For the first time in the history, green electricity in 2015 grew higher than fossil fuel generation, as follows from new IEA’s report. In 2015, eco-friendly electric power industry produced 153 GW more than convenient energy sources did, according to report of the International Energy Agency (IEA) on medium-term market prospects for renewable energy sources. As noted by Bloomberg, total increase...

Only four French out of 100 are positive viewing President François Hollande. 96% or respondents are dissatisfied with him, as showed public opinion polls conducted by Center for Political Studies CEVIPOF. CEVIPOF Centre (Centre de recherches politiques de Sciences Po) published a new assessment of the pre-election situation in France. These polls are not ordered by media or candidates and,...

Cuban authorities are frustrated with new steps to ease economic sanctions against his country, announced by US President Barack Obama. These measures, came into force last week, "bring more benefits to the United States than to Cuba and its people", commented the Cuban Foreign Ministry. According to Cuban officials, some points of Barack Obama's paper are an " interference in internal affairs of...

Government of Scotland is preparing for after Brexit life. Yesterday in Brussels, Ministers of Regional Government discussed possibility of allowing this part of the UK to have access to the common EU market after the UK leaves the union. Moreover, the Scottish management intends to publish a bill to hold a second referendum on secession from the UK. Edinburgh believes that the situation has...

Insurance payments for damage from Hurricane Matthew in the United States may range from $ 2.2 billion to $ 6.8 billion, in the Caribbean - from $ 600 million to $ 2 billion, according to AIR Worldwide report. This is much less than the worst-case scenario, considered a week ago, when the estimations were at $ 25-30 billion (Reuters). If the worst predictions came true, losses from Hurricane...

EU governments are arguing about a free trade agreement with Canada. One of the regions of Belgium is already threatening to derail the whole deal. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada should be the first trade agreement of the unit with a country of the G7. Failure to deal with Canada would call into question the EU's ability to enter into such...

Last year, the birth rate in Germany was the highest for the past 33 years, amounting to an average of 1.5 children per woman. Such a growth is largely associated with the influx of migrants. Birth rate among women with German citizenship rose from 1.42 to 1.43. That of women without German citizenship, in turn, increased from 1.86 to 1.95. According to report of the Federal Statistical Office of...

The third in the last 15 years constitutional referendum will be held in Italy on December 4. The project, proposed by Matteo Renzi’s government two years ago, have been ratified by both houses of the parliament. However, they couldn’t have gathered enough votes to reach "constitutional majority". In this case, according to the current constitution, the draft shall be submitted to a national...

Japan has suspended funding for UNESCO. This was confirmed on Friday by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida. Tokyo’s decision is associated with the inclusion of documents on events of 1937 in the Chinese city of Nanjing in the World Heritage List of UNESCO. Then Japanese soldiers killed, according to Beijing, about 300 thousand Chinese. The Israeli authorities added fuel to the fire. The country...