UrBC, Moscow, April 20, 2012. Over thirty representatives of the Russian Government, big businesses, and NGOs held the first meeting of the coordination committee on promoting Yekaterinburg’s application for EXPO 2020 in Moscow. The meeting was chaired by Russia’s acting Industry & Trade Minister Denis Manturov. This in camera meeting was spent discussing the main stages of the process and the part the country’s key ministers could play in promoting the application. It was reported that in case Yekaterinburg’s application wins the future EXPO village would cover the area of more than 550

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 20, 2012. Koltsovo International Airport offered its services to 720,410 passengers in the first quarter of 2012, which was 23.6% more than in the first quarter of 2011. The number of international flyers went up by 31.7% and came to 237,200 people; that of domestic passengers rose by 12.8% (400,650 people), and that of passengers flying to CIS member states increased by 73.7% (82,560 people). The number of sorties went up by 12.2% against January-March 2011 and reached 4,670. The airport’s press service reports the number of passengers flying to Sharm El Sheikh,

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 20, 2012. Nezavisimost Group of Companies announced its dealer’s portfolio in Yekaterinburg had grown wider as the company signed an agreement with Peugeot Citroen Rus. The company is to start selling the automobiles produced under the brand at its sales center at 65 Metallurgov St very soon. The new center Nezavisimost Peugeot will offer customers the entire Peugeot product line (available in stock and to order) as well as maintenance services, including mechanical and body repairs. The company is currently furnishing the car mechanic’s area and training the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 20, 2012. First Deputy Mayor of Yekaterinburg Sergey Shvindt took part in a meeting dedicated to the FIFA delegation and the World Cup 2018 Russian coordination committee representatives’ visit to Yekaterinburg on May 14. The inspecting parties will take a look at the number of buildings and facilities that are crucial to hosting the championship as well as see a presentation on what the Urals’ capital will look like by 2018. As the event’s most important facility, Central Stadium, currently belongs to Sinara Group, the company will be directly involved in both

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 20, 2012. The public prosecution authorities of Yekaterinburg Zheleznodorozhny District looked into the data regarding a fire in Tagansky Ryad market in April 2012. The investigation revealed that the said shopping area belongs to ZAO Tagansky Ryad. The company still has not eliminated the violations of the fire safety regulations which Yekaterinburg Zheleznodorozhny District Surveillance Department of Sverdlovsk Region division of Russia’s Ministry of Emergencies detected in 2010. For one, the doors leading to stairways are not fully fitted with self-shutting