Russia and Germany is to sign up an agreement on cooperation at ‘The Petersburg Dialogue’ today in Yekaterinburg. High-speed train production in the Middle Ural and the North Stream project fulfillment will be discussed.

The 10th Russian –German civil society Forum ‘The Petersburg Dialog’ to be held 13-15 July in Yekaterinburg. The main subject of the Forum this year is ‘Russian and German societies in the next decade.’

The mayor of the Italian resort place Forte dei Marmi will ban selling the new houses for 20 years to foreigners. The ban will restrict Russian oligarchs to boost local house prices.