heavy rains are expected in the region, we are waiting for the weather forecast from our meteorologists. in the old world, the results of the elections to the european parliament are being summed up. according to preliminary data, the european people's party retains first place. the faction of the current head of the ec, ursula fondelaien, receives 184 seats out of 720. socialists are in second place, liberals are in third. fonderl. promised to start working with these parties to create a coalition today. meanwhile, the elections were marked by the success of right-wing forces, which led to serious political changes in several countries. our european correspondent anastasia popova will tell you all the details. the victory of marine lepin’s party in the elections to the european parliament in france was predicted and expected, but they were still poorly prepared. during the broadcast of an address to jordan's supporters , bardel cut off the wire.

under no circumstances will we be in a coalition with emmanuel macron. chancellor olaf scholz also suffered a defeat and is in third place. right opposition, conservative bloc cdu, csu. having gained about 30%, demands that he also dissolve parliament following macron, but he is unlikely to agree to this. the second place, having increased compared to the results of five years ago, is taken by the alternative for germany. we achieved an excellent result. our party is the second most powerful party in the country in eastern germany. in slovakia, the party of prime minister robert fitz, who survived the assassination attempt, ranks second. in italy , premier miloni wins. in hungary, orban's party in austria. 27% for the party criticizing sanctions

against russia. in belgium, the liberal party of alexandre dro, who advocated strengthening nato and kyiv's support are being defeated. the prime minister resigns. right-wing forces are gaining weight in many countries, but the general composition of the european parliament remains the same. the largest faction remains the european people's party, which has already called on both president macron and chancellor scholz to support the candidacy of ursula vonderlein for the post of head of the european commission as quickly as possible. cement the current course of the eu for another 5 years, otherwise they fear that europe will face great political upheavals. anastasia populya bernatsky, news, brussels, belgium. a bill on indexing pensions for working pensioners may be submitted to the state duma as early as june. this was stated in the united russia faction. the initiative was put forward by vladimir putin at a forum in st. petersburg. konstantin will remind you what other economic issues the president will touch upon during his speech.

churikov, he’s joining me, kostya, good morning, well, you and i heard the statements themselves when we were there on the site, but what do the experts say? sasha, well, for example, only the indexation of pensions for working pensioners by each budget ruble will bring about 40 kopecks. but it's not just that. i'll tell you now. structural changes are necessary for the further development of the country. at the st. petersburg international economic forum, vladimir putin formulated 10 areas of work. outlined specific goals for them and proposed solutions. we are talking about issues that are important for people, such as indexation of pensions, increase in family size and expansion of family mortgages. the president began his speech with the overall global economic situation and assessment of russia’s role. despite western sanctions, our country remains one of the key participants in world trade, increasing trade turnover with the middle east, africa and latin america. the development of new markets,

the president emphasized, requires strengthening transport links with the east and south. such work is underway. in the eastern direction , railway capacity will be increased . plans have been approved. development of the north-south corridor and the azov-black sea direction. the northern sea route is becoming a global transport artery. in past in 2018, 36 million tons of cargo passed through it, but in the future, transportation may exceed 150 million tons. but an important issue for international trade is payment security. it is no secret, of course, that the reliability of trust in western payment systems has been thoroughly undermined, and by themselves. countries, in this regard, i would like to note that last year the share of payments for russian exports in the so -called toxic currencies of unfriendly states was halved, while the share of the ruble in export and import

transactions is growing, it is now approaching 40%. separately, the head of state dwelled on the possibilities of brix. this year , five more countries joined it - saudi arabia and iran. united arab emirates, egypt and ethiopia. now in total, brix accounts for more than a third of global gdp, almost half of the world's population. the economy's share of brix in the world is growing. last year, our country's gdp increased by 3.6%. in the first quarter of this year it is already 5.4. all these rates are higher than the world average, and growth is ensured primarily by non-resource sectors. as a result, goal achieved ahead of schedule.

