The European Shotgun Championship made a start in Tatarstan (the Shotgun Complex, the Verkhny Uslon District) on June 26. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov attended the opening ceremony. Among other participants of the opening of the Championship were President of the Russian Shooting Union and of the European Shooting Confederation Vladimir Lisin, Secretary of the Council under the Russian President on physical culture and sport, Aleksey Kulakovsky, Executive director of the Russian Olympic Committee Marat Bariev, Minister of Youth Affairs, Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan Rafis Burganov and Technical Delegate of the European Shooting Confederation Petros Kyritsis.

Level of unemployment in republic makes 2, 79 % from the number of economically active population. This information was presented today by RT Deputy Minister of labor, unemployment and social protection Klara Tazetdinova at the meeting of republican interdepartmental commission on raising life standards and incomes legalization. The session was held in RT Cabinet in format of video conference under the chairmanship of RT First deputy Premier R.F. Muratov.

Annual meeting of JSC “Tatneft” shareholders was held in Almetyevsk under chairmanship of RT President Rustam Minnikhanov. Director general of JSC “Tatneft” Shafagat Takhautdinov reported on company’s activity in 2009. “Last year appeared to be the checking on economic stability for “Tatneft” under conditions of world crisis. Results of enormous purposeful work carried out within previous years on financial strengthening and improvement of corporate management allowed to bear all challenges in a proper manner and continue realizing strategic goals on stabilization and increasing volumes of profitable oil and gas production, expansion of resource base and product line diversification.

It is expected that 950,000 square meters of housing will be commissioned in the Republic of Tatarstan in the first half of 2010. 1 million square meters is to be commissioned in the second half of the year. The statement was made by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov at a meeting on issues regarding capital repairs of blocks of flats, housing commissioning and construction for Great Patriotic War veterans on June 25.

The Agreement on trade, economic, research, social and cultural cooperation between the Republic of Tatarstan and the Leningrad Oblast and the plan of events aimed at its implementation in 2011-2012 were signed at the Kazan Kremlin on June 24.

Tatarstan President met with President of Russian Academy of sciences, Director of Russian oncological scientific centre named after N.N.Blokhin Mikhail Davydov in Kazan Kremlin. RT Minister of health care Airat Farrakhov also took part in the meeting.

Aide to RF President – Head of control department under RF President Konstantin Chuichenko held meeting on issues of supervisory activity in Kazan Kremlin. RT President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the meeting. Deputies and aides of plenipotentiaries to RF President in federal districts who supervise supervision issues and heads of control departments were invited to take part in the event.

RT Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov took part in work of special session of Council of Tukaevsky municipal region.
Deputies accepted retirement of Head of municipal unit “Tukaevsky municipal region” – chairman of region’s Council Tagir Kharmatullin. His retirement was connected with transfer to another job.

RT President Rustam Minnikhanov has held a working meeting on issues of constructing Complex of oil-refining and petrochemical plants (project “TANECO”) on June, 22 in Nizhnekamsk. His visit started from examining objects of the First launching complex “TANECO”. At construction site Rustam Minnikhanov was accompanied by Secretary of RT Security Council Valery Vlasov, RT Deputy prime minister – minister of energetics Ilshat Fardiev, Director general of JSC “Tatneft” Shafagat Takhautdinov, Head of Nizhnekamsk municipal region Aidar Metshin, Director general of JSC “TANECO” Khamza Bagmanov and heads of contracting organizations.

Protocol of intentions to conclude an agreement between RT Government and autonomous non-commercial organization “Transport directorate of Olympic Games” on interaction and cooperation in the period of preparation and holding of 27th World summer universiade 2013 in Kazan was signed today in House of RT government.