Image by Marc7654 A trio of mysterious Russian government satellites startled space experts when, shortly after blasting into low orbit between 2013 and 2015, they began dramatically changing their orbits, demonstrating a rare degree of maneuverability for small spacecraft. Now after being idle for a year or more, two of…
Image by Alina Zienowicz The European Parliament has condemned Hungary for human rights issues and a breakdown of the rule of law. Brussels is now threatening all-out financial war against both Hungary and Poland, among others, for alleged human rights abuses and anti-democratic policies and actions. But with conservative governments…
Volodymyr Groysman, the first Jewish Prime Minister of Ukraine, is in Israel for a multi day visit that includes meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Reuven Rivlin and various ministers and Knesset members. It’s worth noticing that this visit holds high importance for both countries. After Ukraine supported…
The Georgian Foreign Ministry is denouncing the signing of yet another illegal cooperation deal between Russia and Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia region. On May 18, Russia and the de-facto leadership of Abkhazia signed an agreement about establishing a joint information and coordination center of the interior ministries of Russia and…
Image by Aljona83 Reflecting solid growth in the Czech economy, Prime Minister told lawmakers that the minimum wage will be increased by 11% next year. A wondrous example of change from a former Soviet satellite to a capitalistic economy, the Czech Republic now has the lowest unemployment rate of any…
Uzbekistan: A Place Where Religious Tolerance Prevails.
Introducing A New Column, ‘The Hi-Tech Traditionalist’ – Are We Going to Be Replaced by Robots (Part I)?
Kozeta Cika contributed to this article. Rama-Basha intense efforts for an agreement were finalized today (May 18th), lifting the Democratic Party’s tent from the boulevard. The agreement between the two parties came after negotiations were made by the US Assistant Secretary, Hoyt Lee, for nearly four days. This agreement was…
Image by MacedonianBoy Macedonia appears to have turned the corner on a political crisis which recently saw thugs storm parliament and beat up MPs. Gjorge Ivanov, its president, gave opposition leader Zoran Zaev the legal mandate to form a coalition government with two ethnic Albanian parties on Wednesday (17 May)….
The EU Special Representative for South Caucasus and Georgia Crisis Issues, Herbert Salber, yesterday met the so-called president of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov and congratulated him on the new “post.” His statement caused quite a misunderstanding in Georgian and with EU representatives. The EU Ambassador to Georgia, Janos…