gdp accounts and not even in formally reaching fourth place, we are somewhere nearby, russia, the federal republic of germany, japan, the difference is small, we are ahead, but the difference is small, but we understand that leadership positions need to be constantly confirmed, strengthen, other countries are also not standing still, russia needs to reduce its dependence on imports, the dynamics here, the president said, are good. now the goal is to reach 17% of the share of imports in gdp by 2030. this and other large-scale tasks cannot be solved without changes in the labor market. as vladimir putin said, 15-20 years ago, the main question was how to find a job, now where to find personnel. to qualitatively change

the situation, new approaches are needed. it is necessary to reconfigure the vocational education system to meet specific market demands and predict in advance where, when and what kind of specialists will be available. at the same time, the economy needs not only young personnel, but also experienced older employees; here vladimir putin announced the decision to resume the indexation of pensions for working pensioners. i suggest with next year to resume indexation of pensions for working pensioners. from february 1, 2025 . and from now on, pensions will be increased annually not only for those who have already retired, but also for those who continue to work, this will be truly fair. immediately after the plenary session, my colleague nika yankovaya asked finance minister anton siluanov to tell us how

the president’s decision will be implemented. the ministry of finance has long discussed this topic. in the duma, when we defended the budget, that means. this question was often asked, but then pension fund, and it would have been necessary to allocate there was no such financial opportunity , additional funds from the federal budget, now there is money in the pension fund, and this will be done without any additions from the federal budget, that is , the question was financial, and indeed we talked about this means that the ministry of finance understands and supports these proposals, today there are opportunities, this will be done, expert. whom we interviewed noted the positive impact of indexation of payments to working pensioners on the labor market, the return indexation of pensions for working pensioners will lead to positive changes, that is, the labor market will receive additional labor, and

this must be understood from each ruble additional revenues to various budgets of about forty. that is, the same social insurance fund can receive additional income due to the return of non-working pensioners to the labor market. positive changes in the economy are impossible without attention to new technologies. during his speech, the president spoke about the digitalization of the implementation of domestic software, robots about supporting it companies. one of the most dynamically growing sectors of the economy, it. a reduced income tax rate of 5% will be established. it will be valid until 2030 inclusive.

touches on three issues at once: construction, development of the outback and support for families. vladimir putin proposed providing families with two children with mortgages in small towns at a preferential 6%. there is only one condition that at least one of the children is under 18 years of age at the time of taking out the mortgage. the head of state asked the government to launch the program from 1 july this year. well, another socially important change will affect calculations, and most importantly, sizes. mrod. vladimir putin has repeatedly emphasized: wages must grow faster than gdp, well, this is the decision

made for this. starting next year, the minimum wage will be set in relation to the median wage received by the majority of people employed in our economy. in 2025, mrod will make up 48% of the median salary, so it will exceed 22,000. rubles per month, that is, it will increase by about 15%. then the ratio with the median salary will increase so that, as agreed, by 2030 the salary will be at least 35 thousand rubles per month. according to analysts, the new rod calculation system will have a direct impact on people's incomes. the median salary is the salary, no less, that he receives.

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we will discuss the latest news from donbass with the head of the dpr denis pushilin. already joined, hello, denis vladimirovich, hello, alexander, let's start with the situation with the shelling, the ukrainian armed forces continue it, what is the situation at the end of the weekend? unfortunately, shelling of populated areas of the donetsk people's republic continues by the armed forces of ukraine; over the past weekend alone, two people were killed, civilians and 12 people were wounded; the enemy is using long-range weapons. the enemy uses drones and this is a fairly large number of unmanned aerial vehicles only with the rap dome system, which is used by the fsb of russia in the donetsk people's republic, 237 drones were detected and intercepted over the past week, and needless to say that

each of these drones poses a certain threat. first of all, just to the civilian population, but we continue to work and, of course, perceive very positively that the front line continues to move back, which means this is an increase in the level safety for our residents. you said that the front line is moving away from donetsk and other settlements of the dpr every day, and the liberation of the territory of the republic within the constitutional borders continues every day. how do you assess the state of these territories, how do you make decisions on their future fate? alexander, here individual decisions are made for each settlement, and of course, it is not yet possible to speak directly about the assessment characteristics of all liberated settlements possible, because the enemy, having lost populated areas, even having retreated some

