It normally takes years for countries to negotiate EU membership, with candidates having to prove that they meet multiple criteria - from respecting democracy and the rule of law to having a robust enough economy. “Ukraine by its fight and its courage is already a heartfelt member o...
Soviet and post-Soviet leaders spent half a century from the discovery of major Siberian gas deposits in the post-WW2 years building up an energy business which linked the Soviet Union, then Russia, and Germany, by far Europe's biggest economy. War, and explosions, have destroyed that link,...
The movie is not well-known outside of Russia or the Eurasian Union, however for the people of Russia itself, the movie is a master piece and shows how hard life was during the hard times after the fall of the Soviet Union. As the Russian economy continued to recover from the fall of...
When Ukraine emerges from the war, it will have the opportunity to transform into a green economy, which can enhance economic prosperity while ensuring sustainability and environmental protection. The World Bank estimated that, after the first year of the war, the cost to rebuild Ukraine would ...
The city's current economy is based on the seaport's activities Novorossiysk is Russia's principal Black Sea port and the country's largest grain exporting port. This is also the Black Sea's busiest oil exporting port, with Tengiz Field pipeline's terminus located here. The city has well-...
communities and countries are excluded from the new clean energy economy that is emerging around the world because they cannot pay the upfront costs of the switch to a safer and more sustainable energy system. As a result, they remain vulnerable to swings in fuel prices, which already di...
FACT: Large areas of Chechnya are historically Russian given to them by Khrushchev after WW2. Tales of massacres and atrocities are as bogus as those lobbied against the Serbs. In fact the same organisations NED, etc are involved. There extensive links to international terrorism and organised ...
Communism v. Democratic Capitalism People & elected representatives make decisions Market economy – private consumers & producers make most economic decisions & own most property Communist party makes all decisions Command economy – govt. makes most economic decisions and owns most property Political lea...
And I think all of us know an elderly person who has devoted most of their lives to looking after a child (later adult) with severe disability. My mother died unhappily in a nursing home. She was 90 years old. She regarded it as “the workhouse”. ...
To cut energy consumption in the broader economy, daylight saving time was introduced year-round at the beginning of 1974, facing criticism from parents whose kids had to go to school before sunrise in the winter months. Too, by the 1970s, the auto and oil industries had permanently toppled...