Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with FIFA Inspection Commission members
“An estimated 6 million Russians play football, but the number of football fans is certainly much higher. That is why we decided to put our bid in to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.”
“We took up the formation of a national infrastructure of high-tech healthcare services for the first time in earnest as part of the Healthcare national project, and our principled position was to primarily build new clinical centres in the country’s regions and thus bring modern high-quality medical care to the people who need it.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a working meeting with Tver Region Governor Dmitry Zelenin
The governor told Mr Putin that industrial output in the region had grown by an estimated 19% from last year and that the unemployment rate had been decreasing. On the other hand, there is still 11-18 million roubles to be paid in wage arrears, which is about one-tenth of the peak amount. Mr Zelenin described the Tver Region’s current economic performance as “quite optimistic,” but said mechanical engineering was lagging behind somewhat.
Events for 16 august 2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting on housing construction in the Moscow Region
“It is now extremely important for us to develop a strategy that works, anticipates future needs and creates an effective and balanced supply and demand structure in order to ensure a stable housing market and, consequently, truly affordable housing for the vast majority of Russians.”