distance, continues, unfortunately, to strike at these populated areas and the relevant department... but for now it is problematic to enter these populated areas, and therefore everything is in the process and of course - sooner or later everything will fall into the master plan, into the general plan, and based on this, of course, our settlements, which are currently still under occupation, will be rebuilt. and you also said that artyomovsk is not yet ready for mine clearance, to do this, you need to move the line further. front, but taking into account the liberation of kleshcheevka and andreevka, the situation is improving, how far still needs to be advanced in order to start working in artyomovsk, here we can say that... there’s still about 20-25 km to push the enemy away from artyomovsk, these are preliminary assessments in order to be able

to begin any work in a given locality, but this means the relevant department of the ministry of emergency situations in terms of demining, and the ministry of housing and public utilities construction in terms of clearing the rubble, again to carry out an assessment, unfortunately, the enemy is still very serious. also, according to your words, the coke plant in ovdeevka is planned to be restored, it is also a city-forming enterprise, it is clear that first we need to move the front line to a safe distance, is there any understanding? how to restore it, how much investment will be required for this and where to get it, and of course, how the issue of ownership will be resolved. alexander, i would like to be a little more specific here, we

would really like the ovdeevsk plant to be restored, but completely already, and experts will be able to assess the possibility of restoring this plant, when electricity is supplied, when it will be possible to carry out all... the necessary work for experts, and based on this, we will then understand that this is a city-forming the enterprise will be restored, how much money will be required, well, i’ll tell you right away, expert assessments are not even needed here, several billion will be required, where to get investments, well, investors, investors are here to restore such enterprises, potentially profitable, of course, should be pursued after all. it is not the state that should be involved, but private investors, presumably, we understand which of the investors could enter this enterprise, but for now

it is not possible to have a substantive conversation, but it is still premature, but nevertheless we understand that this locality , vdeevka means, of course, we can fully talk about its restoration if the plant still operates. and for... economic interaction with enterprises in other regions of the russian federation and outside of russia, of course, interregional interaction, which is also better when

everything functions better, when it falls on paper, and of course a lot of working meetings were held, on the sidelines of the forum, on the sidelines, a lot of such we managed to discuss detailed but very important issues for the republic in terms of industrial development. this is the meaning of its formation,

where do you think the center of the district could be and how do you feel about this initiative? alexander, the district will probably be created, but later, when all the necessary conditions for this have been created, for now it is still better to concentrate on current tasks, and let’s say, in the presidential administration, that is, i don’t have such information, at least, so that this question but there was a substantive discussion on the creation of the district, later for sure, but later and maybe in a different composition, broader, yeah, well , if we return to the situation in ukraine, how do you feel about the mobilization campaign that is currently taking place there, what do you think? will the kiev regime go so far as to lower the age limit to 18 years, you know, the president spoke about this in great detail, i support this opinion here, well, here you can even start from something else.

territories about donbass, is this idea being discussed in the dpr? alexander, i’ll tell you more, vladimir lvovich and i also discussed this issue, and i also turned to him in order to intensify this work, films, both feature and documentary, just as books are needed now, and after the victory there will be a little concentration on other questions, now, just while everything is alive, there are still

a lot of heroic deeds, heroic... feats on the part of our military personnel, when they help their comrades in arms, sacrificing their lives, performing feats almost every day, this all needs to be recorded, this needs to be filmed films, books need to be written about this, so here i can only support vladimir lvovich in every possible way in his aspirations and his calls. another pressing topic of such a national level has been introduced to the state duma by a bill on a complete ban on the sale of vapes. in the country, how does the dpr feel about this legislative initiative? and the donetsk people's republic treats this legislative initiative with full understanding; it must be prohibited. why? because there are too many risks, too many temptations for young people, we see this on the streets when

various types of smokers are sold to minors. mixtures, vapes and other nicotine-containing devices, this is unacceptable, even if not immediately, but spread out over time, which causes just a certain kind of addiction and so on, but still, this poses very serious harm to health, and what needs to be taken into account here is that passive smokers are, of course , unacceptable, so we even began to work on the regulatory framework a little earlier at the regional level. in order to at least limit, and preferably completely prohibit, the use of this kind of device, such as vapes, so here i would like to emphasize once again that the donetsk people’s republic will strongly support the speedy adoption of such a bill. denis vladimirovich, thank you very much for interview, i remind you that the head of the dpr denis pushirin was in direct contact with the studio. we ’ll take a break for a couple of minutes and then continue talking about the main topics of this monday.