World & Politics
Is there an alternative to Macron? - 12/12/2018
The Yellow Vests protests further hit the rating of French president. The measures to rescue the situation, proposed by him earlier, met with criticism from opposition politicians. Yet, their ratings do not greatly exceed Macron’s figures. A political vacuum has occurred in France, and even unsuccessful political figures are trying to fill the gap. Despite concessions of French President Emmanuel...
Theresa May gives up - 12/11/2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May decided to postpone the vote on the plan to withdraw from the European Union. It seems that Theresa May is still not an iron lady, no matter how much she wants to be like Margaret Thatcher. According to a Bloomberg source, she nevertheless decided to postpone the decisive Brexit vote. On Tuesday evening, MPs were supposed to approve a plan for the United Kingdom...
Japan opens the gates for migrant workers - 12/10/2018
The Japanese Parliament on Saturday passed a law that opens the country to low-skilled foreign workers. Previously, the migration flow has been severely limited due to the traditionally negative attitude of Japanese people towards labor migrants. It is expected that about 345 thousand people will arrive in the country in the next five years. The opposition criticized the new law for insufficient...
What will happen to Angela Merkel’s career as Federal Chancellor? - 12/06/2018
Bloomberg tried to forecast what will happen after Angela Merkel leaves big politics. Analysts have compiled four possible scenarios. Without exaggeration, Angela Merkel shook the whole of Germany, announcing in October that she was leaving the post of leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Nevertheless, Mrs. Merkel intends to finalize her fourth term as Federal Chancellor, which expires...
Eurogroup agrees to strengthen the monetary union - 12/05/2018
Following long negotiations, the Eurogroup agreed to partially strengthen the monetary union within the euro area. In particular, it is proposed to expand the financial stability mechanism and introduce new requirements for the placement of country debt. More significant changes, including the emergence of a general monetary union budget within the framework of the EU financial plan, have not yet...
Far-right movement is gaining power in Spain - 12/04/2018
For the first time in nearly half a century, the ultra-right Spanish party won seats in the regional parliament. The ultra-right wave seems to have reached the extreme south-west of Europe. The ultra-right party Vox, which opposes illegal migrants, abortions and independence of Catalonia, won seats in the regional legislature in the Andalusian regional elections last weekend/ It happened for the...
UN once again discusses the Paris Agreement - 12/03/2018
On Sunday, the regular UN Climate Conference officially opened in the Polish city of Katowice. For the next two weeks, its main task will be to approve rules of the Paris Climate Agreement. The meeting will take place against the background of a rather complicated situation in international green policy: countries are not ready to increase their climate commitments or even intend to abandon them,...
The UN migration pact and global disagreement - 11/30/2018
In July, the UN almost unanimously adopted the international migration pact and called it an historic event. However, many are disappointed now. The project is designed exclusively for migrants, and the rights of residents of host countries are completely ignored. Western democracies have long been debating on this topic, and many countries have rejected UN proposals. The pact has already caused...
Europe is not afraid of Brexit but Italy - 11/29/2018
Negotiations on the UK exit from the European Union have reached the final lap, but the minds of European officials are now occupied not by Brexit, but by Italy. The aggravation of relations between the European Commission and the Italian government after populists came to power is the main concern of the European Union. Now, according to most experts, the main concern of Brussels is not the...
Macron delivers speech to yellow vests - 11/28/2018
On November 27, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to the so-called yellow vests, participants in spontaneous mass protests, which resulted from increased taxes on gasoline and other unpopular government measures. However, President’s speech was rather aimed at prospects for the energy policy of France than to specific concerns of the French. The more than one-hour speech of President Macron,...
