The terrorist group "Islamic State" has committed one of the most serious attacks on the European Union in its history by carrying a series of attacks on the union’s political capital yesterday. 34 people perished due to the explosions at Brussels’ airport and metro; more than 150 were injured. The terrorist attacks on March 22 may result in a strengthening of centrifugal tendencies within the EU...

As we know, Canada has sold all his gold. China, by contrast, is boosting purchases. Scientists at the University of Santa Cruz came to a curious conclusion: the amount of gold depends on the real ambitions of the state. Canada has completed a very long process. Even in 1955, the country had 1,088 tons of gold. By 2000, it was 22 times less: only 48 tons. Today, there’s only 2 kilos left in the...

Turkey has three key requirements for the EU: more money, accelerated entry into the EU and visa-free travel as early as this summer. On Thursday, the European Commission will discuss how to conduct a dialogue with Turkey, and a joint summit on refugees will be held on Friday. There will be no problems with the first position: Germany gained experience in negotiations with Greece. Recently, it...

Some of the most authoritative representatives of Wall Street almost unanimously do not want to see Donald Trump as US President.v The channel CNBC held a conference where financial leaders came up with different projections for the US economy. According to them, we should expect S&P 500 index falling from 4% to 10%. However, as soon as it came to political issues, "bulls" and "bears"...

On Sunday, almost 200 Brazilian cities held protest marches which, according to police estimates, attended a record number of people. About 3 million members of the procession, like many previous, smaller-scale actions, expressed outrage with growing corruption in government and demanded resignation of President Dilma Rousseff. The most crowded rally went on Sunday through the streets of Brazil’s...

On Thursday, Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, published a report. According to the document, Iran authorities executed a record since 1989 year number of people (at least 966). Also, according to Mr. Shaheed, Iran "intensified attack on freedom of speech and belief" in 2015. According to a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed,...

Worldwide Cost of Living is a study of Economist Intelligence Unit, carried out every two years. The study compares more than 400 retail prices of 160 products and services. Among them are food, beverages, clothing, household goods and personal care, rent, travel expenses, the cost of housing and communal services, private schools, the cost of home help and holiday expenses. This study is a...

The Saudi government is forced to seek help from foreign lenders to replenish the state’s budget. According to unofficial information, the country’s leaders are negotiating a loan for $ 6-$ 8 billion. According to Reuters and The Wall Street Journal, referring to unnamed sources, the Saudi authorities are considering a bank loan of $ 6-8 billion. It is reported that the Ministry of Finance has...

EU authorities stated that the economies of France, Italy and Portugal are not balanced and require tighter controls. The European Commission came to such conclusion with results of a study of European economies. The study is part of a new system set up by the currency unit to prevent another debt crisis in the Eurozone. The system implies regular checks of economic indicators in the region. The...