilt.

A resident of a house on Angliysky Avenue took a lot of medicine and met the arriving police with gunfire. One law enforcement officer was seriously injured, and a criminal case was initiated.

A Canadian citizen wanted abroad was detained near the criminal investigation department building on Rimsky-Korsakov Avenue. The man is accused of laundering criminal proceeds.

In the first quarter, St. Petersburg industry showed growth rates twice as high as in the country as a whole. In January–March, the city’s industrial production index increased by 11.3% compared to the same period last year.

The AGR automobile plant (formerly Hyundai) increased production of Solaris brand cars in April. During the third month of operation, 2.1 thousand cars of the brand were produced.

Construction of the large industrial park “Kyiv-95” will begin in the Pushkinsky district in the summer of 2024. The first of six buildings of the light industrial building complex is planned to be put into operation in the second quarter of next year.

The Etalon group intends to sell the Axeli project in the Kalininsky district, which it received along with the entire YIT inheritance. A penthouse for offices near the Moskovskaya metro station is up for auction.

In St. Petersburg and its suburbs, sales of land for housing increased by a third at the beginning of the year. At the same time, the structure of investments has changed over the year.

Retailer X5 Group became the owner of ready-to-eat food production by purchasing Nice Ice LLC. We are talking about the partner factory-kitchen Hot Hit in the village of Bugry.

Businessman Alexander Zvonkov became the sole owner of the Inzhstroykapital company, which is studying the consequences of a UAV falling on objects. He acquired 50% of the enterprise from the son of the director of the Etalon Scientific and Technical Center.

PJSC Svetofor Group, an educational platform for driver training, will place its own preferred shares on the St. Petersburg Currency Exchange. For the trading platform, this issuer became only the third, whose shares are available to participants in the stock section of the St. Petersburg Exchange.

Since the beginning of the year, the number of legal taxis in the city has increased by 11%. To date, more than 48.9 thousand cars have already been registered in the passenger taxi register.

Zenit wants to receive a record 2 billion rubles from the contract with the bookmaker. The club is currently negotiating with Winline and BetBoom.

Spirit fitness club chain. Fitness launched its second club in St. Petersburg. It is located in a separate commercial parking lot next to the Komendantsky Prospekt metro station.

Leroy Merlin lost a dispute for 800 million rubles to Pulkovo customs. According to customs officials, Leroy Merlin Vostok did not include in the price of the goods license fees for the use of the Leroy Merlin and Leroy Merlin trademarks.

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